Regulation
Spanish brokers in Indie deal.
Spanish brokers will be offered a similar deal to that put to UK brokers, Pricewaterhouse Coopers sa...
Falling into line.
The Financial Services Authority will take over from the General Insurance Standards Council in 2004, resulting in tougher regulation for all concerned. Marcus Alcock says the sooner the industry is suitably compliant, the better.
Appointment at The Association for Specialist Fire Protection.
The Association for Specialist Fire Protection has announced that Brian Robinson, commissioner for t...
Growth in non-life insurance premiums exceeds life business.
Growth in non-life insurance premiums exceeded that in life business in Europe last year, according ...
The ABI proposes a five-point plan.
The Association of British Insurers has proposed a five-point plan to boost long-term savings by £10...
Pressure mounts over warranties.
Insurers and broking trade bodies have welcomed the Office of Fair Trading' s decision to refer the e...
WorldCom: insurance fallout.
Despite the assertion by rating agency Fitch that a number of specialist directors and officers unde...
Ascot to look at more capital this autumn.
Lloyd's managing agent Ascot Underwriting may seek further backing from US insurance giant AIG in qua...
Mike Hall of Standard Life Healthcare begins term as chair of ABI.
Mike Hall (left), chief executive of Standard Life Healthcare, last week began a two-year term as ch...
ATE running out of control.
The House of Lords' judgement in Callery v Gray is a disappointing one for insurers, say Andrew Parker and Dominic Clayden who argue that a brake needs to be found for the runaway after-the-event train.
The EC approves further extension.
The European Commission has approved a further extension for EU governments to continue acting as in...
No end in sight for composite panels crisis.
The increasingly 'uninsurable' problem of composite panels in food processing businesses looks set t...
Wellington Underwriting raises capital.
Lloyd's insurer Wellington Underwriting has raised £448m to fund the formation of Wellington Re, rec...
View from the Top - Duncan Boyle
Duncan Boyle, UK chief executive, Royal & SunAlliance As a one-time liability underwriter, I have g...
Thistle do nicely.
The general insurance sector is growing rapidly in Scotland, with the market stable in terms of overall job vacancies and salaries competitive. A recruitment haven? Mark Amos finds out.
The FSPP appoints BMRB International.
The Financial Services Practitioner Panel has appointed BMRB International to conduct an independent...
What the papers said this week.
The Express Huge lump sum payouts to victims of hospital blunders are set to end under government...
Gerling online sees light of day.
Credit Insurance giant Gerling NCM was formally launched this week, with its new product range and s...
Less is more in quest to bridge trust gap.
Insurers need to go back to the drawing board to tackle social and financial exclusion, says Mike Fairbairn, citing the Raising Standards scheme as a step in the right direction.
Beachcroft to launch consulting division.
Commercial law firm Beachcroft Wansbroughs plans to launch a financial services consultancy on 1 Jul...
LTC Code plan before compulsion.
The Association of British Insurers has outlined plans to strengthen the industry's voluntary Code o...
Equitas: asbestos claims threat now less onerous.
The threat of asbestos liabilities crippling Equitas has diminished, according to a detailed study u...
Scor opens Brussels life office
French reinsurer Scor is opening an office in Brussels to serve the life, accident and health reinsur...
Fighting back.
The world's seventh largest insurance market is back on the ball again after the financial crisis of the mid-'90s. Jeremy Golden checks out South Korea's latest scores.