Regulation
Lawyer seeks Scottish asbestos law change.
A change in Scottish law is being sought by lawyer Frank Maguire to help people suffering from asbes...
Taking note.
The fact that the UK has not set a date for joining the euro should not deter insurers from doing their homework, as the market will need all the extra time it can get in order to prepare for the complicated changeover, warns Peter Havelock.
Plug pulled on PZU agreement.
The Polish government has confirmed it has pulled the plug on an agreement to sell its controlling s...
ABI refuses to condemn pay hike.
The Association of British Insurers has refused to criticise Prudential's pay deal for its chief exe...
Capita appointed to run-off Syndicate 1900.
Capita Syndicate Management has been appointed to run-off Syndicate 1900, formerly managed by Newmar...
CNA gets cash from parent as European operations struggle.
Struggling insurance group CNA's European operations received a further £43.2m support from its US p...
Arrangement of run-off solutions.
As news of run-offs continues to hit the headlines, Nigel Rackham addresses some common questions and suggests how a scheme of arrangement could be the way forward.
Through the EU regulation maze.
The European Union is playing a large part in standardising the regulation for the insurance industry across member states. Here Simon Gentry leads us through the maze of current directives and explains what they mean for insurers, brokers and…
Spanish brokers seek Indie millions.
Compensation claims by Spanish brokers resulting from the collapse of Independent Insurance are like...
Lloyd's reports annual loss of £3.11bn
Lloyd's has reported a loss of £3.11bn ($4.45bn) for 2001, compared with a loss of £1.2bn in 2000. ...
Terrorism reinsurance still scarce in US
US state insurance regulators have renewed their warning that there is still no readily available rei...
EU directive key to single market.
The European Federation of Insurance Intermediaries, BIPAR, this week welcomed the Council of Minist...
Commentary.
Appeal swung by harassment On 26 February 2002, the Court of Appeal heard four defendant appeals in ...
Insurers dispute cost of Euro integration.
The UK's two largest insurers have disputed figures produced this week by management consultants on ...
Lloyd's has confirmed that it has completed the transfer ...
Lloyd's has confirmed that it has completed the transfer of over $5bn (£3.47bn) to its trust funds i...
Law reform: today's proposals, tomorrow's costs - 16 May - The
The reforms to the civil justice system are posing enormous challenges for insurers and their partne...
IUA rebuffs Lloyd's claim.
The International Underwriting Association has rebuffed Lloyd's claims of a lion's share of London m...
Poole resigns from Ockham.
Lord Poole last week resigned as chief executive of Lloyd's insurer Ockham Holdings, with the compan...
Penny Black's insurance week.
Penny hopes that our beloved Chancellor of the Exchequer listens to to the voice of the London shipp...
Daido Life Insurance has demutualised.
Daido Life Insurance, Japan's ninth largest life insurer by assets, has demutualised. The biggest in...
Changing with the times.
Michelle Childs, one of the speakers at the Chartered Insurance Institute's Society of Fellows' inaugural Breakthrough lecture, revisits her theme and warns more must be done to match financial services policies to changes in society.
Moody's confirms syndicate 2020 rating
Rating agency Moody's has confirmed its 'A1' (good) insurance financial strength rating of Lloyd's sy...
Offshore aims.
Reinsurers in Hong Kong's highly competitive and saturated market should look offshore for growth, says Clarence Wong.
Airline terror cover stays up in the air.
Uncertainty surrounded the future of aviation (re)insurance as Reinsurance went to press, with many ...