Regulation
Polish government to announce privatisation plans for PZU.
Polish Treasury Minister Wieslaw Kaczmarek is, in the next fortnight, to present a new plan for the ...
Lloyd's could be in firing line over US slavery lawsuit.
Lloyd's could face substantial payouts to civil rights activists, following the launch of a landmark ...
View from the Top - Patrick O'Sullivan
Patrick O'Sullivan, chief executive, Zurich Financial Services - UK Signs emerging from the Financi...
National Association of Insurance Commissioners approves new law.
The National Association of Insurance Commissioners has approved a new property & casualty law, whic...
Act now to clean up the future.
Tracing companies' old employers' liability insurers is becoming an increasing problem - not only fo...
Early treatment.
Finding the right treatment for people with injuries that are more than six weeks old is an area whe...
25 years ago.
The European Union is finally getting to grips with the insurance industry and moves for greater har...
The regulation reformer.
John Tiner is charged with the task of overhauling regulation of the insurance industry. Anthony Gould caught up with him for an update on his progress so far.
Maximum asbestos exposure set to be halved.
Maximum asbestos exposure for workers is set to be halved, after the European Parliament this week v...
Restructuring raises debate.
At the Post Magazine round table in partnership with Accenture last week, insurance industry chiefs wrestled with the strategic issues facing the industry. Anthony Gould reports on industry reaction to the concept of capability-based restructuring.
FSA publishes guide for brokers
The Financial Services Authority this morning published Mortgage and general insurance regulation: A...
EU approves extension to airline cover
European Union (EU) transport ministers have agreed to allow European governments to continue providi...
Moody's rating boost to Everest
Rating agency Moody's has assigned an 'Aa3' (excellent) insurance financial strength rating to Everes...
Cox to undergo radical restructure
Cox Insurance Holdings is to radically restructure its business and has quit almost all commercial li...
Flagging up financial harmony.
The EU is flying the flag for a fully integrated European financial market with its Financial Services Action Plan and with it, several insurance-related proposals have been unfurled. David Fanning follows its progress and looks at the EU's legislation.
Going for brokers.
As well as the modernisation of Lloyd's, brokers are also facing a shake-up that will ensue when the Financial Services Authority assumes regulatory control of the market. Marcus Alcock gives an overview of what the transition is likely to mean for the…
Clarity is the best policy.
Traditionally, insurance policy wordings have been a bit of a puzzle to the uninitiated reader, however, the FSA looks set to implement legislation on plain English, so insurers had better get out their dictionaries, says Steven Spedding.
Loss adjusters should be price-makers.
In the article Experiencing a loss of direction? (Post Magazine, 28 February, p20), Neil Ventris of ...
Eureko delays flotation plan.
Pan-European insurer Eureko has put back its flotation plan, after its net income for 2001 dropped b...
Law Society Council to vote on reforms.
The Law Society Council is to vote on reforms that could radically alter the way law firms are funde...
The future shape of regulation is in insurance industry's hands.
"Once upon a time there was a land where insurance companies were always right and claims were never...
FSA appoints high street head.
The Financial Services Authority is expected to appoint its new head of regulation of general insura...
View from the US - the Enron fallout.
The fallout from the collapse of energy giant Enron and the problems of its auditors Arthur Andersen...
A question of damages.
Last week, the government confirmed its intention to move away from lump-sum damages for personal injury. Lord Hunt warns it must ensure certainty for insurers in any new system, or risk imposing a system worse than that which presently exists.