Regulation
How to ensure staff stay in the outsourcing loop.
John Berry assesses the practical HR implications to be considered when contemplating the outsourcing of policy administration - particularly the impact on staff.
Pru sees 26% jump in new business
UK life insurer Prudential, which signed a deal on its general insurance book with Churchill at the e...
Looking back ... 25 years ago.
The Chancellor of the Exchequer was yesterday due to announce his latest Budget, with the issue of I...
Baker claims Lloyd's needs universal regulation.
Lloyd's has called for a system of universal regulation in the wake of the recent $5bn (£3.47bn) pay...
US terrorism cover Bill could be imminent.
The possibility of terrorism insurance legislation being passed by the end of the month has improved...
Pru in US copyright case.
Prudential has become the second UK insurer within a year to become embroiled in an international co...
Appointment at Insurance Services Office.
Insurance Services Office, a claims services provider, has appointed Sarah Carr as business analyst ...
Rodney Adler ran FAI Insurance close to insolvency.
Chief executive Rodney Adler ran FAI Insurance perilously close to insolvency in the years leading u...
CILA agrees to take loss assessors on board.
The Chartered Institute of Loss Adjusters has agreed to accept loss assessors as members with immedi...
Wallace warns of four-month window.
Norwich Union intermediary business director Ken Wallace has warned the insurance market that the nex...
Carpetbaggers face new rules on mutuals.
A radical Bill to protect co-operative and mutual business from the attentions of carpetbaggers look...
Winterthur joins Inreon
Switzerland-based Winterthur has become the second major insurance company after Axa Corporate Soluti...
Dutch insurer Aegon is closing down its operations ...
Dutch insurer Aegon is closing down its operations in the Philippines after losing its sole marketin...
View from the Top - Roger Lyons
Roger Lyons, joint general secretary, Amicus. Sadly, after an era of improvements in company pensi...
For the record.
Back office compliance regulation has been relegated to the bottom of the list by many insurers but, with the Financial Services Authority preparing to carry out inspections, says Shaun O'Leary, there is little time to waste.
A warm welcome.
On assuming control in 2004, the Financial Services Authority looks set to turn up the heat on training and competence. Rachel Gordon considers the impact on the industry - brokers outside BIBA and retail companies for whom, so far, the issue has been on…
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…