Regulation
Arbitration will prevail.
Attempts to void arbitration clauses in policies covering the World Trade Centre will fail, argue Peter Chaffetz and Fred Reinke.
UK extends terror cover for airlines.
The UK government has extended its short-term insurance cover for the aviation industry until 20 Mar...
Time to talk.
UK life and health insurers have found themselves under attack over their use of genetic test results. The Association of British Insurers' response of a five-year moratorium could be good news, reports Keith Sankey.
Promise and problems.
Mauricio Kitaigorodzki talks to senior executives at broker Heath Lambert about turmoil in Argentina and their plans to tap the potential in other Latin American markets.
Names under threat.
Lloyd's has unveiled radical proposals to stop Names writing with unlimited liability, but the marke...
Eagleburger does two-step over Holocaust claims.
Lawrence Eagleburger, the founding chairman of the International Commission on Holocaust Era Insuran...
US set to open for Europe.
The restrictive US market could be significantly opened up to European insurers, following talks bet...
Penny Black's insurance week.
The buzz around the Square Mile this week has been that an unnamed woman, who claims to have had a r...
British Insurance Awards 2002.
The starting pistol has been fired in the race to win the industry's ultimate accolade of achievemen...
Overhaul for legal complaints.
The solicitors' complaints system is to be overhauled and placed under the scrutiny of a non-lawyer ...
Salvage operation.
Despite a 150-year reputation within the global marine industry, the Salvage Association was recently in danger of running aground. Deputy chairman John Noble tells Marcus Alcock how British Maritime Technology has provided the SA with some much-needed…
Clark decision.
Insurers awaiting a binding decision on whether they have to settle bad debt with credit hire compan...
Service providers must pursue GISC membership.
I wholeheartedly agree with Pat Webber's comments in his letter Outsourced providers must now come u...
Pragmatism rules.
Last week, the Treasury met with representatives from the general insurance and mortgage industries to discuss the regulation of sales under the Financial Services Authority. John Parker, who was at that meeting, says a pragmatic, level-headed approach…
Equitable still faces class action.
Equitable Life still faces legal action from disgruntled policyholders, despite receiving overwhelmi...
Bain rebukes Lloyd's.
Rows over the proposals in the Bain report are destined to hold up much-needed improvements to the I...
Doing the sums.
The Financial Services Association's ideas for reforming polarisation have caused consternation among many in the industry. Paul Smee believes that, for independent financial advisers, some of the finer points just do not add up.
Davies backs premium increases.
Sir Howard Davies this week backed premium increases to shore up the industry's capital base, but cr...
Adamson quits CNA Re
Debra McClenahan has been appointed chief executive of CNA Re of the US. She will succeed Bill Adamso...
FSA rejects call to name and shame
The Financial Services Authority has ruled out publicly 'naming and shaming' insurers found to have "...
Penny Black's insurance week.
While keeping an eagle eye on the industry's various and wonderful websites, Penny couldn't help wond...
Where's industry pride?
First it's FIMBRA, then it's PIA (same people, same rubbish, different letter heading) then it's FSA...
Financial options.
Bob Kerzner, executive vice president and director of Hartford Life's individual life division, has ...
CII should register members' CPD.
Now the government has decided the Financial Services Authority is to be the sole regulatory body, i...