Regulation
Leaseholders of WTC agree a settlement.
The group of investors holding the lease at the World Trade Center, led by Larry Silverstein, is rep...
Penny Black's insurance week.
Penny was looking forward to meeting up with one of her old pals Andy Homer this week to chat about ...
ABI/BBA merger plan
Paul Spencer, UK chief executive of insurance giant Royal & Sun Alliance, speaking exclusively in Pos...
Californian convicted of Lloyd's name fraud.
Lloyd's has become embroiled in another scandal regarding the improper use of its name, after a Calif...
Hampshire wins Helvetia agency contract.
Hampshire Insurance Services has won a contract to be the UK's sole underwriting agency for insuranc...
Axa has announced the outcome of its talks ...
Axa has announced the outcome of its talks with the British Insurance Brokers Association concerning...
Bain proposals incapable of turning Lloyd's.
As a resigned (read trapped) Name at Lloyd's, a former members' agent and now a director of a softwa...
Alex Forbes shells out £28m for actuary firm.
International broking giant Alexander Forbes is to acquire UK consulting actuary Lane Clarke & Peaco...
Churchill sets up new partnerships division.
Churchill Insurance, which recently acquired Prudential's general insurance arm, has set up a new co...
Clocking on to a better pension?
Pension mis-selling scandals have severely dented the life insurance industry's credibility, but could recent government initiatives, such as stakeholder, be about to turn their - and workers' - fortunes around? Keith Sankey reports.
Eureko/PZU deal on hold.
Pan-European insurer Eureko's two-year struggle to increase its stake in Poland's leading insurer PZ...
Insurers face threat of jail term in ELV cases.
Insurers could face up to five years in jail and unlimited fines if they fail to comply with new Eur...
Penny Black's insurance week.
While Penny can well understand the need for stringent security measures at events held by her frien...
DVT group action gets green light.
Several air travellers, who allege they have suffered Deep Vein Thrombosis as a result of flying, re...
Equitable Life went to the High Court ...
Equitable Life went to the High Court this week to seek approval for its compromise scheme, approved...
The Financial Services Authority ...
The Financial Services Authority has pencilled in £180.5m to meet the costs of regulating the indust...
Ex-SA heavyweight joins new rival venture.
A former Salvage Association heavyweight has resurfaced to front a new rival marine surveying compan...
View from the Union - Roger Lyons
Roger Lyons, joint general secretary, Amicus The Equal Pay Act went onto the statute book in 1975. ...
Transatlantic in profit despite 11 September loss
Reinsurer Transatlantic Holdings made an $18.9m net profit in 2001 despite $139.8m of after-tax catas...
Odyssey Re makes London changes
Odyssey Re is to reorganise its London market division and Brian Young is to succeed David Newman as ...
Israeli reinsurance withdrawal has no effect
The withdrawal of a number of overseas reinsurers from underwriting compulsory lines in the Israeli m...
Primary concerns.
Consolidation among Europe's life insurers might be expected to mean increased retentions, but the statistics tell a different story. Paul Waterhouse of Standard & Poor's takes a look.
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...