Regulation
Equitable misses Class law payment package deadline.
Equitable Life has failed to respond to a request by law firm Class Law to include the interests of ...
RSA tight-lipped over sell-off.
Royal & Sun Alliance is remaining tight-lipped on which parts of its business will be sold in the ne...
From dot.com to dot.gone.
Stephen Metcalfe delves into the legal minefield of potential claims arising from losses on internet business investments. Company directors - and their insurers - are only a few of those who may find themselves at a loss.
Rankings toned down.
The Law Society has backed away from radical plans, first mooted in March, to rank solicitors on how...
Forbes makes Mexican move.
South African broker Alexander Forbes has made its first foray into actuarial consultancy outside it...
Pru: new US chief.
UK insurer Prudential last week confirmed Clark Manning as president of its US operations. Mr Mannin...
Stacking up reserves.
It is an accepted fact that life and pension providers are competent asset managers. However, general insurers would do well to brush up on this area if they want to make the most of their reserves, says Keith Sankey.
GISC to seek exemption from Competition Act
The General Insurance Standards Council is to seek exemption from the director general of the Office ...
Plan to punish shoddy reservers.
Insurers with higher levels of reserves would have to pay less into the Financial Services Compensat...
Lloyd's attacks Moody downgrades.
Lloyd's has attacked rating agency Moody's decision to downgrade five syndicates amidst what it desc...
New Year date for Names decision.
Lloyd's Names will have to wait until the New Year for a decision on infringement proceedings from t...
Churchill insists size does matter.
General insurers have been warned to get big, get niche or get out, by Martin Long, chief executive ...
Euribron on the recruitment trail.
The Pan-European broker network Euribron is set to recruit members in Scandinavia and Eastern Europe...
Kingsbridge profit.
Kingsbridge Holdings, the high net worth specialist that floated 14 months ago, has recorded profit ...
Lloyd's audit.
The US regulator, the National Association of Insurance Commissioners, has recruited accountancy fir...
Lloyd's must act.
Brand is supposed to be king, as Royal & Sun Alliance with its expensive "where's Lucky" campaign, a...
ABI calls on government to spend at least another £145m on flood defences
The Association of British Insurers has called on the government to increase annual spending on enhan...
RSA judged most generous company.
Royal and Sun Alliance has been judged the UK's most generous FTSE 100 company in terms of support f...
Doctors assist in MBO.
Mobile Doctors, which facilitates the production of medical reports for the personal injury market, ...
Married bliss?
Outsourcing key services within the public sector has become more popular, however, risk management is a vital component of the contracts entered in to ensure a happy and enduring partnership, say Sara Rowan and Peter Wilson.
Time to set an example.
The last year has proved to be particularly disastrous for the insurance industry, but Maggie Litster insists that there is hope, and calls for a more positive course of action.
Exit penalty hike may come to life.
UK life insurers may have to raise their exit penalties in the wake of the World Trade Center traged...
Payout based on ignorance.
A Japanese High Court judge has ruled that seven insurers should pay 19 policyholders yen 12.15m com...
Terrorism claims.
The Insurance Council of Australia has urged state and federal governments to provide a renewable si...