Regulation
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...
Learning curve.
Companies are beginning to recognise the competitive advantages to be gained through training and developing call centre staff, but there are other benefits too, as Jane Bernstein discovers.
Insurers are trying to drive us out of business, Claims Direct.
No win no fee company Claims Direct last week hit out in frustration at insurers which it said are t...
ABI chief calls for "high quality rehabilitation"
The Association of British Insurers director general today called for greater emphasis on improving t...
Pru cuts jobs and sells off general insurance business
Prudential has confirmed that it is to axe 2100 jobs by the end of 2003 to cut costs at its UK operat...
Insurers to step up lobbying for flood defences.
Insurers plan to step up their lobbying of MPs, government departments and other interested parties,...