Regulation
Scor takes out more cat cover
French reinsurer Scor has placed $150m worth of cat bonds with Irish-based reinsurer Atlas Re II to c...
GISC staff fears.
Uncertainty surrounds the future of staff at the General Insurance Standards Council, after the Fina...
FSA shortfall.
The regulation of travel agents, extended warranty sellers and third-party claims handlers has been ...
Regulation U-turn.
The government has given up on the general insurance industry's experiment in self-regulation and is to pass responsibility to the Financial Services Authority. Anthony Gould looks at what this turnaround could mean for those involved.
Appointment at Fusion.
Fusion Insurance has recruited Neil Willetts as regional risk control manager for the Midlands area....
Lloyd's to insist on GISC.
Lloyd's will continue to insist its UK brokers are regulated by the General Insurance Standards Coun...
Joint action needed.
I read of the government's decision to appoint the Financial Services Authority as the single regula...
Scotland calls for fast-track.
The Law Society of Scotland has called for a fast-track procedure for complaints against solicitors ...
Swiss Re set back in WTC dispute.
Swiss Re has suffered a setback in its dispute with World Trade Center owner Larry Silverstein, as a...
Brokers concern about FSA.
Brokers have voiced discontent about the transition of regulatory power from the self-regulating Gen...
The facts of life.
The big news this year for the life sector has been the continuing Equitable saga and latterly the introduction of new regulatory powers granted to the Financial Services Authority to supervise the UK's life insurers. Keith Sankey asks where does the…
EC decision on Lloyd's awaited.
The European Commission is expected to announce whether or not it will take the UK government to cou...
FSA's take on sales.
From the very start of the insurance industry's drive towards voluntary regulation, Post Magazine wa...
Turbulent times.
The aviation (re)insurance market has been hit by the massive losses of the past year. Stacy Shapiro predicts big changes to come out of the renewal season.
Picking up the bill.
(Re)insurers are anxious to see whether the US government will provide the industry with a financial safety net for next year's terrorism coverage. Patricia Vowinkel reports on slow progress on Capitol Hill.
Lloyd's capital sets record.
Lloyd's (re)insurance market will have a capacity of £12.3bn ($17.6bn) in 2002; the highest figure e...
US courts set precedents.
Our old friend Unicover popped up again in US courts in the past year, but Michael Knoerzer, Larry Schiffer and Stephen Kennedy of law firm LeBoeuf, Lamb, Greene and MacRae also found plenty of other important judgements.
Bermuda has new watchdog.
The Bermuda Monetary Authority is to take over the regulation of the island's (re)insurers from the ...
Rising expectations.
The Spanish insurance market is thriving and offers plenty of untapped potential for foreign reinsurers, says David Fanning.
Baldwin joins AWAC.
Ex-Chubb Europe senior vice president Michael Baldwin has been appointed to manage the London office...
ABI rejects calls for insurers to step into breach.
The Association of British Insurers has rejected calls for insurers to step in to fill any gap in co...
FSA supports Equitable deal.
The Financial Services Authority has given its backing to a compromise deal to cap liabilities at tr...
GISC defeat is a boost for credibility.
May I congratulate Andrew Paddick on his achievement and trust he enjoyed his moment of glory, havin...
Market livelier in 2000, says Swiss Re
A booming life insurance market, partly a result of the shift from public to private pension provisio...