Regulation
Appointment at AM Best.
AM Best has appointed Clive Thursby as European manager, alternative markets. He was previously head...
Investing in the future.
As insurance company share prices dive this week and insurers continue to report poor investment ret...
Shipshape.
The 127th IUMI conference sails into the Italian port of Genoa later this month, drawing marine insurance delegates from around the globe. Marcus Alcock looks at what is likely to be on board.
A public profile.
Local authorities are under pressure to deliver better services within tight budgets. Paul Graham considers the increasing profile of risk management within the public sector and the all-round opportunities this approach can bring in the current climate.
Zurich profits continue to slip.
Zurich Financial Group last week recorded a 33% dive in net profits for the first half of the year, ...
Lloyd's net move with Marinesure.
Advances towards the internet in the Lloyd's market continued this week, with the launch of Marinesu...
Equitable actuary.
Michael Arnold has been appointed the independent actuary for Equitable Life's compromise agreement....
TUC to lobby on pay disparity.
The Trades Union Congress will lobby the government to revisit its rejection of mandatory audits for...
World Trade Centre losses set to top $20bn
By Janina Clark in Monte Carlo
Mass exodus in the City
There was a mass exodus of staff from offices in the City this afternoon as rumours spread that up t...
Swiss Re premiums rise
Swiss Re has reported a 19% increase in net premiums in the first half of the year, compared with a y...
Zurich dragged down by non-life
Zurich Financial Group has recorded a 33% dive in net profits for the first half of the year, with it...
Anti-euro slip up.
International broking giant Aon this week moved to distance itself from the anti-euro campaign, afte...
The fast buck stops where?
The government's belated decision to launch an inquiry into what went wrong at Equitable Life is wel...
Support for CI cancer reword.
Consumer groups have given their unanimous support to insurers offering an amended definition of pro...
New Act: more work.
When the existing Sex Discrimination Act is amended on 12 October, bosses will face a huge administr...
Litigation reigns, but compromise is vital.
The change of ownership at no win, no fee claims management company Claims Direct, and the new owner'...
Cover-up claim.
Dr Vincent Cable MP, Liberal Democrat Shadow Trade and Industry Secretary, has hit out at "inquiry ov...
Radcliffe joins FSA.
The Financial Services Authority has appointed Rosemary Radcliffe as independent complaints commissi...
UK insurance regulation worries.
In my capacities, both as vice president of the European Parliament's Petitions Committee and as cha...
Zurich Re profits dive
The spin off of Zurich Re will take the form of a bourse listing, chairman and CEO Rolf Hueppi said, ...
Euro MP given date for regulatory decision
Commissioner Bolkestein of the European Commission has said he is planning to give his decision on po...
Munich Re syndicate enters Lloyd's marine liability market
Syndicate 457 has entered the Lloyd's marine liability market following the appointment of Oliver Cra...
Three reinsurers allowed to have branches in Korea.
GeneralCologne Re and Munich Re have started to write both non-life and life reinsurance from their ...