Regulation
Appointment at Watson Wyatt.
Watson Wyatt has extended its insurance consulting capability across Europe, with the appointment of...
NU: health in site.
The Institution of Occupational Safety and Health, in partnership with Norwich Union Risk Services, ...
Axa is negotiating new cover with FIFA.
Axa, the lead insurer of the 2002 World Cup Final, is negotiating new cover with football's world go...
FSA rejects regime.
The Financial Services Authority is not set to return to the old solvency regime for insurers, after...
Hartford:UK jobs on the line.
The future of over 30 London-based staff hangs in the balance this week after US reinsurance group H...
Ruling may see liability costs soar.
Brokers could face millions of pounds in liability claims today, as the House of Lords makes its jud...
US regulators act to save Lloyd's.
US regulators have acted to avert potential liquidity problems regarding Lloyd's, by reducing the am...
Legal tender.
Insurers are beginning to see the potential of offering personal legal expenses - particularly as add-ons in the areas of household and employee benefits. Lynn Rouse reports on a growing sector, which is increasingly looking to mediation to keep down…
Government pledges regulatory reform in wake of Equitable
The UK government said today that the Financial Services Authority's inquiry into Equitable Life has ...
Names must stump up £786m
Lloyd's Names have been asked for £786m ($1.1bn) to cover expected losses in the market and to boost ...
Davies forecasts new solvency regime
The Financial Services Authority is not set to return to the old solvency regime for insurers followi...
Hartford quits non-US reinsurance
US reinsurance group The Hartford has put its non-US reinsurance business — worth $150m of annual pre...
US cuts Lloyd's deposits for terrorist liabilities
US regulators have temporarily cut the sum that Lloyd's must deposit in reinsurance trust funds for p...
Eureko reaches agreement with PZU.
Pan-European insurer Eureko aims to become an Eastern European insurance powerhouse after finally re...
Actuaries abandon industry.
They have been much maligned as the esoteric statisticians who have failed to make provisions for th...
GISC is missing the point.
It is sad, if predictable, that the General Insurance Standards Council's response to the resounding...
Anti-terrorist plans.
Home Secretary David Blunkett has announced further details of the package of anti-terrorism measure...
Mould investigation.
Texas insurance commissioner Jose Montemayor has called on the attorney general to investigate mould...
Markel blames poor rates for contract terminations.
Uneconomic reinsurance rates have been blamed for Lloyd's insurer Markel's decision to terminate mar...
Appointment at Milliman UK.
John O'Neill has joined actuarial consultancy Milliman UK as senior consultant and actuary to develo...
Pakistan delegation to visit Lloyd's.
A delegation from Pakistan was expected to visit Lloyd's this week, in a bid to lower premiums that ...
St Paul uncertainty.
The question of liability over the 1999 Ladbroke Grove railway disaster has been thrown into confusi...
Judges rules for insurers over Holocaust Act.
Insurers threatened with expulsion from California for failing to pay Holocaust victims' insurance c...
Over-regulation fear.
The Association of British Insurers has called on the Financial Services Authority to ensure regulat...