Regulation
Industry talks on solvency.
The Association of British Insurers plans to hold meetings with the Financial Services Authority and...
Appointment at Winchester White.
Winchester White Management Consultants, the specialist financial services management consultancy ha...
The cost of collapse.
The recent Independent Insurance and Chester Street collapses have sent shockwaves through the insurance industry. But Peter Maguire and Alex Hill-Smith take a legal perspective on insurer insolvency and its wider implications - particularly costs.
Appointment at Darwin Rhodes.
Darwin Rhodes, international recruitment consultants to the actuarial, financial services and insura...
Building clause comes under fire.
Casson v Ostley PJ (Court of Appeal - 29 June 2001).
Quality, claims and customers.
Two one-day conferences presented back-to-back will, together, give the claims professional a comple...
Gan contract ruling rests on Tai Ping error.
GAN Insurance Co v Tai Ping Insurance Co (Court of Appeal - 3 July 2001).
Zurich sell-off fails to stop negative rating
Zurich has been downgraded by ratings agency Standard & Poor's following lower than expected earnin...
ZFS chief backs PM campaign.
Patrick O'Sullivan, chief executive of Zurich Financial Services' UK general insurance operation, ha...
GISC investigates introducers' role.
The role of introducers and appointed agents is being reviewed by the General Insurance Standards Cou...
PWC defends bonuses for remaining Indie staff
A leaked memo from liquidators Pricewaterhouse Coopers reveals Independent Insurance's remaining staf...
Claims Direct throws in the towel
The independent directors of no win no fee company Claims Direct have thrown in the towel and are now...
Sapiens on the road.
Technology provider Sapiens is to run two Euro Road Shows in September to help UK companies identify...
Call for trustmark.
The American Bar Association's task force investigating online dispute resolution is understood to h...
BW sets standards.
Beachcroft Wansborough acted on behalf of the Association of British Insurers and the Pensions and I...
Zurich chief backs PM stance on Indie
Patrick O'Sullivan, chief executive of Zurich Financial Services' UK general insurance operation has ...
Seeking evidence.
One of the most important regulatory instruments, with respect to insurance, has been the requirement...
Appointment at Alan Boswell.
Alan Boswell Insurance Brokers has promoted Jill Pullin to the position of financial services accoun...
Omni US purchase.
Omni Whittington Ventures, via a US subsidiary, has purchased the Americas Insurance Company and its...
Miller Fisher optimistic despite share slump
Outsourcing services provder Miller Fisher has issued a statement in response to the decline of its s...
GI boost for CGNU.
CGNU is expected to announce a strong upturn in its general insurance results today, according to an...
Inquiry support is vital.
I was pleased to read your editorial of 26 July calling for an inquiry into the Financial Service Aut...
Personal liability ruling is threat to employees.
Swathes of professionals could face "potentially ruinous claims", after the House of Lords refused l...
GISC is forced to scrap Rule F42 deadline.
The General Insurance Standards Council has been forced to scrap the proposed deadline of 15 October...