Regulation
Aviation lifeline.
An AIG-led group offering cover for aviation liability of up to $1bn per airline looks set to partia...
Power cut.
The insurance industry has committed itself to reducing pollution, yet, says Andrew Warren, as the largest single investor in the commercial property market, which is responsible for the highest rate of energy consumption, it has so far only paid lip…
Quality, claims and customers.
Two one-day conferences presented back-to-back that together will give the claims professional a comp...
Life after Woolf for defendants' solicitors.
With statistics revealing an 85% drop in multi-track cases, and a reduction of a third in fast-track...
Penny Black's insurance week.
Penny tripped down to the House of Lords last week for Groupama's splendid Parliamentary reception. ...
Changes to Bar Council proposed.
The Legal Services Consultative Panel has backed the Bar Council's proposals to allow in-house barri...
Police owe escaping criminals no duty of care.
Vellino v Greater Manchester Police; (Court of Appeal - 31 July 2001).
Insurers in bullying row.
Insurance companies accused of victimising vehicle body repairers, who publicly support the Body Rep...
Eureko: stakes are rising in PZU control race.
Pan-European insurer Eureko has moved a step closer to taking a controlling stake in Polish insuranc...
Insurers told to reveal gross losses.
Lloyd's estimate of its exposure to the World Trade Center attacks has been widely condemned as too ...
US Freedom Re call.
US insurance chiefs have called on Congress to set up a government-backed reinsurance pool for terro...
Hardy profits signal growth plans.
Hardy Underwriting has recorded profits before tax for the first half of this year of £913,000, up f...
Appointment at Aon Consulting.
Aon Consulting has recruited Alan Hewitt as a senior consultant in its UK international benefits pra...
Pension law changes.
The Department of Trade & Industry has announced proposed changes to the Transfer of Undertakings (P...
View from the top - Andy Homer
Andy Homer, Chief executive, Axa Insurance. While once Y2K struck fear, dread and a healthy amount ...
Rate rises must be justified.
Events of the last few weeks have demonstrated, beyond any doubt, that the stability of world financ...
Offshore captive insurers set to benefit from US terrorist attacks.
Offshore captive insurers look set to be one of the few beneficiaries of the devastating terrorist at...
Hardy set to grow aviation business
Hardy Underwriting has recorded profits before tax for the first half of this year of £913 000, up f...
Lloyd's increases Central Fund levy
Lloyd's is increasing the premium levy on all syndicates in a bid to boost the Central Fund by £678m ...
Goshawk losses dip
Goshawk Insurance Holdings, which expects to take a hit of $12m (£8m) on the US terrorist attacks, h...
EU solvency decision delayed.
Commissioner Bolkestein of the European Commission has delayed his decision on possible Lloyd's infr...
ZFS chief calls for industry to own up on cover shortages.
Patrick O'Sullivan, chief executive, Zurich Financial Services - UK General Insurance and Banking, s...
US Tragedy: News - Financial Services Authority.
The Financial Services Authority has changed its rules to prevent panic selling of shares by life in...
Brokers should come under PPB.
Brokers should come under the Policyholders' Protection Board said Tony Lancaster, chief executive a...