Regulation
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 ...
Talking about a revolution.
GE Frankona Re's chief executive, Bob Dellinger (right), tells Eric Alexander that the sector must face up to coming changes, if only to break away from cyclical underwriting.
New tricks needed.
Life reinsurance may be a boom industry, but, warns David Morgan of CSC, non-life reinsurers keen on a slice of the action may not appreciate what they are letting themselves in for.
Europeans seek justice.
As insurance regulators worldwide grapple with the challenges presented by the consolidation, global...
Life reinsurance slumps in Japan
Japan's life reinsurers recorded a 71.2% slump to ¥36bn ($303m) in premiums in 2000, not including pr...
Full speed ahead.
It might not be long before high-speed container ships are crossing the Atlantic, bringing with them risks that are already making marine insurers nervous. Eric Alexander reports.
Weathering the storm.
The continuing tough state of the P&I market could bring further consolidation among the mutual clubs and increased diversification. Denzil Stuart reports.
Attack on airport by Tamil guerrillas.
Half of SriLankan Airlines' fleet of 12 Airbuses was put out of action on 24 July during an attack o...
FSA appoints independent complaints commissioner
The Financial Services Authority has appointed Rosemary Radcliffe as independent complaints commissio...
Equitable inquiry a cover up
Dr Vincent Cable MP, Liberal Democrat shadow trade and industry secretary, has hit out at "inquiry ov...