Regulation
Strong strips off.
Gary Strong, GAB Robins subsidence director, recently climbed Everest. Mr Strong, who will be speaki...
Prudential sees sales hike of 29%.
Prudential recorded a 29% increase in total insurance sales to £5bn for the first three months of th...
Rainbow to change.
Legal & General has amended its Rainbow home insurance following feedback from intermediaries. Chang...
Broker lobbies for rights.
Specialist motorcycle intermediary Bennetts has joined forces with the British Motorcyclists' Federa...
EU to upset London market
A new European Union Directive relating to insurance insolvency procedures could cause upheaval in th...
Prolonged pain over PI discounts.
The Lord Chancellor faced renewed calls to determine the discount rate for personal injury damages t...
Appointment at Watson Wyatt.
Watson Wyatt, the global actuarial, benefits and human resources consultancy, has taken on J Michael...
RSA drops fees.
Royal & Sun Alliance has amended its Essentials and Selections commercial legal expenses insurance p...
S&P takes a chance on Adepta.
Outsourced administrative services provider, Adepta Services, has won a £60m contract from Save & Pr...
Swiss Re up as non-life rallies
Swiss Re, the world's second-largest reinsurer, has reported a 2000 net profit rise of 21% 2.97bn Swi...
Fortis calls for Selby claims
Insurer Fortis is to write to the injured parties and relatives of the deceased involved in the Selby...
Pru sales up despite poor US results
Prudential recorded a 29% increase in total insurance sales to £5bn for the first three months of thi...
Adjustonline.com eyes float.
International loss adjuster CAS plans to at least double its turnover this year on the back of its o...
Chubb unlocks net.
US insurer Chubb is set to take its property and casualty claims processing online, following an ong...
A case to be heard.
Acoustic shock syndrome has been described as the industrial disease of the 21st century, and call centre employers are taking it very seriously indeed. Lynn Rouse discovers how they are protecting their staff.
Lloyd's is losing the plot.
Lloyd's has been "consistently losing ground" to other insurance markets since the mid-1990s and urg...
Death duties.
A multi-state task force of state regulators is investigating dozens of life insurers, including Met...
The need for a level playing field.
I work for a regional commercial brokerage, based in Manchester, and am constantly dealing with pers...
Aetna posts profit warning.
US health giant Aetna has warned that its first quarter earnings would be "significantly" lower than...
Insurance Personnel Selection gets hat trick at recruitment awards.
Insurance Personnel Selection recorded a hat trick at Independent Insurance's recent recruitment awa...
RSA extends its Enterprise range.
Royal & Sun Alliance is to extend the number of products available through its broker support packag...
Appointment at Darwin Rhodes.
Darwin Rhodes, international recruitment consultants for the actuarial, financial services and emplo...
GISC puts pressure on service providers.
The General Insurance Standards Council this week increased the pressure on the industry's service p...
Appointment at Hazell Carr.
Hazell Carr, provider of actuarial services in the pensions review market, has recruited a solicitor...