Regulation
Pru says US deal on track despite AIG offer
Uk insurer Prudential insists that its takeover of American General is still on track, despite a riva...
US to relax rules covering European reinsurers
European reinsurers could soon find it easier to operate in the US following a recommendation that le...
US to relax rules covering European reinsurers
European reinsurers could soon find it easier to operate in the US following a recommendation that le...
View from the inside.
Jin Jie-wei has worked in the Shanghai branch of the People's Insurance Company of China since 1982 ...
Munich Re pushes for farm cover.
As the foot and mouth disease crisis continues to grow in the UK, Munich Re has revealed that it has...
A capital strategy.
Swiss Re New Markets has a wide-ranging remit. Adrian Leonard asks chief executive Erwin Zimmermann to nail it down.
On the up.
Hong Kong's (re)insurers have been hit badly by the Asian financial crisis but hope is in sight, says Adrian Leonard.
Lloyd's escapes ban on US claims.
A clause in a US bankruptcy reform bill that would have hampered Lloyd's attempts to recover debts ...
Dublin cracks down on rogue reinsurers.
Dublin's insurance supervisory office is promising to move swiftly to eliminate rogue reinsurers and...
News in brief.
The government of Zimbabwe is to sell its 56.75% stake in Zimbabwe Re. It has given no timetable or ...
CEA arranges $100m cover.
The California Earthquake Authority (CEA) and two financial service companies have used a combinatio...
News in brief from Generali's International Space Conference.
(Re)insurers could face lower risks following the drafting by the Rome-based International Institute...
Appointment at Employers Re.
Employers Re has appointed Glenn Pomeroy (pictured), former commissioner of insurance of North Dakot...
Indian pool goes.
India's reinsurance pool looks set to cease underwriting following the opening of the insurance mark...
Zurich sell off to halt slump.
Zurich Financial Services, which last week recorded a 5.5% fall in net profits to $2.1bn (£1.36bn) a...
Hart backs down on mutuality.
Gordon Hart, the leader of the Members' Rights Campaign, set up following last year's failed demutua...
Raising awareness of risk management.
This week, broker Marsh became one of the first companies to receive its licence to run the new Mana...
Union hosts talks over asbestos.
The Trades Union Congress was due to host a meeting today between the Policyholders Protection Board...
Barrister warning.
The Bar is bracing itself to pay thousands of pounds in compensation, as a result of a rise in compl...
SMG to buy as staff quit.
Leeds-based broker Smithson Mason Group this week played down the defection of six employees to riva...
Debt provisions doubled as reinsurer fears mount.
Lloyd's syndicates have doubled their provisions for bad debt, as a result of "concerns over the sec...
Culture shock?
Kexin Li is spending six months in the UK, as part of a new scheme to introduce China's fledgling financial industry to Western business practices. Lynn Rouse finds out what she will be taking away with her.
Standard & Poor's in U-turn over Trafalgar warning
Rating agency Standard & Poor's has issued a U turn over its warning Cornhill-owned Trafalgar Insuran...
Move to clear up cheque fraud
The financial industry is launching an awareness and education campaign aimed at reducing the rise in...