Regulation
London Market reforms shunned.
The number of companies signing up to the London Market Principles 2001, which are needed to moderni...
Insurers: heed the warnings.
What a pity the world of insurance is incapable of learning from the errors of the past. Maggie Lits...
Actuaries outline risk roles
The Actuarial Profession has published its proposals for a new risk framework within companies, which...
Independent put on credit watch
Independent Insurance has been placed on Credit Watch by controversial ratings agency Standard & Poor...
Lloyd's reforms to follow Election.
Widespread reforms to the governance of Lloyd's will take place after the General Election, under pr...
Poll finds MPPI scheme has fallen on deaf ears.
A joint industry and government initiative to raise the quality and profile of mortgage payment prot...
Stocks shock hits insurers.
Insurance companies face increased threats to their bottom line, following the negative impact on eq...
Pru increases Indian interests.
Prudential Assurance, the Indian subsidiary of The Prudential, is looking to increase its stake in p...
Question of cover.
The creation of the General Insurance Standards Council has bought to the fore the issue of whether ...
Lloyd's HIH fallout.
Lloyd's managing agency Cotesworth will not be immediately affected by the announcement last week th...
Second start-up with Relectronic Remech staff.
Electromec has become the latest disaster recovery specialist to launch in the wake of the takeover ...
US blow for Names.
The US Senate has removed a provision from its bankruptcy Bill that would have made it harder for Ll...
Body repair taskforce call.
Anthony Gould and David Worsfold report from Post Magazine's conference on motor claims, held in London last week.
Child's play.
Local authorities have had to learn tough lessons when it comes to children's safety on school trips. Teachers would be wise to gen up on risk assessment when planning such excursions, as well as ensuring public liability insurance is in place, says…
Zurich Re to become independent company
Zurich Financial Services is to spin off and rename its Zurich Re operation as part of a restructurin...
Pru's US bid faces Holocaust challenge
Prudential's £29bn takeover of US life business American General could be challenged by the Internati...
US drops Bill provision in favour of Lloyd's
The US Senate has removed a provision from its planned Bankruptcy Billthat would have made it harder ...
Russian's seek insurance for $916m satellite programme
The Russian Satellite Communications Company (RSCC) has appointed broker Marsh as a consultant on the...
US Senate rejects bankruptcy reform provision
The US Senate voted last night to remove a provision from a bankruptcy reform bill that would have ha...
Galileo satellite likely to get EU approval
The European Union is likely to give the go-ahead on 5 April to a proposed Euro 3.25bn European satel...
Paisner keeps insurance arm.
City law firms Paisner & Co and Berwin Leighton have rebuffed suggestions that insurance law will no...
Trade bodies merger is "possible".
The Association of British Insurers has reiterated a future merger with the British Bankers' Associa...
Allied Dunbar puts agents to the test.
Allied Dunbar this week denied it planned to slim down its direct salesforce, despite the wholesale ...
Pru alone in US charge.
Prudential's £14.2bn acquisition of American General is unlikely to start a charge by other UK insur...