Regulation
Prudent planning.
Insurance companies will have to identify adverse scenarios in which any of - or a realistic combina...
Visible means of support.
There is some reticence about the technological revolution making the claims process visible to all parties via the net, despite the savings of time and cost on offer. Veronica Cowan asks whether those involved fear being exposed as the weakest link in…
Tactical adjustments.
Shrinking panels and competition for work from other professions are forcing loss adjusters to consider their position in the industry. The flexibility they must now adopt is expanding the recruitment consultants skills checklist, says Lynn Rouse.
CII set to get GISC green light on training.
The Chartered Insurance Institute should today receive confirmation it has been chosen as one of the...
Mystery shoppers.
Undercover personnel from the Financial Services Authority have been posing as consumers to rate sel...
Go-ahead for Galileo would benefit insurers
The European Commission (EC) has today been putting pressure on aerospace firms to stump up initial f...
GISC sets September deadline for compulsion
The General Insurance Standards Council has finally detailed when it will implement Rule 42, the cont...
Pru in largest ever transatlantic deal
The Prudential plans to acquire US insurer American General for £17.5bn ($25.6bn), creating the world...
CBI warns over Bill.
The Confederation of British Industry warned the US this week there would be "serious repercussions"...
FSA: Panel praise.
The Financial Services Authority received qualified support from the Financial Services Consumer Pan...
San Francisco to lead on sex change.
San Francisco will become the first US city to extend its health insurance plan to cover sex change ...
Insurers form single market lobby group.
Several senior insurance and banking figures have formed a new pan-European lobbying group to suppor...
Marlborough Stirling to float.
Software and services provider Marlborough Stirling is set to float on the London Stock Exchange thi...
Enter now for BIA 2001 recognition.
Want to win a British Insurance Award and let the whole industry know about your achievements? Then ...
Scot Am shot in the arm for Pru.
Prudential hopes to boost its market penetration in the independent financial adviser sector with th...
Groupama to outsource to The Source.
Groupama is in talks to outsource computer claims handling to sector specialist The Source. The nego...
Marlborough Sterling to float
Cheltenham-based Marlborough Stirling, a software provider to the insurance industry, intends to seek...
Fortis braced for Selby crash claims
Insurer Fortis holds the motor insurance policy for the car involved in this week's tragic rail accid...
CEA in capital markets reinsurance deal
The California Earthquake Authority (CEA) and two financial service companies have used a combination...
Court: creditor class clarity.
A decision by the Court of Appeal, this week, has clarified how creditors should be classed when con...
ABI fees squeeze out the smaller firms.
Is the Association of British Insurers trying to drive smaller companies out of business, or just ou...
With-profits call for transparency to give confidence.
The actuarial profession has called for greater transparency to restore consumer confidence in with-...
A strong Finnish.
Rating Agency Standard & Poors has announced a "stable look" on the Finnish insurance market, in lig...
Threat to with-profits is unjust.
There is a powerful head of steam building up that threatens to blow away traditional with-profits l...