Regulation
Call centres top Japanese union agenda.
Working conditions and practices in call centres were top of the agenda for a senior delegation from...
Zurich Professional MD quits.
Zurich Professional, the solicitors' indemnity arm of Zurich Financial Services, has reaffirmed its ...
Compensation clarion call.
The cup overflowed - or became emptier depending on your viewpoint - when the advent of conditional fee arrangements made legal action more viable for many people. The insurance industry needs to be proactive, argues Phil Bell.
Service levels a cause of concern.
Not a day goes by when I am not surprised, saddened and/or disappointed by our once illustrious insu...
Letters of credit.
The International Underwriting Association this week welcomed the recommendation of the National Ass...
Top US insurers sued for fraud.
Eight of the top 10 US health insurers have been sued in the Miami Federal Court by the California, ...
CNA nets cargo cover.
CNA Maritime has launched the second phase of its internet-based interactive automated cargo insuran...
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...
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...