Regulation
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...
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...