Regulation
Swiss Re up as non-life rallies
Swiss Re, the world's second-largest reinsurer, has reported a 2000 net profit rise of 21% 2.97bn Swi...
Fortis calls for Selby claims
Insurer Fortis is to write to the injured parties and relatives of the deceased involved in the Selby...
Pru sales up despite poor US results
Prudential recorded a 29% increase in total insurance sales to £5bn for the first three months of thi...
Adjustonline.com eyes float.
International loss adjuster CAS plans to at least double its turnover this year on the back of its o...
Chubb unlocks net.
US insurer Chubb is set to take its property and casualty claims processing online, following an ong...
A case to be heard.
Acoustic shock syndrome has been described as the industrial disease of the 21st century, and call centre employers are taking it very seriously indeed. Lynn Rouse discovers how they are protecting their staff.
Lloyd's is losing the plot.
Lloyd's has been "consistently losing ground" to other insurance markets since the mid-1990s and urg...
Death duties.
A multi-state task force of state regulators is investigating dozens of life insurers, including Met...
The need for a level playing field.
I work for a regional commercial brokerage, based in Manchester, and am constantly dealing with pers...
Aetna posts profit warning.
US health giant Aetna has warned that its first quarter earnings would be "significantly" lower than...
Insurance Personnel Selection gets hat trick at recruitment awards.
Insurance Personnel Selection recorded a hat trick at Independent Insurance's recent recruitment awa...
RSA extends its Enterprise range.
Royal & Sun Alliance is to extend the number of products available through its broker support packag...
Appointment at Darwin Rhodes.
Darwin Rhodes, international recruitment consultants for the actuarial, financial services and emplo...
GISC puts pressure on service providers.
The General Insurance Standards Council this week increased the pressure on the industry's service p...
Appointment at Hazell Carr.
Hazell Carr, provider of actuarial services in the pensions review market, has recruited a solicitor...
RSA splits for new branding.
Royal & Sun Alliance is set to differentiate its intermediary business from its direct arm, with the...
Practical thinking.
Monitoring the compliance of GISC members is a straightforward procedure that brokers need not be afraid of, Trevor Newbery explains to Jonathan Swift.
XL invests in loss-making insurer Mutual
Bermudian (re)insurance group XL Capital and three other investors are to take a $112.5m stake in the...
Pru drops action against AIG
The Prudential has abandoned its plans to seek an injunction against American International Group as ...
Mutual trust no help to sacked staff.
Fenton Barry Johnson v Unisys House of Lords 22 March 2001 Following Addis v Gramophone, it ...
MSF tries to crack Pru inequalities.
White collar finance union MSF has stepped up its campaign against Prudential over inequalities in p...
Is independence a thing of the past?
For independent financial advisers, the pressure is on - again. Following the implementation of legislation to protect the consumer, polarisation is in the melting pot and IFAs must fight to retain their role in the market, says Keith Sankey.
QBE denies London move.
Australian insurer QBE has restructured the group, following the acquisition of Lloyd's insurer Limi...
Eureko profits up.
Pan-European insurer Eureko, of which Friends Provident is a stakeholder, has announced end-of-year ...