Regulation
Appointment at Lloyd's.
The new head of market risk at Lloyd's is to be Henry Johnson. He joins after two years at Swiss Re,...
Hiscox hosts exhibition.
Hiscox is to host an exhibition, Life-Size, by Richard Elliott in its art cafe between 29 January an...
APIL to meet with liquidators.
The Association of Personal Injury Lawyers is due to meet with Pricewaterhouse Coopers, the provisio...
Blackmore denies website problems.
I believe the review of Alfred Blackmore's website (PM, 18 January, p11) is incorrect and makes unfa...
Testing times for the industry.
For Joe and Jane public, social exclusion must feel like a very real threat. They will have seen rep...
Animal rights and wrongs.
As animal rights organisations step up their attacks on biotechnology and pharmaceutical companies, ...
CTC branches out.
Software and services provider CTC has opened new offices in Birmingham and Bristol. The Croyden-bas...
FSA defends new regime on professional standards.
David Jackman, head of training at the Financial Services Authority, defended its decision to drop s...
CIRC drafts rules for foreign-funded insurers.
The China Insurance Regulatory Commission is believed to have drafted its proposed rules for foreign...
GISC monitoring creates two-tier broker regime.
The General Insurance Standards Council intends to create a two-tier broker regulatory regime by ins...
Fears mount over compensation shortfall
The Association of Personal Injury Lawyers is seeking an urgent meeting with the liquidators at Ches...
Exam resits raise a legal question.
The Queen on the application of Ahmed v University of Oxford Administrative Court 7 November 2000. ...
Sparks fly over electrical fire liability terms.
Not infrequently, recovery actions are brought against electricity companies following fires. The re...
Acting on issues of employment law.
Last year, over 100,000 employment tribunal actions were filed, and compensation levels for unfair d...
Insurers play part in bodyshop crisis.
The European vehicle body repair industry is in crisis, with insurers playing a major part in the in...
Land of promise.
As the Irish economy has picked up, so,too, has its job market. With major global insurers represented, opportunities have never been so good. Paul Cotter reports.
Eureko takes legal action.
Eureko, the pan-European insurance group, has filed legal action in Warsaw's district court in its f...
Cox sources £90m
Cox Insurance has raised £90m in the syndicated loan market to refinance existing debt and for genera...
Appointment at Prudential Europe.
Dublin-based Prudential Europe Management Services has recruited Brian O'Neill as product and servic...
Bancassurance poised on brink of success?
Bancassurance has been slow to get off the ground in the UK compared to the rest of Europe, but this...
Snow business.
Winter holiday makers are becoming more daring, and with the rising number of new activities available for them to try on the slopes, insurers are warming to the idea of extending their traditional travel covers, says Simon Threadgold.
Appointment at Standard Life.
Standard Life has appointed The Honourable Roy MacLaren and Alison Mitchell to its board as non-exec...
Swiss Life in UK push.
Swiss Life has made a greater push for the UK medical insurance market, with the purchase of occupat...
Aviation claims soar to £1.3bn.
Aviation claims returned to average levels last year, following 1999, which was the safest year on r...