Regulation
ABI endorses new mortgage guidelines
The Association of British Insurers has welcomed the release of a consultation paper by the Financial...
Equitas faces increased asbestos claims
Equitas, the company established to reinsure and run off the 1992 and prior liabilities of Lloyd's Na...
PIA disciplines Nat West Bank.
The Nat West Bank was fined £500,000 last week by the Personal Investment Authority, after disciplin...
Polish unrest over PZU sale ruling.
The Polish Court has refused to uphold the government's efforts to cancel the part-sale of insurer P...
Dodd plans to lobby Australian government.
Eric Dodd, chief executive of Australian insurer NRMA, plans to exert pressure on the government to ...
Brown steps down at Markel Syndicate Management
Reg Brown is to give up his position as managing director of Markel Syndicate Management. Mr Brown sa...
Eastern promise.
Switzerland's Winterthur Life has entered into a strategic alliance with Chinese insurer Tai Kang Li...
Eureko founders complete merger
The combination of two of the founding entities of pan-European insurance group Eureko took place tod...
India gives Pru the go-ahead.
UK insurer Prudential has become the fifth insurer to win regulatory approval to set up an insurance...
Charity cheque handed over.
The London Eye watched over Ian Bruce MP (left), deputy chair of the Parliamentary All-Party Motor G...
Lloyd's threatens poor performers.
The 30 worst performing syndicates are a "burden" the market could well do without, according to Llo...
Alexander Forbes expands Channel Island operation
International broker Alexander Forbes has expanded its channel islands operation in Guernsey with the...
London market supports reforms.
London market companies have been asked to sign up to a raft of reforms drawn up by the Internationa...
New formula for Misys.
Technology giant Misys plans to create a new breed of intermediary when it goes live with its virtua...
Eureko fights Poles on PZU.
Pan-European insurance group Eureko has vowed to contest the action last week by the Polish governme...
Europe steps up Lloyd's investigation.
The European Commission Financial Services Commission has stepped up its investigation into the adeq...
Employment: new risks.
Bullying, harassment, discrimination, stress - these are all part of the volatile mix of employment ...
GM battle fought in legal field.
The opponents of genetically modified crops are winning the GM battle. At consumer level, superma...
Helphire makes its peace with insurers.
The expensive and long-running legal battle between insurers and credit hire giant Helphire came clo...
Prudential up but storms to cost £30m
Insurer Prudential has recorded a 4% rise in gross written premiums to £251m for the first nine month...
Reliance future hangs in balance.
A cloud remains over the future of Reliance National Insurance, the UK arm of troubled US insurer Re...
Rival to GISC to go ahead.
The Institute of Insurance Brokers is to push ahead with plans to set up a rival regulatory body to ...
... director general of the ABI.
Jane Bernstein met Mary Francis, director general of the Association of British Insurers, and discovered that in this period of shifting attitudes, there is nothing predictable about promoting the industry.
Sink or float?
Specialist marine insurers are under threat as general insurers move into this traditionally niche market. Eric Alexander assesses whether P&I clubs should demutualise to survive the restructuring in this sector.