Regulation
Prudential to axe 2000 jobs.
The Prudential, this week, said the introduction of stakeholder pensions and technological developme...
EU drags feet on net rules.
The European Commission, which last week put forward plans for European Union-wide rules governing s...
PartnerRe profits in fourth quarter
Bermudian reinsurer PartnerRe made a net profit of $16.6m in the three months to the end of 2000 comp...
Pru restructure to cost 2000 jobs
Prudential is to axe 2000 jobs in sales, support, back office and administration operations as part o...
Sites set on Europe.
Paul Norkett, head of accounting and finance at the University of East London, has launched a websit...
Appointment at Darwin Rhodes.
Darwin Rhodes, recruitment consultants, has recruited Shirley Green to its actuarial team. Ms Green ...
The sky is the limit.
Aviation insurers are trying to contain the rising costs they have been experiencing, following the hardening trends of last year's market. Many see long-term contracts as the flight path to take for greater stability. Eric Alexander reports.
Dirty tricks hit industry.
Recently-merged Belfor-Relectronic, formed when UK Belfor and Relectronic Remech joined forces last ...
Sampo quits UK.
The UK arm of Scandinavian giant insurer Sampo Leonia has been put up for sale by its parent company...
Appointment at August Group.
August Group has made several appointments: Paul Neale joins as sales executive from Albis Associate...
Independent issues warning
Independent Insurance has warned that its 2000 operating profits will be less tham market expectation...
New DVT cover.
Club Direct has amended its travel products in the wake of the growing debate over the risk of deep ...
California shakes up complaint process.
The US state of California, which was rocked last year by the Chuck Quackenbush scandal in which the...
And then there were three.
There are already two trade associations representing the accident management industry, but last week, a new one was announced. Tony Baker, heading up the venture, explains why he feels the industry needs another association and what it will do.
Time for the industry to pull together?
The Chester Street Insurance Holdings fiasco is a national tragedy. The media witch-hunt will cle...
Overseas killing.
Overseas employees will be able to sue their UK parent companies once the government's new 'corporat...
Disability action.
Disability support groups, consumer groups, insurers and intermediaries will be among the interested...
Willis: new brand.
Willis subsidiary Special Contingency Risks is looking to grow in the UK and abroad on the back of i...
Playing the blame game.
The public is becoming more litigious and local authorities are increasingly being made to pay up. They must ensure that they have adequate risk management systems in place says David Fanning.
Scotland as a microcosm.
The insurance experience of Scotland is much the same as the rest of the UK. However, its size means that certain factors are amplified in their effect as Edward Murray discovers.
Appointment at Willis International Holdings.
Alan Bicque has been taken on by Willis International Holdings as European employee benefits network...
Overseas man to US.
Bermuda-based Overseas Partners' chief underwriting officer Michael Cascio, a Fellow of the Casualty...
Ready for take-off.
Richard Williams, one of the experienced team behind the new Cathedral syndicate at Lloyd's, tells Eric Alexander why there is room for a new lead underwriter in aviation.
Life leaps ahead.
Swiss Re's latest sigma study shows life insurance business booming everywhere but Asia. Janina Clark reviews the report's findings.