Regulation
Cotesworth set to merge syndicates.
Lloyd's managing agency Cotesworth is to merge its marine and non-marine syndicates for the 2001 yea...
Bupa shuns Mediquote.
Despite being unable to sign up Bupa or Western Provident Association to its private medical insuran...
BCC: Prudent stakes.
Prudential has been chosen by the British Chamber of Commerce to be its preferred provider of stakeh...
Marlborough Stirling in European move
UK e-commerce specialist, Marlborough Stirling, has taken its first major step into Europe with multi...
Zurich banks on net.
Swiss insurer Zurich is set to launch an internet banking service Zurich Bank later this month. Zuri...
Living in the future.
The actuarial profession has rejected the idea that an aging population will mean a lower standard o...
Has postcode underwriting had its day?
Postcode underwriting has been a vital tool for UK insurers for years. Richard Radevsky asks whether it is proving to be a double-edged sword poorly suited to a world facing global warming.
Freezing out Italy.
The European Commission has threatened to take the Italian government to court if it does not end a ...
Different in nature.
Eighty-five years ago the House of Commons was pontificating over tax and insurance. It appears some...
New head for PZU.
Poland's leading life insurer, the state-owned PZU Zycie, has appointed Jerzy Zdrzalka, the head of ...
Hiscox slams 'suicidal rates'.
Hiscox chairman Robert Hiscox slammed rival insurers for offering "suicidal rates" at last week's Ge...
US medical suits consolidated.
All the 24 class action lawsuits filed against health insurers around the US have been consolidated ...
US adjustment.
Hartford-based Industrial Risk Insurers has agreed to outsource its claim adjustment with loss adjus...
Government faces orphan row.
The government was scheduled to face renewed calls to intervene in the dispute over orphan assets ye...
Japan gets tight on life.
Japan's financial regulator is looking to introduce tighter rules for life insurers to calculate the...
Howell resigns from Euro post.
Les Howell has resigned as secretary general of the Comite Europeen des Assurances for personal reas...
Your industry needs support.
The old saying "now is the time to come to the aid of the party" could not be more relevant or poign...
It might not follow.
Peter Chaffetz and Steven Schwartz consider a case that highlights ways in which reinsurers can avoid following the settlements of their cedants.
Tax battle put on hold.
The threat of punitive tax regulation on US carriers ceding to Bermudian parents is far from a dead issue, says Adrian Leonard.
Aon forecast large losses from floods and landslides across Northern
At least three people died in the Swiss village of Gondo as a result of last month's heavy rains whi...
Rules come to the fore.
Rates might be top of most reinsurers' agenda at the moment, but regulation would seem to be making ...
Credit insurance market has massive potential, claims study
A study by Swiss Re has outlined a positive future for the credit insurance industry claiming many ma...
Appointment at Gosschalks.
Kate Addy has joined the clinical negligence division of Gosschalks. Ms Addy has a law degree from t...
Getting the measure of risk.
Professor Gordon Dickson (pictured) is heading up a research programme into measuring risk management success. Anthony Gould reports on the progress so far.