Regulation
What the Papers Say.
THE DAILY TELEGRAPH A mansion built by rock singer Mariah Carey has mysteriously burned down, cau...
Points of law.
Ken Cannar traces the history of the legal developments that have impacted on the insurance industry and highlights some landmark court cases.
Mis-selling fear.
The government has again been warned it is stoking up another mis-selling scandal with its proposals...
What 2K?
After all the hype, the Millennium Bug turned out to be not so much a star destroyer as a phantom me...
Assured progress.
The trends of the later years of this century suggest the life assurance market will continue to grow in the next one. Clifford German examines the steady progress of the last 100 years, which have not been without scandal.
Albion drops cargo
Angerstein Transit Underwriting Agency, part of the Amlin Group, has taken over the renewal rights of...
Reinsurers finally allowed into India.
The Indian (re)insurance sector has been opened to private domestic and foreign companies, breaking the monopoly enjoyed by the state-owned General Insurance Corporation (GIC) for over 25 years, writes Vivek Raghuvanshi.
A life of change in Asia.
Janina Clark finds Pierre Ozendo, head of Swiss Re's Asia division, facing big challenges in South-east Asia.
A helping hand.
A campaign in the UK aims to encourage the use of rehabilitation to reduce the costs of bodily injury claims. Janina Clark reports.
Names battle on over tax.
The middle of this month should see a final ruling by the City General Commissioners in London on a ...
Wrapping up the loose ends.
Schemes of arrangement have overcome many supposed obstacles to become a way of winding up solvent run-offs, says Ipe Jacob.
Marine moves.
Reliance National Insurance (Europe) has relocated its London-based marine hull and cargo division f...
Hutter quits Swiss Re.
Swiss Re has lost the world's most senior female reinsurer - Heidi Hutter - as a result of the merge...
Back for more.
The famed complexity of life in Italy is reflected in its reinsurance market - and foreign companies joining in has made it even more complicated. Adrian Leonard reports.
Overexposed?
Christine Gomes explains why the directors and officers of captive insurers should make sure of the extent of their professional liability cover.
Zurich's Asian base.
Zurich Re has opened an office in Malaysia's offshore financial services centre on Labuan. The branc...
Swiss Re buys Underwriters.
Swiss Re is moving more strongly into broker reinsurance in the US by buying property/casualty reins...
Looking after their own.
Insurers are increasingly turning to group retention vehicles in an attempt to retain their most profitable business. Adrian Leonard reports.
Making all the right moves.
While the Financial Services Authority has sensibly held back from stoking the flames of consumer fe...
Funds shun insurers.
Insurers are being shunned by two of California's largest pension funds who have done deals directly...
Pru in fresh scandal.
A whistleblower in insurer Prudential's US operation claims the company cheated customers over life ...
ABI's man from Pru.
The British Damage Management Association has confirmed that Andy Tomlinson, Prudential claims servi...
A safe way to sell mortgages.
The Association of British Insurers has drawn up a 10-point plan to safeguard endowment mortgage cus...
What the Papers Say.
THE DAILY TELEGRAPH Leave for all fire services across Britain has been cancelled over the New Ye...