Regulation
Strong winds of change.
Change is in the air at Lloyd's, creating optimism in the market. Cameron Andrews reports on the latest news from Lime Street.
A cool climate.
The Nordic markets are saturated, but rate increases following windstorm Orkan Anatol and a growing healthcare sector are keeping their (re)insurers busy. Cameron Andrews reports.
Zurich rocks the boat.
The Zurich Group has reorganised its marine operations in the US, moving its headquarters from Atlan...
Annuity acquisition.
Annuity & Life Re America has bought Capitol Bankers Life Insurance from Life Reassurance Corporatio...
Statistics, not lies.
Mark Twain wrote in his autobiography that there are three kinds of lies - "Lies, damned lies and st...
First steps towards e-initiation.
In the third of four e-commerce articles, Belinda Saddington and Alexandra Booth look at the initial hurdles faced by European insurers setting up on-line.
Guide for IFAs.
Legal & General is offering a free desktop 'Guide to Inland Revenue Limits' to independent financial...
Potential claims.
Shifts in political attitudes and changes to the funding of the legal system were driving some of th...
X makes its mark.
Web X has launched a new component-based framework, Underwriter Cafe, which allows the entire insura...
How Pru brought estate agency in house.
The annual house hunting season is now in full swing, and 15 years ago the Prudential made waves whe...
Penny Black's insurance week.
Penny was out and about in her party dress again this week at the mirror-clad Mirabelle restaurant i...
May the in-force be with you.
Hartford Financial Services Group is to buy the in-force, new and renewal business of Reliance Group...
Trio team up to form Calibre.
Three companies have jointly launched Calibre, a single source operation for the insurance industry....
Family planning errors in ^'90s cost MDU £6m.
The Medical Defence Union has revealed that family planing errors have cost it £6m over the last dec...
Trade body opposes plan to re-open pensions cases.
A leading trade body has vowed to fight any decision by the Financial Services Authority to re-open ...
Fears in Parliament.
The news that the map of the human genome has been completed again raised fears in Parliament over h...
Dixons' tie-up.
High street retailer Dixons Group Business Services has joined up with a leading insurer to offer a ...
£10m investment.
Information solutions company Experian has invested £10m in a pan-European consumer credit solution....
Fox at watchdog.
Richard Fox has been appointed as the first compliance director at consumer watchdog the Mortgage Co...
Brown's broker title warning.
Brokers should not expect an easy ride over the Chartered Insurance Broker title even if the regulat...
Image problem?
Mary Francis, director general of the Association of British Insurers responds to recent criticism of the insurance industry and outlines what the industry can do to change perceptions.
Taxing problem for UK insurers.
The Inland Revenue's consultative document on setting claims reserves for corporation tax purposes w...
Everybody needs good neighbour cover.
Cornhill subsidiary Lawclub Legal Protection has launched Family Lawclub Protect, a cover for mediat...
RSA continues to disappoint
Royal and Sun Alliance Insurance Group's below average operating performance has led ratings agency S...