Regulation
Part-time laws, full-time headache.
A guide for insurers to ensure they comply with the forthcoming introduction of new part time workin...
ALRE buys Capitol Bankers
Annuity & Life Re America (ALRE) has acquired Capitol Bankers Life Insurance for $13.2m from Life Rea...
FSA gives feedback.
The Financial Services Authority has published feedback on the consultation for complaint handling a...
Image problem ...
... that's what the human resources directors who attended Post Magazine's lunch round table - sponsored by Joslin Rowe recruitment consultants - agreed the insurance industry suffers from when it comes to recruiting. Alex Broad reports.
Thompson v Thames Valley Police.
Queens Bench Division 24 February 2000 A police constable was injured during a night training e...
Ready for a scrap.
A European Commission directive for end-of-life vehicles is to give a major shake-up to the UK motor insurance market, as Barrie Hobbs explains.
Egg's price set.
Prudential announced the start of marketing for the IPO of a minority stake in Egg which is schedule...
Deal opens China to Euro insurers.
European insurers and brokers will be able to enter the Chinese insurance market following a hard wo...
Clinicare going for a revamp.
Private medical insurer Clinicare will launch a new image and logo before the end of the year and ma...
Grim prediction for P&C market.
The German property and casualty market will continue to decline due to overcapitalisation and poor ...
Court in the act.
California's insurance commissioner Chuck Quackenbush has been subpoenaed to appear before the Senat...
Employment Practices Liability Insurance in the UK - Situations
In the second of a new series of technical briefings in association with the Chartered Insurance Institute Society of Fellows, Neil McCarthy FCII looks at the changing face of employment practices liability insurance in the UK.
Broker hits out at PIA.
A Lincoln-based pensions broker has accused the Personal Investment Authority of being "bullies" who...
Bill faces guillotine.
The government has announced that it will guillotine the final stages of the Financial Services & Ma...
Unlocking the binds of bonds.
Currency crises around the world have led to a new innovation in political risk insurance. Maria Kielmas investigates cover for capital markets bonds.
Bermuda hits back at US tax proposal.
Bermuda's government has finally joined in the row between US and Bermudian insurers over proposals ...
Maximum potential.
Does Max Re, Bermuda's new reinsurer, have the right recipe for success? Janina Clark meets a team with a new approach to risk.
OECD list on hold.
The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) has postponed its plans to publish...
Munich Re's profits hit by catastrophes
1999 was the worst year for natural catastrophe losses in Munich Re's 120-year history, the group has...
ERC combines Canadian p&c portfolio
US-based Employers Re (ERC) is to combine its Canadian property and casualty (p&c) operations in an a...
Appointment at Specialist Liability Services.
Alison Kerry has joined the Leeds office of Specialist Liability Services. Previously she was claims...
Forum's findings.
The IUA-Lloyd's Forum has unveiled the findings of its Protocols and Standards Group. The proposals,...
Commons people.
Post Magazine's annual Parliamentary Reception provided a perfect opportunity for the industry's movers and shakers to quiz MPs and Lords. Anthony Gould reports.
Merger forms disaster giant.
Two leading disaster recovery and business continuity firms have merged in a move which will create ...