Regulation
Generali will get a UK life predicts analyst.
Italian insurance giant Assicurazioni Generali could soon swoop for a major UK life portfolio, accor...
Commentary - Councils in the courts.
Where local authorities do not appear to meet expectations, people are increasingly willing to bring...
Court rules both ways in child abuse cases.
Scott v Gloucestershire County Council Lawson v Tower Hamlets London Borough Council 15 March 2...
Prudential allow access to its financial services.
Life assurer Prudential made a move to the new generation of mobile phones this week by allowing acc...
I got two babe.
Zurich Personal Insurances has doubled its cover for Millennium mums who give birth to twins. The am...
How to get your Act together.
Sean Stanton-Dunne explains why employers need to be aware of the new Data Protection Act and what can happen if they are found to have breached it.
SLPH review is on.
Sun Life & Provincial Holdings has confirmed it is undergoing a wide-ranging internal review. The co...
Calling the shots.
The meteoric rise of call centres is now showing signs of abating - in fact it's set to boom further, reports Andrea J Chee.
Quackenbush in cash scandal.
California's insurance commissioner Chuck Quackenbush has been accused of taking hundreds of thousan...
Action after arrest.
The Tennessee Insurance Department has been suspended from the US National Association of Insurance ...
Happy anniversary?
It is exactly a year today that Chris Woodburn took up his role as chief executive of the General Insurance Standards Council. Anthony Gould finds out how it's going.
GISC decision delayed
The European Commission's decision on whether to take over the task of approving the General Insuranc...
Cross-border clashes.
Peter Chaffetz and Howard Seife examine the conflict between Section 304 of the US Bankruptcy Code and arbitration provisions in cross-border insolvencies.
Invitation to a grand opening.
Excitement is building over the privatisation and deregulation of Brazil's (re)insurance industry. Luiz Carlos Del Boni Magalhaes and Carlos Alberto Caputo outline the opportunities in this massive market.
DIMA goes on-line.
The Dublin International Insurance and Management Association (DIMA) has launched a website to help ...
Adding value.
Cameron Andrews spent a day with St Paul Re and Swiss Re to experience the working life of an actuar...
Odyssey loses Stirling suit.
New York reinsurer Odyssey Re has had its lawsuit against Bermuda-based broker Stirling Cooke Brown ...
On-line rating.
Scor has launched an internet-based system to help insurers evaluate commercial risks. Adrian Leonard looks at the considerable interest Astre has generated.
GE and Prudential in £10m Internet investment
GE and the Prudential have led a £10m investment in Vavo.com, the European portal aimed at the over 4...
That sinking feeling hits marine - again.
Lloyd's marine syndicates are heading for the rocks with marine underwriters knowingly writing losse...
Rip-off perception must go.
For too long there has been a perception that the insurance industry is product driven and rips peop...
Six form alliance.
Six independent financial advisers in Yorkshire and the north east have formed the Independent Finan...
The case for extra pension cover.
Fifty years ago Post Magazine reported that the UK insurance industry had so far felt little impact ...
EU beats Japan to top the life market.
The European Union has overtaken Japan to become the world's largest market for life insurance. S...