Regulation
Insurers less hopeful.
General insurers are less optimistic about the future than their counterparts in the rest of the fin...
Offshore info links.
Offshore financial centres need to meet international best practice standards - especially in the ar...
Clinton backs Y2k damage limitation Bill.
In an attempt to prevent thousands of possible lawsuits arising from Year 2000 liability, a compromi...
Holocaust row.
The Californian subsidiaries of insurer Muchener Ruckversicherungs Gesellschaft are being accused of...
Agency broker fined £80,000.
Agency broker Nelson Hurst and Marsh was fined £80,000 and had costs of £60,000 awarded against it a...
Hung Fu fight ends.
Prudential has become the first foreign entrant to Taiwan's insurance market for more than 30 years ...
Air conditioning.
Ken Cannar highlights the laws that govern air travel and looks at whether the sky's the limit when passengers take legal action.
Slovakia opening.
Zurich Insurance, a subsidiary of Zurich Financial Services, has received a license for non-life ins...
Risk education.
As local authorities become swamped with claims from the public, risk managers need to get ahead in the litigation game, reports John Morrell.
Changing patterns of tartan law.
In the week after the Queen officially opened the Scottish Parliament, Andrew Ireland explains why insurers must make their voices heard as the country prepares itself to catch up with changes to the legal system.
Warm reception for FSA's regulatory paper.
Lloyd's Names and managing agents have welcomed the Financial Services Authority's response paper on...
High marks for round-the-clock training.
Through the Internet maze with Richard Griffiths.
New faces on the block breathe life into the City.
The consequences of consolidation across the financial services sector continue to surprise. Like th...
Blunt reaction to bid to out "sharp practices".
The Association of Insurance Intermediaries and Brokers is being frustrated in its attempt to outlaw...
Equitable Life D-day.
A High Court decision was expected to be delivered yesterday in the Equitable Life guaranteed annuit...
Claims Code will be no 'quick fix': Parker.
The Claims Code designed to improve the industry's image which is being developed by the Association...
Y2K panic: City risk.
The Financial Services Authority still refuses to name a top financial institution which is at "seri...
Trust me, I know what I'm doing.
In the second part of our management focus, Brian Meigh explains why the human element is vital for insurers' success in change management.
IBRC fills up three empty seats.
The ranks of government appointees on the Insurance Brokers Registration Council is back up to stren...
What's in a Name?
Philip Goodman explains the application of diversity jurisdiction in a case involving Lloyd's Names.
Harbouring data.
Information derived from port state control can be an extremely useful tool for (re)insurers, argues Matthew Marshall.
Time to talk.
With moves afoot to promote mediation in the marine market, Richard Cornah extols the virtues of ADR.
Everest peaks.
Moody's has upgraded its insurance financial strength rating of Everest Re, one of the largest reins...
Heading for a revolution.
Insurers have to get the right balance between their short-term strategies and longer-term business ...