Regulation
New Airmic chair.
The UK's Association of Insurance and Risk Managers has elected Mark Butterworth (above) as its chai...
High worth on the high seas.
As a new generation of cruise ships takes to the water, Eric Alexander examines the potential exposures in one of shipping's few growth areas.
Names see red as profits are witheld.
Profit withholding under the new 'Glass Test' review of Names' solvency was the major topic of debat...
Swiss Re backs marine at Lloyd's.
Swiss Re and Chartwell Re are backing a new marine hull syndicate at Lloyd's, which will target the ...
French results show red.
The technical result of France's reinsurers has dipped into the red for the first time since 1994, w...
Backing changes to LTC.
Health Insurer PPP is urging the government to urgently adopt the Royal Commission's recommendations...
Networking is key.
Prudential is investing £900,000 in bringing Asynchronous Transfer Mode networking to the desktops o...
Evolution not revolution.
Mary Francis, the newly-appointed director general of the ABI, talks to David Worsfold about how she plans to extend the association's influence.
Merger smoothing.
Legal expenses insurer Das has been appointed to 'harmonise' insurer CGU's legal expenses facilities...
St Paul boosts regions.
Liability and property insurer St Paul is to boost its underwriting salesforce by 25% to meet the de...
To Asia with Lloyd's?
Changes in Asian markets have forced Lloyd's to downscale an ambitious plan to establish a regional market. Jeremy Golden looks at the attractions of such a project and the obstacles it has to overcome.
GISC gets final go-ahead.
The General Insurance Standards Council was given the green light when the Financial Services and Ma...
Collectors shown door.
Insurers are lining up to transfer their door-to-door premium collection services to outsourcing spe...
Nordic non-life.
Finland's Pohjola Insurance is to merge its non-life operations with those of Sweden's Skandia and N...
You are misleading readers over credit hire.
Your lead article (PM, 6 May, p1) stated: The Court of Appeal has ruled that insurers should only be...
Hellenic's heights.
More than 1300 insurance policies and renewals have been produced in the five years of the Hellenic ...
Attempts to sell off the troubled Korea Life Assurance Company.
Attempts to sell off the troubled Korea Life Assurance Company have failed for a second time after t...
Exclusive - ASU mis-sold too?
An explosive report is set to unleash a new mis-selling row upon the insurance industry. This tim...
Prudential prepares for race.
Prudential Insurance's decision to shed 4000 jobs is being seen as a push to become a major provider...
Quick-thinking chaps at law firm Weightmans.
A downpour helped to germinate the seeds of a good marketing opportunity for those quick-thinking ch...
FSA Bill: deadline fears grow.
The publication of a revised Financial Services & Markets Bill has not eased fears that the introduc...
Diffusing disaster.
The specialists in plant inspection and cover are looking at their own tools. John Burke lifts the lid on a sector driven by legislation.
Delaying tactics may backfire.
The government's decision to press on with the Financial Services & Markets Bill is to be welcomed, ...
Holdup for Aetna.
Aetna must dispose of its combined operations in Texas and other markets before it can purchase Prud...