Regulation
Taking stock.
Andrew Newman discovers why the rail industry in the UK is unique in terms of risk management for insurance companies, and also finds out that, while accidents can never be completely guarded against, approaches to safety are advancing all the time.
The trouble with mergers.
Insurer and broker consolidation is a matter of deep concern to risk manager Ian Drewer, who explains his worries to Anthony Gould.
Rule book could delay GISC launch.
The long-awaited launch of the General Insurance Standards Council could be delayed until the end of...
Mortgage move by Treasury.
Melanie Johnson, economic secretary to the Treasury, was yesterday set to unveil plans concerning mo...
Wizards of Oz.
Jeremy Golden discovers that Australian insurers have had to be extremely innovative in recent years as the country's general public have become more astute about financial products.
Marine's sinking feeling.
At the end of last year Martin Albers, chief executive officer of Swiss Re UK, said the industry was...
Hilton case date set
The City of London police said last week that it had arrested a 30-year old man in connection with al...
FSA to get mortgage role
The Financial Services Authority is expected to be appointed by the government to be the new mortgage...
TISL unveils eventra voice recording system.
Computer telephony specialist TISL has unveiled the latest addition to its eventra voice recording s...
Regulation is here to stay - get used to it.
There are government initiatives a-plenty affecting the life assurance and retail financial services...
FSA in 'no-win' situation over mis-selling.
The latest round in the pensions mis-selling saga could see professional indemnity insurers and inde...
And so is the Pru.
Prudential saw total UK insurance and investment sales increase by 61% to £7.4bn during 1999. The in...
CII reforms get green light vote.
A special general meeting of the Chartered Insurance Institute in London overwhelmingly approved the...
GISC stalled by popular demand.
The General Insurance Standards Council will not recruit its first members until March at the earlie...
Chelmsford dies.
Viscount Chelmsford, a former director at Lloyd's broker Willis Faber and a past chairman of LIMNET,...
Rejected builder forms own trade body.
A builder blocked from carrying out specialist foundation work for insurers has set up his own guara...
Stakeholder could trigger OPRA's swansong.
There are fears the introduction of stakeholder pensions could see the demise of the Occupational Pe...
UA staff in revolt over changes in commission.
Takeover target United Assurance is facing revolt among its salesforce whose future is uncertain fol...
Camberford Law nightclub package.
Nightclub owners can now be prevented from going down with a Saturday night fever worrying about ins...
Pru on the rise
Prudential recorded a 61% increase in new life and pensions business last year according to figures r...
Call for help in move to single financial market
The City and the European Commission should work closer together as part of efforts to create a singl...
Bradstock gets back in the ring
The long running saga over the future of insurance broker Bradstock continued this week as the compan...
Pru chief quits to go shopping
Peter Davis head of Prudential, has been appointed to supermarket giant Sainsbury. He will replace ...
Sign on digital line.
The Electronic Communications Bill's rapid progress through Parliament may result in the introductio...