Regulation

Sites for sore eyes.

Setting up a call centre is no mean feat. Philip da Silva and Tim Hudson explain how to find the perfect location and problems you are likely to encounter.

What's the damage?

Sampo Industrial Insurance - part of the Sampo Group, Finland's largest non-life insurer - has devel...

Sun Vista sunk.

Sun Vista's 1104 passengers and crew were plucked from lifeboats on Friday after the luxury liner ca...

Jobs for life.

The life & pensions industry is experiencing a shortfall in certain roles relating to location, skills and qualifications, says Rico Dent.

Marine launch.

Axa Global Risks is to start underwriting fixed premium protection and indemnity business in the aut...

French hold fort.

Despite fierce competition, members of the French Association of Reinsurers (Association des Reassur...

FSA to be rated.

Chief executives and heads of compliance are to be asked to review the current performance of the Fi...

Swiss ups income.

Swiss Life, Switzerland's biggest life insurer, has increased its 1998 net income by 79% to £1.2bn. ...

Winning words of FSA chief.

Francis Higney went to Birmingham last week where the Life Insurance Association was holding its annual conference. Once in their seats, delegates were presented with both upbeat forecasts and grim warnings.

Euro/US alliance.

London law firm Hextall Erskine has joined French and US firms to form a multi-national insurance li...

Nice work if you Cannes get it.

With the euro now in place in 11 countries, Damien Regent looks at the French life assurance market, and finds it booming. But he also discovers there are dangers on the horizon.

Power without accountability.

Fears remain over accountability, says Tony Baker, following the first report of the Joint Committee of the Commons and Lords, which was set up to look at the draft Financial Services and Markets Bill.

Bolam lays into IIB.

With the rows over broker regulation still raging, this year's BIIBA conference in Cardiff promised strong speeches. David Worsfold and Francis Higney found it did not disappoint.

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