Regulation
SOFA so bad
Shadow chancellor Francis Maude has attacked the government's financial services record in his keynot...
Jersey - Offshore is outdated.
The traditional distinction between on and offshore finance centres is becoming increasingly outdate...
Prudential strides into Europe
Prudential has launched a European division following a decision to enter into alliances with French ...
Scor to join Dow Jones STOXX indexes
French reinsurer Scor is set to join the Dow Jones STOXX indexes following the quarterly review of th...
DHSM Lloyd's syndicates to go into run-off
Unum subsidiary, Duncanson & Holt Underwriters is to cease underwriting in the Lloyd's market early n...
Unum to cease underwriting for 2000
UnumProvident Corporation is to stop underwriting through its Lloyd's subsidiary Duncanson & Holt Und...
Axa site proves big is not always best.
Through the Internet maze with Richard Griffiths.
Getting a grip on complaints.
The Financial Services Authority's proposals for the new Ombudsman scheme, unveiled last week, have ...
Women banned from kitchen.
The Royal Marines were entitled to refuse to engage a woman as a chef even though under European Uni...
Broadside fired at ship industry.
A culture of blame and a decline in standards are major causes of concern for the ship repair indust...
Next-door nuisance.
A landlord was neither obliged to install sound insulation in an existing dwelling nor liable for da...
Russia house backs legislation to keep out foreign insurers.
The upper house of Russia's parliament has thrown its weight behind the amended insurance Bill which...
Peaks and troughs.
The Swiss insurance market is lying between structural change and new departures. Martin Jara and Dr Thomas Kuhne explain whether the market is running like clockwork.
Pru wants bedfellow for good mornings in Vietnam.
Prudential is to target China and Vietnam as it looks to expand its Asian life insurance business. ...
Queen's Speech shock for medical insurers
The main surprise for insurers in the Queen's Speech was that the government wants to extend National...
Lloyd's pilots Internet service
Lloyd's is piloting a new Internet service on the Lloyd's insurance network (LIN) that enables workst...
Asian markets to see renewed growth
The key Asian insurance markets, excluding Japan, will see non-life business grow by an average of 7%...
UK insurance industry should go "back to doing business".
The UK insurance industry should go "back to doing business" and rid itself of the "macho" element w...
Firm fined £200k.
The Personal Investment Authority's Pensions Review Monitoring Department has fined the Heath Consul...
System for agents.
Solution provider PenOp and Prudential Singapore have teamed-up to create a system so 3000 life insu...
MP throws lifeline to IBRC.
The Insurance Brokers Regulation Council could continue for another three years, said the chairman o...
Mortgage watchdog is defiant.
The ombudsman with responsibility for mortgages has defended his views over the possible mis-selling...
Medical insurers must operate on selection procedures.
Private health insurers should heed the warnings last week by the Office of Fair Trading to raise st...
Exclusive - Further 200 UA jobs on the line.
United Assurance is poised to shed more jobs as it moves to centralise its premiums collection opera...