Regulation
Tennessee wind-up.
Rogue financier Martin Frankel is having his Franklin American Life company wound up by the Tennesse...
Agreement over new law goes insurers' way.
Insurance companies in the US have won valuable victories in the protracted battle to allow banks, i...
AMP's bank plans.
Australian insurer AMP is planning to launch a UK bank next spring offering cut-price mortgages and ...
Crash Boeing hull insurer
The hull of the EgyptAir Boeing 767 jetliner which crashed into the sea yesterday, killing all 217 pa...
A full range of services.
(Re)insurers can now outsource everything except risk taking. Ivor Kiverstein charts the rise and rise of the service provider.
Avoiding avoidance.
Discipline and long-term relationships are the keys to successful treaties, argues Terry O'Neill.
Shaken but still strong.
Taiwan may have been struck by a devastating earthquake, but its economy remains strong, says Jeremy Golden.
IUMI calls for a rethink.
It came as little surprise to delegates that September's conference of the International Union of Ma...
To the bottom of the pool.
In the second of his series on Kingscroft v Nissan Fire and Marine, John Butler looks at the background to the placing of the Weavers pool Facility Quota Share treaties.
Slovenian growth slows down.
Growth for the two active reinsurers in Slovenia slowed in 1998, but the overall claims ratio fell f...
Trio of laws transform the market.
Three recent changes in Bermuda law will affect the way insurers do business on the island, says Warren Cabral.
A run-in over run-off.
A US court has enforced a solvent scheme over strenuous opposition from a US creditor. Peter Chaffetz and Howard Seife explain the implications.
Dex ready to write marine.
The new Lloyd's marine hull syndicate being created by Swiss Re, Chartwell Re and marine mutual mana...
TMGRe in operational restructure
Tokio Marine Global Re in Dublin is to become the centre for the reinsurance operations of its parent...
Not so traditional now.
Civil litigation as we knew it changed radically on 26 April. Marcus Alcock gauges the reactions to Woolf of those solicitors who are dealing with the changes on a day-to-day basis, and also looks at the effects the reforms have had on insurers.
Learning the ropes.
As protocols for personal injury and clinical negligence are put into action, others are taking shape, as David Fanning finds out.
Court victory for brain-damaged boxer.
Boxer Michael Watson was injured during a high-profile bout. He suffered a sub-dural haemorrhage whi...
Taking note.
Post Magazine asked a selection of law firms to profile a recent landmark case which they believe has serious implications for insurance companies. Their wide-ranging choices impact on almost all sectors of the industry.
LIA backs mortgage rules.
The Life Insurance Association has joined the call for statutory mortgage regulation - despite conce...
Regulations breathe life into overseas business.
There was good news last week for UK firms that conduct overseas life assurance business (OLAB). New...
US insurer moves in - via the Net.
The Institute of Insurance Brokers believes plans by a leading US internet broker to launch in the U...
Time to pay.
Ken Cannar highlights the drastic changes that the Woolf Reforms have made to the payment into court procedure of civil litigation, and assesses whether they are changes for the better.
Products for poor.
The insurance industry must focus on matching the right products to the many people in this country ...
£34m Chaucer buy.
Listed Lloyd's vehicle Chaucer has purchased £34.2m of syndicate capacity for the year 2000. The mov...