Regulation
Rules of engagement.
Under the Woolf reforms, the pre-litigation conduct of parties will come under the spotlight, hence the need for pre-action protocols. Peter Mansfield discusses the recently issued draft professional negligence protocol.
Exotic best seller.
Hull broker Rob Smith has won two weeks in Sri Lanka after coming top in a sales competition organis...
Paddick hits out at GISC.
Insurers will have a stranglehold over brokers and intermediaries if the General Insurance Standards...
Disputes still rising.
After taking the helm in stormy times, Irish Insurance Ombudsman Caroline Gill has seen an increase in the number of cases. She tells Veronica Cowan about the past few months and future areas of concern.
ABI should look directly into the eclipse.
Why is it that our continental cousins always seem to be one step ahead of us in some spheres? The l...
Bill watchdog bares its teeth.
A consumer watchdog has called for further changes to the Financial Services and Marketing Bill. ...
Solution gets to the bones of bodily injury.
Policy Management Systems Corporation has launched a liability claims solution for bodily injury ass...
How far has insurance come in 300 years?
The ever-popular Post Magazine Insurance and Law Debate on 20 May is doubly significant for its co-h...
Brokers must give to receive.
The decision of the British Insurance and Investment Brokers' Association, and the Institute of Insu...
Euro approval.
The European Commission has approved the £3.5bn acquisition of Guardian Royal Exchange by Sun Life &...
Ready for the worst.
Income protection to cover you if you are off work for a long time should be both easy to set up and popular. Simon Threadgold discovers that's not quite the case.
Chinese pick Pru.
UK insurer Prudential is one of four companies cherry-picked by China to help open up its insurance ...
Tacking a new course.
The IUA's Marine Committee chairman Nigel Jenkins tells Adrian Leonard about his plans for streamlining the system and fostering co-operation.
Pick of the crop.
UK insurer Prudential is one of four companies cherry-picked by China to help open up its insurance ...
Bickering brokers unite to slam Bill.
Two warring broker trade bodies have been united in shunning the consultation on the Financial Servi...
Plan from the Pru.
Prudential has awarded Actual IT a contract to provide it with an upgrade to its Workflow system whi...
What the Papers Say.
THE EXPRESS Water companies could be sued if they cause subsidence by taking too much water out o...
It's not his party but he'll cry if he wants to.
Why do popular journals like Post Magazine give succour to Andrew Paddick and his comments on the Ge...
Hill House Hammond National Salesperson of the Year Award.
Chorley broker Theresa Morley (second right) was heading "anywhere hot with a beach" after winning t...
Latham elected.
The International Underwriting Association of London has announced the election of a second deputy c...
Taxing questions for Scotland.
Scottish companies have entered the election fray north of the border with some tough views about th...
IPT row settled.
L was a travel agent and part of the Thomson Travel Group that included a tour operator. B was a ...
Once more into the breach.
John Butler continues his analysis of the issues raised during the Svenska Kredit arbitration with a look at alleged breaches of contract.
Swiss Re snaps up RSA's US life units.
Swiss Re Life & Health has expanded its 'administrative reinsurance' business with the $380m acquisi...