Regulation
XL Capital attracted by life market.
Bermudian (re)insurance group XL Capital is considering a move into the life market. "Life is an ...
More rows over racketeering.
Steven Schwartz reviews the Supreme Court's recent ruling on the application of the federal racketeering statute.
Axa Re sets out radical new strategy.
Axa Re has unveiled a radical shift in its business approach, together with structural changes to th...
Life-long securities.
Dick Rae explains how reinsurers can help to refine the structure of life securitisation deals.
St Paul completes 3rd securitisation.
US reinsurer St Paul Re has completed its third reinsurance securitisation. The deal will provide...
A future in cover for the past?
Loss portfolio transfers may have been around for a while, but they still have their uses, argues Dave Brining.
Europe's good and bad news.
The European insurance market grew three times faster than the region's gross domestic product in 19...
Courting ART.
Sophisticated ART transactions involve areas of the law that are new to reinsurers. James O'Shea offers a guide.
Perpetual motion in the holiday hideaway.
Bermuda's reinsurers are constantly reinventing themselves in an attempt to stay ahead of the game. Janina Clark reports on the latest moves.
Pettersen joins Partner.
Bermudian reinsurer PartnerRe has recruited Phillip Pettersen from South African broking group Forbe...
Into the special fields.
Expert witnesses have long been relied upon to give specialist clout to claims coming to court. Richard Cory-Pearce explains how insurers can overcome potential problems with witness relationships arising from the Woolf reforms.
New dawn for justice.
On the face of it, the Civil Procedure Rules should be embraced by all, but professional indemnity insurers have been left asking 'What's in it for us?' Kenneth McKenzie explains why.
Rich man, poor man.
Despite economic turmoil in Latin America, insurers are poised to make a killing in the region. John Burke explains why.
Regulation cannot do everything' says chief.
Jim Stretton, UK chief executive of Standard Life, warned of the dangers of "out of control regulati...
E-commerce leaders form global co-operative body.
The three leading industry e-commerce networks have created a global co-operative dedicated to promo...
Syndicate's website.
Lloyd's Syndicate 55, GE Lloyd-Roberts, has joined the on-line global community after launching a we...
Penny Black's insurance week.
He may not be everyone's cup of tea, but I think the insurance industry needs someone like the colou...
Playing your cards right.
Shane Sayers explains why alternative dispute resolution, as embodied in the Woolf reforms, is the key to saving costs on claims.
Union takes up case of excluded IFAs.
Independent Financial Advisers are being excluded from the industry because of ropey references they...
Four grade II listed buildings caught fire.
Four grade II listed buildings had their chips when a fire swept along an historic terrace in Headco...
Euro body's all-for-one, one-for-all move.
A pan-European insurance industry trade association has moved to block individual countries negotiat...
Y2K lives on.
Only half the brokers surveyed by the Association of British Insurers have confirmed that they are Y...
Protection failing.
Legislation introduced last November to protect holidaymakers from insurance rip-offs by travel agen...
Liver shuts door.
Royal Liver is the latest company to walk away from door-to-door policy selling. The friendly societ...