Regulation
Bankers Trust in unit sell-off deal with reinsurer.
Bankers Trust is to sell its insurance units to Rhine Re, the Switzerland and Bermuda-based reinsure...
ILU/LIRMA deal still on': Funnell.
Tony Funnel, chief executive of the ILU has confirmed the date for the Institute's merger with LIRMA...
It pays to be in general.
As actuaries make their mark in general insurance Dr Geraldine Kaye takes a look at the financial incentives.
Appointment at Putsmans Solicitors.
Julia Holden has been appointed as head of Putsmans' personal injury department to spearhead a major...
An ACE engineering idea.
ACE Engineering Insurance has produced a handy reference tool to help brokers advise clients on engi...
Risks prove a moving target.
As more risk is handled in-house by both private and public organisations and companies expand their...
Adding value top of the marine agenda.
Alex Broad reports from the annual IUMI Conference, this year being held in Lisbon. She discovers that while delegates had little to smile about, marine insurance chiefs had some ideas about how to steer the sector out of its crisis.
Future still bleak for international hull market.
The international hull market is showing no signs of an upturn according to Peter Chrismas, chairman...
Partnership will give brokers an edge.
A unique agreement between a software house and an actuarial firm will see brokers and intermediarie...
Court in the ACT.
Are insurers better off when a case goes to trial? David Turner and Lyndi Hughes find out.
A professional response to risk.
As the Institute of Risk Management prepares to host its eighth annual conference, Alex Broad talks to the Institute's chairman Roger Cottell.
Exclusive - CII calls crisis meeting on regulation.
There will be an emergency session on broker regulation at the Chartered Insurance Institute annual ...
Lloyd's job loss is sign of the times.
The news that Lloyd's has felt able to dispense with the services of a public affairs manager is an ...
Claims handling.
Accident repairers PHH has launched Cendant Claims Plus to replace PHH Insurer Services and PHH Acci...
First past the post-natal.
Grip has broadened its range of non-discriminatory insurance products with Equality, the first polic...
PIA goes out with wave of hard-hitting action.
Insurance industry regulators are going out with a bang rather than a whimper, issuing a wave of exp...
Clearing up Stock Market confusion.
I do not believe there is one professional in the City who is in any doubts as to the business of In...
IIB members deserve better than 'pathetic rabble-rousing'.
I must say that I am most saddened after reading the latest missive I have just received from Andrew...
Row shows why Lloyd's must go back to the drawing board.
The debate about the future of individual Names at Lloyd's seems to have been settled with a suddenn...
BAT merger complete.
The merger between Zurich Group and BAT Industries went ahead as planned on Monday to create one of ...
Woodrow Milliman strengthens position in China.
International actuary network Woodrow Milliman believes "the time is right" to strengthen its positi...
Fortis enjoys strong results.
The international insurance banking and investment group Fortis has announced good first half year r...
Fire at tyre factory.
A fire at a tyre factory near Hull had an unusual side effect as a flock of racing pigeons became si...
Richard Mendonza races around circuit for charity.
Lloyd's underwriter Richard Mendonza is earning pounds for points as he races around the Kent County...