Regulation
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...
Swiss Re UK CEO.
Martin Albers is to take over as chief executive of Swiss Re UK this month, following the departure ...
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.