Regulation
Lloyd's backs FSA's plans for regulatory overhaul.
Lloyd's has welcomed the Financial Services Authority's consultation document which sets out proposa...
Education before compulsion': Ross.
The forthcoming Pensions Reform Green Paper should include the scrapping of income support, the chai...
Commission system blamed for mis-selling.
Cornhill Life has hit back at claims that commission payments were a significant factor in pensions ...
Landlord not liable for tenants' noise.
In 1975 Camden Council in London converted a Victorian end-of-terrace house into three one-bedroom f...
Queen opens FSA HQ.
The Financial Services Authority rolled out the red carpet at its new headquarters at Canary Wharf l...
Speech confirms insurers' fears.
The insurance industry had much to digest in the Queen's Speech, with mixed news and the threat of i...
Lord Hunt slams reforms.
A senior politician has branded the government's proposed Access to Justice Bill as "more bills for ...
Lawyers urged to prepare for civil justice reforms.
A Government spokesman has told insurance lawyers to start thinking about the implications of the go...
Insurance industry faces battle over law reforms.
The next session of Parliament promises to be one of the most important for the insurance industry. ...
New exam for PFAs.
A new qualification for personal financial advisers has been launched by the Insurance Institute of ...
Starting at the beginning.
In the second of our monthly series, a leading chamber of barristers looks at the process of starting an action.
Welcome for report.
Zurich Municipal has welcomed a report published by the Audit Commission which calls for authorities...
Swiss Life raises cover.
Swiss Life has raised its maximum free medical cover for group life and income protection by up to 6...
Commons history to be made.
The passage of the Financial Services and Markets Bill will see Parliamentary history being made. ...
Stakeholder pensions live to rise again.
The government confirmed this week the stakeholder pensions concept had not been abandoned and would...
Nelson Mandela under attack from national analysts.
South African president Nelson Mandela has come under attack from national analysts concerned over n...
Equitas exceeds expectations.
Equitas, the company formed to run-off Lloyd's 1992 and prior years' non-life liabilities, has repor...
Delayed IUA vote to take place this month.
The dates for the much delayed votes on the formation of the International Underwriting Association ...
France's largest reinsurer.
France's largest reinsurer, Scor, has announced that it is to buy back up to 10% of its shares in a ...
How to get out while you can.
Jim Moran explains how disillusioned reinsurers are finding ways out of the London market.
Aon first in Korea.
Broking giant Aon has become the first foreign-owned broker to be licensed by South Korea's Insuranc...
A market on thin ice.
Eric Alexander reports from this year's IUMI conference, where (re)insurers voiced concerns about the marine market's ability to absorb heavy losses.
Employers captures Eagle Star Re.
Eagle Star Re, one of the London market's biggest reinsurers, has been bought by G.E. Capital's Empl...
Czech floods hit reinsurers.
Czech non-life insurers increased their reinsurance cessions by almost a quarter last year, with pre...