Regulation
Why two bodies are better than one.
Francis Higney went to Westminster to witness the unveiling of a 'breakthrough' alliance for IFAs.
Cracking under pressure.
An increasing number of stress-related cases are finding their way into UK courts. More and more people are suing employers - and winning. Ken Cannar reports on some of the most important of these cases from the point of view of insurers.
Pure farce, but no-one is laughing.
The Insurance Brokers Registration Council has done its members and the market a lot of damage since...
Top job for Rossi.
James Rossi has taken over as chairman of the London Market's Joint Hull committee for the coming ye...
Protest by ex-agents over Axa.
There are set to be more fireworks the day after bonfire night as former agents of Union des Assuran...
Millennium Bug will be non-event' predicts Corroon chief.
A leading broker chief told a packed London conference that Y2K was set to be "the biggest non event...
Maximising minimum wages.
Yvonne Gallagher says it's time for insurers to consider their distribution structure in the wake of the government's draft regulations for a national minimum wage.
Appointment at Rowe & Maw.
Philip Ruttley, secretary of the World Trade Law Association, has joined Rowe & Maw. He is a leading...
P&I Club's call cut.
The UK P&I Club has reduced its supplementary call for a policy year for the fifth time in six years...
Thornton unveils actuarial vision of the future.
In his inaugural speech, the new president of the Institute of Actuaries, Paul Thornton, has set out...
Senator scuppers reform bill.
Frustrated insurance industry and banking chiefs in the United States have witnessed their latest at...
Caption Competition.
What a popular man Andy Homer is. There was a surprisingly large - and largely insulting - entry for...
Pru's Egg is truly scrambled.
Why am I not surprised that the Pru has ended up with Egg on its face with its latest banking launch...
Seminars drive home new work regulations.
Royal SunAlliance Engineering is to embark on a series of seminars to educate people on two imminent...
Trio form reinsurer.
La Mutualite Francaise, Matmut and Scor have announced the formation of a new reinsurance company, M...
Bumpy road to approval for shake-up proposals.
The package of constitutional changes which involves cutting the CII's governing council down to one...
A great man and a great friend.
The Death of Sir Robert McCrindle brings an era to an end. He was a great friend of Post Magazine, w...
New Royal & SunAlliance office opens in Shanghai.
Prime Minister Tony Blair opened the new Royal & SunAlliance Shanghai office during his trip to Chin...
Three quarters of UK firms want Britain to sign up to EMU.
Survey of almost 2000 companies yields surprising result.
Market share league is real eye-opener.
The market share analysis we published last week shows many interesting factors in the rapidly chang...
Men and women of too many letters.
Society of Financial Advisors president Robert Reid is to push ahead with his drive to cut through t...
Brokers warned: Beware of the merger backlash.
Bigger may not always mean better, with risk managers warning that consolidation in the broker marke...
Test case challenges Euro law.
Around 60 multi-national companies are to challenge European pension law by bringing a test case in ...
We have ways of making you talk.
It's good to talk, and that is certainly true when it comes to resolving litigation claims, in particular those for professional negligence. Mike Grant and Nicky Smith outline the benefits of mediation.