Regulation
A man with a team.
If Allan Bridgewater was the coach of a sports' team you'd put money on him being a cup winner, so strong is his belief in teamwork and getting the best from staff. David Worsfold reports.
Industry standards: vital.
Michael Gaughan, marketing director of Independent Insurance, said now was the time for the industry...
IBRC out as industry looks ahead.
Economic secretary Helen Liddell scrapped the Insurance Brokers Registration Council and told the in...
Confidence, security and certainty: actuaries' watchwords.
The headline of David Worsfold's News Analysis 'Unease, insecurity, uncertainty ... an actuarial vis...
FSA will close firms to protect customers.
The Financial Services Authority (FSA) has warned that it will not hesitate in using its powers to c...
Supervision German-style.
Germany's top insurance regulator, Dr Helmut Muller, gives his views on the supervisory system for insurers in the wake of the single market.
Zurich says it wants to move into banking.
The Zurich Insurance Group has announced its intention to apply to the Swiss regulatory authorities ...
Opponents steer Sun Life floatation towards the rocks.
Mounting political opposition in Toronto threatens to scupper the proposed public stock market flota...
A radical shake-up on the way.
A radical shake-up in the way amateur football clubs buy their insurance could be on the way. The Fo...
Curiosity may yet kill this CAT.
I am glad to see that the debate about benchmarking and Individual Savings Accounts is now raging th...
Direct Line offers to be market voice.
Direct Line has warned of potential threats to the vehicle breakdown recovery sector from government...
GEB raises PHI stakes by £10,000.
Guardian Employee Benefits (GEB) has stepped up the competition in the PHI market by offering up to ...
Greater powers given to SIF.
The Solicitors Indemnity Fund (SIF) has been handed greater flexibility and powers to liaise with th...
OPRA helps keep tenners in tune.
In its first full year of operation the Occupational Pensions Regulatory Authority (OPRA) helped mak...
What's the damage of House of Lords ruling?
The House of Lords' long-awaited ruling on personal injury damages has left many insurers reeling with shock. Solicitor Paul Coppin discusses the background to the case and its implications.
Mum-to-be unlawfully sacked.
In August 1990 a woman informed her employer that she was pregnant. She then had a succession of ...
PIA action hangs over too-slow mis-selling firms.
Three firms could face action from the Personal Investment Authority after failing to meet the 30 Ju...
Error leaves pension firms quids-in.
Pensions firms are tens of thousands of pounds better off than they should be because of a flaw in t...
Boss buries past by moving RSA's cast of Westenders to Berkeley
"The past is the past" seems to be the emphatic message of Bob Mendelsohn's first six months in char...
The one 'everyone wants to win'.
Loss adjuster of the year, the award sponsored by Imbach RAG, was won by Crawford THG, for determini...
Just say no!
The rise of ethical unit and investment trusts has seen many people put their money where their morals are. Steve Banner reports how it pays to stick by your principles.
You have much to be proud of.
John Greenway MP, chairman of the All Party Parliamentary Group on Insurance and Financial Services,...
Judge finds no reason to block ABB merger.
The Belgian Court of Appeal has ruled that the merger between Kredietbank and insurance group ABB ca...
Takeover bids rocket.
A KPMG finance survey shows foreign takeover bids for British businesses broke all records in the fi...