Regulation
You needs Hans ...
Actuarial genius Hans Buhlmann has been elected to the Insurance Hall of Fame by members of the Inte...
Prudential sells up in Oz.
Prudential has decided to cease dealing down under. The company will sell its Australian and New Z...
EC to launch marine pooling scheme.
The European Commission announced last week that it planned to provide a revised liability pooling s...
Bid may bolster mutual appreciation society.
The mutual is fighting back as Friends Provident undertakes a bid to acquire London and Manchester. ...
Consultation ends with SIF in bullish form.
The first stage of the Law Society indemnity consultation process has finished with the Solicitor's ...
Call for ILU to get its house in order.
The Institute of London Underwriters appears to be edging towards a solution to the building related...
ScotAm staff breath easy at news that jobs are secure.
Staff at Scottish Amicable breathed a huge sigh of relief following the news that Prudential are to ...
Flood damage bill set to reach £36m.
The worst floods in China since 1954 have devastated the country's hinterland, leaving a terrible tr...
Appointment at Elektra Consulting.
Don MacKenzie has been appointed a director of Elektra Consulting. He is currently responsible for o...
Travel clamp 'boosts choice'.
The government's decision to ban travel agents from forcing customers to take out insurance as a pre...
Appointment at Iron Trades.
Iron Trades Insurance Company has appointed Dr William Stockdale as a non-executive director. Dr Sto...
IIB isolated as the big guns back NewRo.
The Institute of Insurance Brokers is becoming increasingly isolated in its bid to become a regulato...
Deal is 'marriage made in heaven'.
Jeremy Venton has described the takeover of his Bermuda-based company Venton Holdings by American fi...
Appointment at Allied Zurich.
Vernon Sankey and Gerhard Schulmeyer have joined the board of Allied Zurich and the board of Zurich ...
Appointment at Hiscox.
Hiscox has appointed Bill Katesmark to the position of senior hull underwriter. Mr Katesmark join...
Germany takes control.
In the second part of our German focus, Dr Helmut Muller looks at the issue of prudential supervision.
We are ready and more than willing to end this shambles'.
With the Insurance Brokers' Registration Council in meltdown, Andrew Paddick, director general of the Institute of Insurance Brokers, explains how his organisation is primed to step into the regulatory breach.
Issues and withdrawals.
The Treasury has released details of the issue and withdrawal of authorisations under the Insurance ...
IFAs set for phase 2 fight.
Independent financial advisers have come out fighting saying that many innocent IFAs will be put out...
Brokers must get together.
The broker regulation debate seems to be forming two camps with the Institute of Insurance Brokers i...
FSA gets it right first time.
Through the Internet maze with Richard Griffiths.
Travel agents: the storm clouds gather.
At long last the government has acted to stop the blatant rip-off of compulsory travel insurance in ...
Supreme Court allows Lloyd's to settle marathon Superwood case.
The Supreme Court in Dublin has over-ruled a High Court judge and allowed Lloyd's underwriters to se...
Industry surprise at FSA Bill's early arrival.
The Financial Services and Markets Bill was published last week ahead of forecasts. Less of a surprise were the far-reaching powers given to the new regulator. David Worsfold looks at the details and their implications.