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Solvency II: 'Glue' is needed with data analysis
Securities service providers offer "the glue" to bring all the necessary end-to-end information together to help insurers make the best decisions around their Solvency II asset management strategies.
Solvency II - Post implementation: Capital consequences
In the second instalment of a two-part article, Steven McEwan examines what will happen if the all-important capital requirements under Solvency II are breached.
Equity Red Star cuts 27 underwriting and distribution jobs
Equity Red Star has made 27 staff redundant following an eight-week consultation period, Post has learnt.
Germany leads way in Solvency II preparation
UK insurers are better prepared for the upcoming Solvency II regulation than firms based in France and Italy, according to new research.
Post history - 15 years ago: LEI named as 'promising alternative'
Looking through Post's back catalogue paints a unique picture of more than 150 years of insurance news, as this highlight from 15 years ago reveals.
Time to strap on the footie boots again
Sign up now for the 2011 Prince's Trust Insurance Cup.
PE-backed firm targets GI with ex-Rias head
Online financial services sales and marketing firm Media Ingenuity is in discussion with insurers to support a push into the general insurance personal lines space. It follows the recruitment of the former head of commercial management at Rias and head…
Auto Restore unveils mobile repair offering
Car repair firm Auto Restore has claimed its new direct mobile repair offering targeted at consumers has the support of two of its key insurer partners — Allianz and Aviva.
Insurers in the dark over E-coli outbreak
A Lockton broker has warned insurers remain in the dark over their exposure to a widespread E-coli outbreak that has killed at least 22 people and left hundreds seriously ill.
Syndicates take legal action against Jackson promoters
Talbot Underwriting, Cathedral and EBI have taken legal action against AEG Live, the promoters of Michael Jackson's This Is It tour, as the Lloyd's syndicates upped the ante in repudiating a multi-million-pound claim.
Airmic 2011: Risk blindness threat to company stability
Company boards' tendency to develop "risk blindness" in the pursuit of reward and opportunity can bring down otherwise successful entities overnight, according to new research by Cass Business School. The first findings of a two-stage study have…
Airmic 2011: Best practice guide to global compliance
Insurance buyers can now benefit from best practice advice to prevent them falling foul of the "labyrinth" of global insurance compliance rules. The guide, published this week, sets out key questions with which to road-test insurance programmes and help…
Law report: Dismissal due to dishonesty by doctor was right decision
This law report has been contributed by national law firm Berrymans Lace Mawer.
Broker IPOs: Who dares wins
Broker IPOs keep the rumour mill active but very few actually occur. Rachel Gordon finds out why this is and looks at which companies are most likely to pursue the public route.
Insurers in line for a £4.8bn windfall from referral fees
Motor insurers stand to pocket billions in extra income a year if a recommendation to retain referral fees is acted on, a leading personal injury lawyer has claimed.
M&A - market update: Coming together
Merger and acquisition activity is finally on the rise following a long period of stagnation. Daniel Dunkley looks at what is behind the increase.
Solvency II: Evaluating structured products 'difficult'
Structured products are the most difficult assets to evaluate, according to BNP Parabis Cardif's head of analysis, research and development, Jean Christophe Barou.
Penny Black's insurance week
Last week, Penny caught up with the man of the moment, outgoing Towergate CEO Andy Homer. Modest as always, Mr Homer insisted that for luring Mark Hodges from Aviva he and his colleagues deserved a "pat on the back".
Solvency II: FSA: eight out of 10 insurers have weaknesses over SII
The Financial Services Authority remains concerned that firms are spending too much time focusing on Pillar I of the Solvency II regulations and not enough time on Pillars II and III.
Interview - Paul Taylor: Relishing challenges
With a career that has spanned the globe, new Airmic chair Paul Taylor wants to push risk management up the agenda. He talks to Lynn Rouse about his upcoming tenure.
Westinsure reveals SME insurer deals
Broker network Westinsure has secured a range of SME deals with insurers for members that currently transact more than £100m of business in the sector. The new deals are designed primarily to cover package and small combined products and offer a…
Post history - five years ago: Expenses market fights back
Looking through Post's back catalogue paints a unique picture of more than 150 years of insurance news, as this highlight from five years ago reveals.
Go Compare to study FSA recommendations
Go Compare has backed the Financial Services Authority's latest set of guidelines for aggregators.
Post magazine – 9 June 2011
The latest issue of Post magazine is now available to subscribers as a digital and interactive e-book.