Politics
Spending Review 2010: retirement age set to increase
Under the Government Spending Review, the retirement age for men and women is set to rise from 65 to 66 by 2020.
Spending Review 2010: Equitable Life victims to be given £1.5bn
Chancellor of the Exchequer George Osborne has promised help to members of the public who lost money due to the near collapse of Equitable Life.
Lord Young reaction: Foil welcomes simplified risk assessments
The Forum of Insurance Lawyers has welcomed a simplified risk assessment process as recommended in Lord Young's report.
Lord Young reaction: Airmic supports good news for claimants
The Association of Risk Managers has has welcomed the Lord Young review as good news for claimants.
Lord Young reaction: Zurich backs report
Zurich has backed Lord Young saying risk aversion in society is a threat to the future economic and social well-being of the UK.
Lord Young reaction: ABI welcomes report
The Association of British insurers has backed Lord Young's recommendations on health and safety.
Lord Young's report published
Lord Young, the Prime Minister’s adviser on health and safety law and practice, has published his report Common Sense, Common Safety.
CMS Cameron McKenna slams competition proposal
Law firm CMS Cameron McKenna has criticised government proposals to merge the Office of Fair Trading and the Competition Commission claiming it could the equivalent of “replacing a Rolls Royce with a Mondeo”
Government proposes single competition body
The Competition Commission and the competition functions of the Office of Fair Trading are to be merged to form a single competition and markets authority, under new proposals by the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills.
News analysis - EL Trigger Litigation: An unfortunate conclusion
After nearly of year of deliberation, the Court of Appeal has delivered its verdict in the EL trigger litigation. Brian Goodwin dissects a complex ruling that seems to deliver only uncertainty for all parties.
H&S report due tomorrow
Lord Young of Graffham's delayed report into compensation and health & safety legislation is now expected to be finally released tomorrow.
Johnson named shadow chancellor
Alan Johnson has been named shadow chancellor by the new leader of the Labour Party, Ed Milliband.
Law firm criticises "deeply troubling" EL trigger litigation decision
Henry Bermingham, public sector partner at national law firm Berrymans Lace Mawer, has described the Court of Appeal judgment on in EL trigger litigation as “deeply troubling”.
GRF marks a year of progress
The Global Reinsurance Forum is a body of the world's largest reinsurers formed to respond to international policy and regulatory issues. Reinsurance reports on its latest activity.
Bermuda politics: Under starter's orders: Bermuda's leadership race
The confrontational bombast of Bermudan premier Ewart Brown is shortly to come to an end, much to the relief of international business on the island. Matthew Taylor reviews the candidates to succeed him.
Global business, hidden danger
The US and EU have new trade sanctions against Iran. (Re)insurers must be aware of both sets of regulations as well as potential for supra-national jurisdiction, argue Jamie Rogers and Pieter van Tol.
Monte Carlo roundtable: State of play
Mairi Mallon leads proceedings at the annual PricewaterhouseCoopers-sponsored Reinsurance roundtable at the Monte Carlo Rendezvous, where industry experts gathered to talk about the industry's hot topics.
Mass urges Lord Young to put consumers first
The Motor Accident Solicitors Society has warned Lord Young that consumers must be a central element of his impending report on health and safety law.
LMA warns of over-regulation of Lloyd's
The Lloyd’s Market Association has warned the proposed regulatory system for the UK is being created around the banks which will make it over-engineered, unsuitable and unjustifiably costly for the general insurance industry.
Lord Young blasted over H&S
Garwyn health and safety director Mike Williamson has revealed he is "uneasy" about a potential lack of objectivity in Lord Young's upcoming health and safety report.
Treasury rejects ABI call for IPT concession
The Treasury has rejected a plea by the Association of British Insurers for a concessionary period when the implementation of the new insurance premium tax rate rises come into effect next year.
Career path & CSR news: Preparing for the abolition of the default retirement age
Earlier this summer, the government announced a consultation on the future of the default retirement age, proposing that it should be scrapped between April and October next year.
Environmental liability: The carrot or the stick?
The idea of a new compulsory insurance class appears to represent opportunity to some and a major risk to market stability for others. Ralph Savage reports on how compulsory financial provision for environmental damage is viewed and whether it could ever…
Broking focus - SME: Survival of the fittest
Are brokers right to see SME as a 'safe house' for commercial insurance, Jakki May asks if direct insurers can really have an impact on the sector and how intermediaries can counteract this threat.