Regulation
Perfectly reformed?
In his consultation paper, Lord Irvine has acknowledged that the legal profession will need time to implement conditional fee arrangements. Ken Cannar looks at how the "no win, no fee" strategy would work in practice.
It's what you know.
Knowledge management is not a passing craze. According to 1997 figures, over 100 of the world's larg...
Government will scrap IBRC, says ABI's Boleat.
Association of British Insurers director general Mark Boleat told the conference audience to expect ...
IFAs to be given helping hand at last.
I am glad to see growing support for the idea that life offices should "lend" some of their resource...
Pru to pay £5m for new City HQ.
Prudential has agreed to pay an initial £5.4m to lease The Governor's House in the City of London fo...
No win, no fee, was lawful.
A woman involved in a county court case had made an agreement with her solicitor whereby he would ac...
Portfolio clamp.
Two life assurance products were caught up in the clampdown on offshore investments. Personal portfo...
Forsaking argument.
The effectiveness of alternative dispute resolution an alternative to taking legal disputes to court has meant that the legal profession as well as insurers is now vocal in its support. Liz Loxton reports.[QQ]
A government recipe for cash-saving and popularity.
Universal legal costs insurance of £25,000, at a premium which is allowed for tax purposes against i...
Insurance boost as Brown peps ISAs.
There has been a mixed reaction from the industry for the government's new Individual Savings Accoun...
Clamp down on pension abuse.
Proposals to clamp down on abuses of pension tax reliefs by pension schemes outlined in the budget t...
Pensions Scheme.
The pension scheme earnings cap will be increased from £84,000 to £87,600 from 6 April 1998. This is...
Almost right... but not quite.
Marcus Campbell's article (Taken to account, PM 5 March, p21) rightly identifies that directors & of...
Portfolios slipping.
Discretionary portfolios are slipping as pension funds become more mature, according to an analysis ...
IPT freeze for health sector.
Health insurers reacted with delight to the announcement that Insurance Premium Tax had not been rai...
Bridging troubled WATERS.
A number of recent events have made waves in the usually rock-steady P&I market. Eric Alexander looks at what bosses are doing to steer clubs on a safe path for the future.
NI department merger.
As part of the simplification of the National Insurance regime, the Chancellor announced that the Co...
A new deal.
Taking on board the implications of European Union membership as well as UK legislation means testing times for employers. Sarah Houston looks at how bosses can avoid the pitfalls.
Swiss do Pole jump.
Swiss insurer Helvetia Patria Versiderungen has said it is to take a 20% stake in Polish general ins...
IPT hike: penalty on the prudent.
Tony Baker, the deputy director general of the Association of British Insurers, has slammed as doubl...
Sutherland puts training into AITT.
I had a chance to catch up with Hugh Sutherland of London Guildhall University the other day and hea...
The cost of pensions clean-up.
The second phase of pensions mis-selling reviews is set to take up much more time and money than anyone at first believed. Alex Miller asks if this 'colossal task' will be enough to keep the industry from another scandal.
Caution greets Derbyshire inquiry.
Marine insurers reacted with caution to the government's decision to re-open the inquiry into the lo...
New bill sparks fears from financial experts.
Insurers, banks and securities firms in the United States may be allowed to form financial holding c...