Analysis
Europe: Regulatory remuneration
Are European insurance companies coping with the increasing cost of regulation? Katie Marriner investigates.
International: Europe: Go west
Are Asian investors likely to continue their interest in the European insurance market? Edmund Tirbutt investigates.
Solicitors' PI: Taking a gamble
While their low prices make unrated carriers an attractive option for solicitors seeking professional indemnity insurance, are they worth the risk? And do small law firms have any alternative?
Roundtable: Fraud: Seeking a knockout blow
How are recent changes to the legal landscape and calls for a more collaborative approach impacting the insurance industry’s fight against fraud?
The Asian reinsurance story so far
The reinsurance market has great potential for growth in Asia as insurers, brokers and banks try to address a chronic deficit in insurance cover across the continent writes Andrew Tjaardstra.
Go west: Asia's investments in Europe
Are Asian investors likely to continue their interest in the European insurance market? Edmund Tirbutt investigates.
Legal Update: Fraud: Following Irish fraud law could help UK insurers fight fabricated claims
Sarah Hill looks at the legal issues affecting insurers’ battle against fraud, including the Irish approach to ‘tainted’ claims and the incoming regulation of private investigators
Europe: The cost of Concordia
What has the Costa Concordia disaster meant for the European marine market?
Lloyd's: The burden of regulation
Facing increasing scrutiny from the UK and Europe, Lloyd’s could be in danger of becoming less competitive. By Katie Marriner
Technology: Insurance on the go
With people increasingly using mobile devices to access the internet, how easy is it for customers to purchase insurance on the move?
Europe: A Rock and a hard place (International feature - 26/09)
The row between Spain and Britain over Gibraltar may have put insurance firms in the country in an unenviable position.
Europe: Russia round-up
In the latest quarterly on the Russian insurance market, Paul Koshik reviews the motor sector, a busy period for recruitment and the big legal decisions.
Expertise in Action: Technology: The tech threat
With mobile devices, cloud computing and social media playing an increasing role in business practice, how can the insurance industry manage the risks?
Expertise in Action: Technology: Open to attack
Despite several high-profile cyber attacks on major corporations, the insurance industry is still behind the times when it comes to cyber liability. How can it catch up?
Outsourcing: Need a hand?
While some in the insurance industry associate outsourcing with cutting jobs and costs, others are keen to extol its virtues. So when is it right to outsource, and how can it benefit the sector?
Travel: In rude health
The refusal of some Spanish hospitals to accept EHICs sparked anger in the insurance industry, but will the scandal impact premiums?
Europe: A Rock and a hard place
The row between Spain and Britain over Gibraltar may have put insurance firms in the country in an unenviable position. Mark Sands explains.
IUMI Preview: Charting a course
With the sector suffering major losses, long-term sustainability is high on the agenda at this year’s International Union of Marine Insurance conference. Can the market navigate the choppy waters?
Piper Alpha: 25 years on
A quarter of a century on from the Piper Alpha oil platform disaster, how has the industry learnt from the difficulties it faced in the aftermath – and what has been done to stop such a tragedy occurring again?
Europe: The cost of Concordia
What has the Costa Concordia disaster meant for the European marine market? Katie Marriner finds out.
SME: On board the enterprise
The SME space is a key battleground for the future of the industry. But if SMEs can do business direct online, where does that leave brokers? By Mark Sands
Investment: Diminishing returns
Insurers are predicted to find it increasingly difficult to make high yields from investments, so what can the industry do to turn the tide and increase returns?
Europe: A pen for Europe?
Managing general agents have seen a resurgence of popularity in the UK, but has there been a similar renaissance across the continent? Tim Evershed investigates.
Ethics: Do the right thing
The insurance industry may need a root and branch overhaul of its approach to ethics. But with claims that companies don’t actually understand the issue, the road to restoring trust is set to be rocky.