Regulation
Singapore-based insurer completes solvent scheme transfer
Whittington has announced the completion of a Solvent Scheme of Arrangement for a Singapore-based insurer Lion City Run-Off (formerly the Offshore Insurance Fund business of The Insurance Corporation of Singapore).
Moody's: US sub-prime crisis has limited impact on European insurers
The current crisis in the US sub-prime market and the related uncertainty surrounding structured vehicles will not have a direct material impact on European insurers.
Belfor launches Cutty Sark restoration work
Belfor UK has been appointed to help the specialist conservation of the Cutty Sark, after it was damaged by a fire in May.
Partner Re to consolidate $1bn reinsurer in Dublin
Bermuda headquartered global reinsurer Partner Re has announced that its subsidiary Partner Reinsurance Europe based in Dublin, will be the principal reinsurance carrier for its business underwritten in France, Ireland, Switzerland and Canada from…
Pick of the Week
Jonathan Swift, the editor of Post Magazine, presents a run down of the major stories in this week’s ...
Obituary - Robert Sloan
Robert Sloan, the former executive director of Commercial Union, has passed away aged 81. In additio...
Time to revise recruitment
A-level results have been improving for 25 years straight and today, school leavers will receive new...
Looking back
Looking through Post's back catalogue paints a unique picture of more than 150 years of insurance ne...
Businesses naive about product recall cover
The insurance industry faces a challenge educating businesses about product recall cover, according ...
Appointment at Financial Services Skills Council
The Financial Services Skills Council has appointed Sam Rees-Adams as its new director of education....
FSA to offer consumers PPI best buy advice
The Financial Services Authority is set to introduce "best buy" tables for payment protection insura...
Syndicate forecast
Heritage Underwriting Agency has maintained its forecasts for its syndicates 1200 and 3245 for the 2...
Hardy chair hails "remarkable" result
Lloyd's insurer Hardy today indicated that it may grow its syndicates' capacity modestly for the 2008 year of account.
Weather claims hit Zurich for $566m
Zurich this morning said the UK storms and floods were largely to blame for a 2 point increase in its global general insurance combined ratio to 96.5%.
Bifa welcomes IMD ruling
The British International Freight Association has welcomed news that Treasury officials have confirm...
A slippery slope
Legal Analysis: Workplace safety
Broker COO quits RSA for banking role
Royal and Sun Alliance broker division chief operations officer Mike Canniffe has resigned from the ...
A fresh approach
Agriculture
A mutual break-up?
News Analysis: Local authority mutuals
Practice direction issued for industrial diseases
Legal Report
Duty and the beast
Legal Report
Hugh James plans volume claims push
Legal Report
Charles Taylor Adjusting re-launches risk analysis tool
Krris (The Key Risk Ranking Indicator System), a software-based product that enables underwriters and corporations to analyse and identify risk, is being relaunched with a revamped website. It has new features and has been adapted to the needs of several…
Heritage moves into property treaty with new appointment
Lloyd’s underwriter Heritage has announced the immediate appointment of James Braddock as head of its new international property treaty portfolio.