Regulation
London to challenge Aussie rule change
LONDON market insurers are understood to be considering steps to seek Australian regulatory authoris...
Broker to integrate travel and insurance arms
R3 Group has acquired Forces Travel, and plans are underway to integrate the company with Forces Fin...
Appointment at Zurich
Zurich has announced the appointment of Christian Orator to the position of global chief claims offi...
Earnings-linked index set for injured baby
Corbett v South Yorkshire Strategic Health Authority(Queen's Bench Division — 28 March 2007) The cl...
Appointment at Atradius
Atradius has announced the appointment of Isidoro Unda as management board chairman and chief execut...
Self-insured councils warned as flood bill rises
Flood-affected city councils that have chosen to self-insure against floods rather than buy insuranc...
Independent Trial: A sketch from southwark crown court
The jury is now enjoying a well earned break from the trial until 13 August, writes Olivier C Laurent.
Seeing things differently
Treating Customers Fairly
Backing a winner
Sports Contingency
Looking back
Looking through Post's back catalogue paints a unique picture of more than 150 years of insurance ne...
Manslaughter deal reached
Employers must be fully aware of their responsibilities if the Corporate Manslaughter Bill is implem...
QBE boss O'Halloran hits out at 'archaic' Lloyd's
QBE confirmed today that it had withdrawn a proposed offer to buyout the remaining Names that participate on its specialist liability Syndicate 386, managed at Lloyd's under the Limit brand within QBE European Operations. It follows a rejection by the…
Survey underlines directors fear over personal litigation
Research out today from law firm Eversheds, highlights has found that 70% of UK company directors believe they faced increased personal liability compared to five years ago.
Bright: SFO interview
Excerpts of taped interviews with defendant Michael Bright were read out in court for the second day running. The interviews were conducted between 1 December 2003 and 6 April 2004 as part of a Serious Fraud Office investigation into fraud allegations at…
Regulatory protection insurance launched
Lloyd’s Syndicate 1400, managed by Imagine Syndicate Management, has launched a dedicated insurance liability product called Regulatory Protection Insurance (RPI).
PWS boasts about online first
PWS claims it has launched the industry’s first Internet-based facility to offer insurance brokers real-time insurance quotations on-line for JCT Clause 21.2.1 and similar construction industry-related insurance.
Co-operative Financial Services to cut 1000 jobs by end of year
Co-operative Financial Services has today announced that job lossess will be “inevitable” as part of its plans to improve its operational business performance for the "benefit of its 6 million customers".
Survey shows work is bad for your health
Company bosses should consider offering staff discounted membership for gyms, according to a survey ...
Finish the Revolution
All great revolutions have an element of unfinished business. Tony Blair's New Labour project has en...
Sants new FSA chief exec
Hector Sants has been appointed chief executive of the Financial Services Authority. He will take up...
Appointment at Plexus Law
Plexus Law has announced two new appointments within its professional indemnity and commercial risk ...
Appointment at KPMG
KPMG has promoted Phil Smart to head up its insurance technical advisory group, which covers life an...
Frozen out
Broking consolidation