Regulation
CII boasts "unrivalled" professional strength
The Chartered Insurance Institute has pledged to play a more proactive role in regulatory debates af...
Fortune favours the brave
China: Market overview
JLT wins HIH film compensation battle
JLT has won a legal appeal brought by collapsed insurer HIH, but been left with a slapped wrist by t...
Support for new proposal
Commercial law firm Beachcroft has welcomed proposals made on Tuesday by the Law Commissions of Engl...
FSA advice for advisers
The FSA is offering free surgeries to financial advisers, mortgage intermediaries and general insura...
Looking back
Looking through Post's back catalogue paints a unique picture of more than 150 years of insurance ne...
Cunningham flood HQ
The National Flood Forum has voiced its full support for Cunningham Lindsey's latest flood initiativ...
Allianz baulks at strip club scheme
Allianz has made a last minute decision to pull out of providing cover for a strip club insurance sc...
Tackling building dereliction
Norwich Union has welcomed the government's plans to tackle what it calls the 'deliberate derelictio...
Anti-social issues top public risk list
Zurich is attempting to encourage greater strategic thought on public sector risk management while i...
Fitch issues preliminary PRISM results
Fitch Ratings has issued preliminary results for the UK non-life sector from PRISM, a next-generation stochastic capital model for the insurance industry. Fitch believes PRISM will change the way insurance risks are viewed by investors and industry…
Fitch Ratings unveils Prism capital model
Fitch Ratings presented preliminary results for the UK non-life sector from PRISM, a next-generation stochastic capital model for the insurance industry.
Beachcroft welcomes Law Commission reports
Beachcroft welcomed the proposals released today by the Law Commissions of England and Scotland in their first Consultation Paper on misrepresentation, non-disclosure and breach of warranty by the insured.
ABI: Reform of insurance contract law unnecessary
Stephen Haddrill, the ABI’s director general, commented on the publication of a Law Commission consultation paper on insurance contract law.
NU backs bill to tackle dereliction
Norwich Union has welcomed the Government's plans to tackle what it calls the 'deliberate dereliction' of empty shops, offices and factories. The move is part of a package of measures from the Department for Communities and Local Government, which is…
Ecclesiastical run-off scheme marks PwC's fifth in a week
A solvent scheme of arrangement for the reinsurance business written through the GLM Pool was sanctioned by the High Court on 9 July 2007.
Hector Sants succeeds Tiner as FSA boss
Hector Sants has been appointed chief executive of the Financial Services Authority. He will take up the post on 20 July 2007, succeeding John Tiner who steps down at the Annual Public Meeting on 19 July.
QBE increases European presence
QBE has increased its European market share with the acquisition of two Swiss motor insurers.
FSA to consider amendments to rules
The Treasury has today announced changes to the Financial Services and Markets Act, which will reduce the current burden on firms in the financial sector and the Financial Services Authority (FSA).
Max Taylor to join FSCS board
The Financial Services Authority has appointed Max Taylor as a non-executive director of the Financial Services Compensation Scheme effective from 1 September 2007.
Financial Services Compensation Scheme Board Appointment
The Financial Services Authority (FSA) has appointed Max Taylor as a non-executive Director of the Financial Services Compensation Scheme (FSCS) effective from 1 September 2007.
Firms agree to change PPI internet sales style
Major finance firms have agreed to change the way they sell payment protection insurance (PPI) over the internet, following action by the Financial Services Authority (FSA).
Bryanston creditors get 12% increase says PwC
The scheme administrator of run-off insurer Bryanston Insurance Company Paul Evans, has raised the payment percentage a further 12% to 59%. This further raise sees creditors benefit from a substantial increase on the initial 10% of established…
FSA bans automatic PPI sales over web
Major finance firms have agreed to change the way they sell payment protection insurance over the internet, following action by the Financial Services Authority.