Regulation
Back to basics
Solvency II: Lessons learnt
Rehabilitation disputes pilot to go ahead
A new scheme for resolving rehabilitation disputes is set to be piloted by the Bodily Injury Claims ...
Lawyers to protest at Lord Chancellor's powers
A group of lawyers angry at the proposed regulatory powers of the Lord Chancellor was due to meet at...
Facing the music
Solvency II
Life in the shadows
Strategic Focus: Premium finance, regulation
FSA: delays likely over scheme levy changes
Changes to the way the UK general insurance market pays for company defaults are to be delayed until...
Too much cash in reserve?
News analysis: motor insurance
Classroom manifesto a first step for schools
Defendant lawyers have said the government's £2.7m Learn Outside the Classroom manifesto is a first ...
FSA rules too complex
The Financial Services Authority has been ordered to simplify its rules in relation to the European ...
Treasury sets out competitiveness agenda
The Economic Secretary, Ed Balls, today set out the next steps in the Government's wider dialogue on how best to ensure the continued global success and competitiveness of the UK based financial sector - a dialogue which began with the Chancellor's High…
Marsh expands service team in Leeds
Marsh has expanded its local client servicing team in Leeds in order to boost business growth in Northern England.
IAIS gives reinsurance sector clean bill of health
Global regulators’ club, the International Association of Insurance Supervisors (IAIS) has given the global reinsurance industry a clean bill of health despite a tough year in 2005.
Sidley Austin expands London insurance operation
Sidley Austin has announced as part of the expansion of its London Insurance Practice, Dorothy Cory-Wright will join the London office to establish and head an insurance contentious litigation practice.
FSA sets out costs and benefits of MIFID
The Financial Services Authority (FSA) today published a paper setting out its assessment of the overall costs and benefits for the financial services industry of implementing the Markets in Financial Instruments Directive (MiFID) in the UK.
Treasury requests evidence in travel insurance review
Today, the Economic Secretary to the Treasury, Ed Balls, launched the Travel Insurance Review public call for evidence and highlighted the need for travel insurers to be clear and transparent about consumers’ cover in the event of a terrorist incident.
General insurers use Watson Wyatt's investing nous
Watson Wyatt’s growing investment consulting business has been strengthened through the addition of six new business mandates to provide various investment consulting services to the non-life insurance sector and include Beazley, Brit Insurance,…
FSA publishes anti-money laundering self assessment tool to help small firms
The Financial Services Authority (FSA) has published an anti-money laundering self assessment tool to prompt small firms to focus on and satisfy themselves that they are addressing their legal and regulatory obligations to combat financial crime. This…
Appointment at Assurant Solutions
Kathryn Moore has been made actuarial manager at Assurant Solutions. Ms Moore has 15 years' experien...
Insurer set to reduce costs
Standard Life Healthcare is promising to extend the affordability of its comprehensive medical cover...
Parliamentary insurance champion deselected by Tories
The redrawing of a vast northern England parliamentary constituency has resulted in John Greenway, M...
The defendant's voice
Lea Brocklebank
Question Time event
Broker Question Time 2006
Paymentshield faces legal action threat
Paymentshield could face legal action over a deal it made just prior to its acquisition by Towergate...