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Treasury to hold court
The government's Treasury Committee was due to hold an evidence session on its inquiry into the scop...
Queen's Speech omits Legal Services Bill
The omission of the Legal Services Bill from the main text of the Queen's Speech last week will not ...
Buffett's firm hit with £1.225m FSA fine
The Financial Services Authority has fined General Reinsurance UK Limited £1.225m for arranging two improper reinsurance transactions.
Companies Act 2006: Boards urged to examine directors’ insurance policies
Boards of directors are being urged to tighten their directors' and officers' liability insurance policies to protect themselves from shareholder actions in light of changes introduced by the Companies Act 2006.
FSA - Speech - Agenda for 2007
In a recent speech Clive Briault, managing director, Retail Markets, Financial Service Authourity (FSA) set out the FSA’s agenda for 2007. In particular the FSA will be seeking to “make a real difference” – to consumers, to their own effectiveness and to…
ASU broker fined for cold-calling offences
The Financial Services Authority has fined Capital Mortgage Connections £17,500 for rule breaches including cold calling potential customers. This is the first time it has taken action against a firm for cold calling.
E-Learning in Practice
Ian Jerrum highlights the advantages of online training systems but warns they are not the cut-price panacea some might imagine
Regulator to train guns on insurers' price-match pledges
The Financial Services Authority is poised to hit out at insurers over their obsession with price-dr...
Primary moves claims in-house
Primary has launched a claims management operation with plans to push its services out to insurers i...
Looking back
Looking through Post's back catalogue paints a unique picture of more than 150 years of insurance ne...
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The claimant's view
We say that the insurance industry should take responsibility for health and safety by rewarding emp...
Committee looks at FSA
Parliament's Treasury Committee is to undertake a short inquiry into the scope of Financial Services...
FOS debate to go ahead
Jonathan Davies, partner at Reynolds Porter Chamberlain, and David Thomas, corporate director and pr...
Scottish Re downgraded again as December crunch deadline looms
Standard & Poors has lowered its counterparty credit and financial strength ratings on troubled life reinsurer Scottish Re's operating companies to 'B+' from 'BBB-.
Senior management buy-in biggest obstacle to TCF
At a recent Financial Services Authourity (FSA) conference on Treating Customers Fairly (TCF) one third of delegates responded that the biggest barrier to implementing TCF within their firms was lack of buy-in from senior management.
Senior management buy-in biggest obstacle to TCF
At a recent Financial Services Authourity (FSA) conference on Treating Customers Fairly (TCF) one third of delegates responded that the biggest barrier to implementing TCF within their firms was lack of buy-in from senior management.
Oxygen acquires Smart & Cook arm
Oxygen Holdings, the parent company of the Lloyd’s broker Oxygen Insurance Brokers has acquired Smart & Cook Consulting, giving it its first operation outside of London.
Ascot to open Singapore office
Lloyd’s (re)insurer Ascot Underwriting has announced plans to open an underwriting operation in Singapore.
Novae syndicates' financial strength rating upgraded
Moody's Investors Service has changed the outlook of the A3 Insurance Financial Strength Ratings of Lloyd's syndicates 1007 and 2147 - Novae Syndicates Limited -- to positive. The company said this was due to the improving overall aggregate financial…
MP warns FSA on advertising rules
Treasury Committee chairman John McFall MP has written to the Financial Services Authority to express concern about the FSA’s regulation of financial advertising.
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