Regulation
Equitas not out of the woods yet says S&P
A report published by Standard & Poor's Ratings Services says that Equitas' management rightly deserves plaudits for having maintained its solvency at its 10th anniversary.
FSA bans broker from trading
The Financial Services Authority today stripped Walsall Bridge Insurance Consultants Limited of its permission to carry on regulated activities after it found the firm had failed to pass on received client premiums to insurers, leaving clients uninsured,…
Hiscox plans sidecar reinsurer
Hiscox announced today that in order to take advantage of expected underwriting conditions, Hiscox Syndicate 33, which it manages and in which it has a 72.5% participation, is in discussions which could lead to the creation of a new reinsurer which will…
Zurich promotes LaGrassa for reinsurance role
Zurich North America has promoted John LaGrassa to senior vice president and director of ceded reinsurance.
Tokyo gears up for IUMI marine insurance meeting
Statistics to be presented to the world's marine insurers this month in Tokyo will show that both hu...
Quanta auditors quit as ineffective financial controls are unveiled
Troubled Bermudian (re)insurer Quanta Capital Holdings has parted company with its accountants and h...
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Florida plans under-writing pool to boost reinsurers' confidence
Florida governor Jeb Bush is considering a state-run reinsurance or joint underwriting pool to help ...
RenRe to settle with SEC
Renaissance Re has submitted an offer of settlement to the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ...
How do you square the triangle?
Will changes to the existing practices for setting claims reserves lead to more accurate estimates? Ask Dmitri Subotsky and Julia Mazur, associates at JLT Re
Run-off takes off
It's been the graveyard sector of the industry for some time. Now, suddenly, interest in the administration of discontinued books of business is gathering momentum. Philip Grant reports
All change at IRB-Brasil Re
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Political risk
Victory VII
Two court breakthroughs - one in the UK, one in the US - have greatly boosted the potential of a powerful new mechanism for shifting liabilities out of companies in run-off. Scot Ramsay reports
The third degree
Directors' And officers'
Biba warns on offshore firms
Brokers have been warned they have little defence against negligence claims if they place business t...
Liability gap highlighted as trio voices concerns to FSA
One of the leading insurers of UK and Irish doctors is in crisis after a string of high-profile resi...
Appointment at Grant Thornton
Grant Thornton has recruited Simon Sheaf as actuarial director in its financial markets group. Mr Sh...
What the papers said this week
The Times An employee who took exception to being dismissed and bombarded his former employer with ...
Serious reservations by solicitors
Solicitors have serious reservations about the new regulatory framework for the legal profession pro...
Appointment at Affiliated FM
Matt Southall has joined Affiliated FM as production underwriter. With 16 years' experience, Mr Sout...
Better communication needed with FSA
More than one-third of insurers want better communication with the Financial Services Authority when...