Regulation
No draft reform till 2008
The Law Commission has said a draft insurance law reform bill will not be drawn up before 2008. The...
Appointment at Wesleyan
Wesleyan has made Martin Howard director of customer services. Prior to this, he worked in similar r...
City harbour views
Overseas Focus: Australia
Out of the courts
The 41st update to the Civil Procedure Rules comes into effect on 6 April. Alan Jacobs explains what this will mean in terms of pursuing alternative dispute resolution
Corporate Manslaughter Bill scope of liability set to widen
The Government’s decision to proceed with the proposed Corporate Manslaughter Bill was today welcomed by TUC General Secretary.
Converium to sell stake in Danish aviation insurer
Swiss reinsurer Converium has announced today that it has agreed in principle to sell its shareholdings in Nordic Aviation Insurance, a general aviation insurance company based in Denmark.
Heritage to enter personal accident business
Heritage Underwriting Agency has appointed Marc McLean to underwrite Personal Accident business for Syndicate 1200, a new line of business for the syndicate and for the agency. Mr McLean will start on 1 May 2006.
Anglo Pacific launches online broker statements
Underwriting agency Anglo Pacific Consultants is to allow brokers to see their live statements of business online at any time through its underwriting system QuoteMac, which it claims is an an industry first.
DAS promises broker commission for new drafting service
Policyholder requests for bespoke legal documents covering employment, grievances and complex business arrangements have prompted legal expenses insurer DAS to offer a comprehensive document drafting service.
Aon merges two Manchester offices
Aon announced this week it is merging its two Manchester offices to bring together 200 employees in its existing location at Arkwright House, Parsonage Gardens.
HSBC Brokers announces restructure
HSBC Insurance Brokers has adopted a new structure which will align the business into four core groupings reporting to chief executive Mike Dixon.
FSA cancels broker's permission to trade
The Financial Services Authority has issued a final notice to cancel Monarch Insurance Services's permission to trade.
Six GI intermediaries banned by FSA
The Financial Services Authority has barred nine small firms including six insurance intermediaries from carrying out regulated business after they failed to provide any data to enable the regulator to monitor their activities.
Swiss re hikes dividend despite lower premium volume and mega cat losses
Swiss Re has reported net income of CHF 1.45bn for 2005, down 40% on 2004. The company pointed to an extra CHF1.8bn in large catastrophe claims on the prior year as well as an overall 6% reduction in net premium volume due to the competitive nature of…
Time to test yourself
A selection of questions from various past-CII qualification papers
Companies are ignorant over coaching content
More than one in every three companies have no idea what executives are learning when they hire a co...
Will Aon sing the changes after Canary Wharf move?
It was perhaps no major shock that as thrifty a broker as Aon - we all remember the £70 cap on lunch...
Myriad FSA rules just confuse
When will the Financial Services Authority accept that an effective regulatory working environment d...
Second claimant not owed duty
Mirant Asia Pacific Construction (Hong-Kong) and another v Ove Arup and Partners International and another - (Court of Appeal - 21 December 2005)
Aon plots to leave the City for new look EC4
The London market offered only a muted reaction to Aon's decision to shift its base from the Cit...
Fraud was not condoned pre-regulation
The Financial Services Authority's recent action against Xsavi was absolutely right ('FSA makes an e...
Down on the farm
Agriculture focus: farm pay
The lay of the land
Agriculture focus: WTO
Hurdling the competition
competition inquiry