Regulation
FSA needs to open up on Spitzer
The UK insurance industry is desperately in need of some leadership over the whole Spitzer affair. I...
International Loss Adjusting - The same the world over
Claims Supplement
Spitzer: insurers hold fast over FSA concerns
UK insurers look unlikely to suspend practices such as volume commissions, broker clubs and override...
The FSA appoints Nick Prettejohn to Panel
The Financial Services Authority has appointed Lloyd's chief executive Nick Prettejohn to the Financ...
"Innominate" still going strong
Friends Provident v Sirius International Insurance Corporation and others (Queen's Bench Division - 22 July 2004)
This year's model?
Expert Comment: Spitzer Inquiry
Events
3 November Insurance Institute of London lunchtime lecture - Lloyd's: The Chairman's View Lloyd's ...
Appointment at Pavilion Insurance Network
Pavilion Insurance Network has made a string of appointments. David Lloyd has been appointed executi...
Asset strip does not make firm judgement-proof
Vodafone v GNT Holdings (UK) and Barter (Court of Appeal - 24 September 2004)
Companies battered by tidal wave of regulation
Financial services companies are being battered by a tidal wave of regulation that threatens to unde...
Tibco Software launches Claims Management Framework
Tibco Software has launched Tibcor Claims Management Framework v.2, developed to address process eff...
The FSA alters proposals on contributions
The Financial Services Authority has altered proposals on contributions from mortgage and general in...
Guest Comment - Invest in IT for claims rewards
Claims Supplement
ABI to review fraud model
The chairman of the Association of British Insurers' anti-fraud committee has called on the industry...
CBI calls for a moratorium on new regulation
Financial services companies are being battered by a tidal wave of regulation which threatens to undermine the sector's massive contribution to the UK economy, according to a new CBI report on the industry.
Prettejohn takes up FSA position
The Financial Services Authority has appointed Lloyd's chief executive Nick Prettejohn to the Financial Services Practitioner Panel.
Liberty appoints new senior underwriter
Liberty International Underwriters announce the appointment of Tim Bartlett to the position of senior underwriter.
NAIC investigating Spitzer allegations
As the fallout from Eliot Spitzer’s allegations of insurance industry misconduct continues, the National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC) has announced that it is looking to address the issue ‘aggressively’.
CII initiates practical competence course
The Chartered Insurance Institute has set up a practical course on training and competence requireme...
Lloyd's takes on two PhD students
Lloyd's is sponsoring two PhD students from the Cass Business School. Yan Duan and Huijan Liu, both...
DAS chiefs in CEA succession
D.A.S Belgium CEO Gustaaf Daemen has been appointed as the new chairman of the Comité Européen des Assurances legal expenses committee. He succeeds Ennio Zeus Boni, vice-president of the Italian branch of D.A.S.
TIBCO brings in new claims product
TIBCO Software has announced the launch of TIBCOR Claims Management Framework v.2 - developed to radically improve process efficiencies within the insurance industry.
Will the UK be Spitzered?
The news Eliot Spitzer is embarking on a one-man crusade to take on some of the largest insurance br...
GISC and FSA raised concerns in June
The outgoing and incoming general insurance intermediary regulators both raised the issue of broker ...