Regulation
FSA announces GI application update
The Financial Services Authority today announced it had received 5049 applications from the primary insurance market for authorisation and 4189 from the secondary insurance market as of 1 October.
Brown appointed head of IR at Alea
Alea Group has appointed Peter Brown as manager of investor relations. Mr. Brown will be based in London and will report to Amanda Atkins, group chief financial officer.
Outgoing ABI chief rejects de-merger
Mary Francis has dismissed calls for the formation of a separate general insurance trade body, claim...
Medisure to provide case management services
Medisure, the healthcare management arm of Marsh, is to provide PruHealth with clinical case managem...
Secondary intermediaries urged to 'Act Now'
Secondary intermediaries are being urged to "Act Now" in a Financial Services Authority advertising ...
Appointment at GE Financial Insurance
GE Financial Insurance has appointed Chris Smith to information technology leader where he will deve...
CII plots political push
The Chartered Insurance Institute will move further into the political arena under plans proposed by...
New hope for gender specific motor pricing future
The EU Council's preliminary decision on gender equality has heightened the insurance industry's hop...
Civil Justice Minister promises stability
Civil Justice Minister David Lammy has promised stability, certainty and transparency for conditiona...
The GISC given permission to accept complaints
The General Insurance Standards Council has been given permission to continue to accept complaints a...
More collaboration needed to improve industry's image
Insurance industry heads have called for the sector to pull together to help manage customer expecta...
Potential extended FSCS cost concerns dismissed by FSA
Anxieties over the potential cost of the extended Financial Services Compensation Scheme were dismis...
Marsh announces Pru tie up
Medisure, the healthcare management arm of Marsh, is to provide PruHealth with clinical case management services, following PruHealth’s UK product launch yesterday.
European insurers welcome gender decision, despite December deadline
European insurance trade bodies have welcolmed the preliminary agreement struck by the EU Council for Employment and Social Affairs on the draft directive on equal access to and supply of goods. However, there was dissapointment that a final decision…
Insurers allowed to use gender to set premiums
The European Commission has agreed to allow insurers to keep using gender data to set premiums.
Saga MBO for £1.35bn
The management of Saga, supported by Charterhouse, have agreed an MBO of the company for an enterprise value of £1.35bn.
CII: Insurers must build investor confidence says James
Lloyd's director of worldwide markets, Julian James today delivers his address to delegates of the Chartered Insurance Institute conference, on the subject of “Making the World Feel Good About Insurance”
Doha round clears a hurdle to free trade
Progress in international trade liberalisation talks is good news for the (re)insurance industry, writes Marie-louise Rossi
Lessons for all to learn
Underwriters and marine insurers at the recent International Union of Marine Insurance must work out how to find their way back into the black while the clement conditions prevail
Claiming the future
Claims
International accounting developments: what is on the radar screen for 2005?
On 1 January 2005, a new set of accounting rules for insurance contracts will be introduced, which w...
China: access granted
Chinese legislation
US Law - NAIC adopts new market law
The National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC) has adopted the Market Conduct Surveillan...