Regulation
Property giant opens new Manchester base
Commercial property insurer Affiliated FM is planning to write £10m in new business within the first...
Appointment at Mayer, Brown, Rowe & Maw
Mayer, Brown, Rowe & Maw has made Richard Gregorian and Andrew Legg partners. Mr Gregorian, who spec...
FSA confusion worries insurance buyers
While brokers now seem more optimistic about the onset of regulation, the risk management and insura...
Bright future for positive brokers
This week, hundreds of people will descend on Glasgow for the British Insurance Brokers' Association...
Hanks and Briscoe to rejoin industry
Two senior executives who made sudden departures from well-known firms in recent months have been li...
RICS campaign against ill-advised extension of FSA powers
The Royal Institute for Chartered Surveyors has launched a campaign against the new regulations from the Financial Services Authority, which police businesses with even the most incidental dealings with insurance services, and is encouraging members to…
Moody’s puts Odyssey Re on review
Moody's Investors Service has announced that it has placed the Baa1 (adequate) insurance financial strength ratings of Odyssey America Reinsurance Corporation and Clearwater Insurance Company (previously named Odyssey Reinsurance Corporation),…
Kiln buys stake in South African underwriter
Kiln, a subsidiary of Lloyd's managing agent RJ Kiln & Co, today announced it has acquired a 25% stake in South African underwriter International Marine Insurance Managers.
American insurers get subpoenas in probe over fees
New York Attorney General Eliot Spitzer’s office has issued subpoenas to several major insurance companies in his probe of fees received by insurance brokers, the New York Times said.
Mazars' broker survey - download the report
The results of the Mazars' survey of 217 chief executives, directors and senior managers at UK brokers and intermediaries — conducted in association with the British Insurance Brokers' Association — is available in PDF format by clicking here
Lloyd's to trade in all 10 EU entrants
Lloyd's announced last week that it has been granted licence to trade in all 10 of the European Unio...
Following follow-the-settlements clauses without question
Assicurazioni Generali Spa v CGU International Insurance and others (Court of Appeal - 6 April 2004)
FSA accused over lack of regulation encouragement
The Financial Services Authority has come under fire for not doing enough to encourage insurance int...
Costly inadequate IHT advice
Daniels v Thompson (Court of Appeal - 18 March 2004)
Ajax builds on construction
Ajax Insurance Brokers has expanded into property owners and construction markets. A new specialist...
ABI: EC will heed Gender Directive wake-up call
The Association of British Insurers is confident the European Commission will not make the same mist...
Guest Comment - Good times for good brokers
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Employers' Liability
Claims culture: the way ahead
Compensation Culture
Advent Capital reveals company's focus
London Market News
Biba Conference Preview - A look at things to come
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Regulation ... what if? Breaking point
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Regulation - Training - Can't get no education
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Honorary fellowship list fails to convince dissenters
Now the first Chartered Insurance Institute honorary fellows have been announced, presumably John Ly...