Regulation
Know Your Rights: This month - Religious Discrimination
David Fleming explains what new legislation on discriminating on the basis of religion or beliefs means for employee rights
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FSA blames resources for not acting over Equitable's Ranson
The Financial Services Authority said it would not take any action against Roy Ranson, former chief executive of Equitable Life because it would not be a good use of resources.
Insurers warn smoking ban may spark rise in claims
Insurers have urged caution when introducing bans on smoking in public places because it may create ...
A hotline of opinion
Legal Report
FSA set for consultation on brokers' accounts
The Financial Services Authority is expected to hold further consultation in the summer on the issue...
Companies need to heed BPO complexity warning to succeed
Business process outsourcing, that is long-term, large-scale outsourcing, is inherently complex. A c...
What the papers said this week
THE SUN Law firms plan to encourage parents to sue schools for compensation if their children get s...
Office politics
Corporate Social Responsibility
Bupa appoints non-executive director
Bupa has appointed Robert Walther as a non-executive director.
Brokers warned they are playing "Russian roulette" with FSA authorisation
Alexander Forbes today announced plans to help brokers with what it believes will be an “eleventh hour stampede for general insurance regulation”.
Regulator puts plan in place to end due credit "exploitation"
The General Insurance Standards Council has today announced restrictions on firms applying for membership in order to prevent exploitation of the Financial Services Authority's agreement to offer "due credit" to its members in good standing who apply for…
L&G identifies Prosser successors
Legal & General has identified three potential internal successors for chief executive officer David Prosser according to The Daily Telegraph.
70% choose longer working hours
Seven out of 10 of those who work more than 48 hours a week do so largely as a result of their own c...
CII launches regulation fact files on website
The Chartered Insurance Institute (CII) has commissioned fact files outlining the far-reaching implications of regulatory changes on its website.
Unlimited Insurance companies: A consultation
In response to the Penrose Report on Equitable Life Assurance Society (ELAS), Ruth Kelly, the Financial Secretary to the Treasury, has published a consultation document on draft legislation to protect policyholders in the event that ELAS’s unlimited…
Rating agency voices concern over solvent run-off
The spectre of the insurance industry facing another levy from the Financial Services Compensation S...
Small brokers: FSA extension
The Financial Services Authority has granted small brokers until April 2005 to comply with its repor...
FSA warns over money-laundering
The Financial Services Authority has warned chief executives of some of the UK's leading insurers th...
Insurers confident over final Euro gender vote
Insurers have condemned last week's vote in the European Parliament on the Gender Equality Directive...
The FSA to authorise first brokers
The Financial Services Authority expects to authorise its first brokers this month, according to Sar...
Chaucer set to be "brutal about prices"
Lloyd's insurer Chaucer has echoed the sentiments of Amlin (PM, 18 March, p6), saying it will cut li...
Hanging around
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Zurich undecided over UK GI future
Zurich has yet to decide on how the leadership of its UK general insurance business will be structur...