Regulation
EC discrimination directive is bad for underwriting
The EC directive on sexual discrination would seem to be eroding underwriting principles (PM, 13 Nov...
Don't be an ostrich over compliance
Complacency is rife within the financial services industry as most companies are failing to prepare ...
Bell critical of EL inaction
A prominent employers' liability underwriter has taken a swipe at the government for its inaction ov...
ABI: Gender ban to reduce transparency and constrain industry
The Post Magazine editorial was right to highlight the fundamental significance of the draft directi...
Jersey looks to mirror UK FSA regulation
Jersey intends to introduce its own legislation for the regulation of general insurance intermediari...
Greenway warns of increased criminal charges threat
John Greenway MP, chair of the All Party Parliamentary Group on Insurance and Financial Services, ha...
Appointment at NEBOSH
Teresa Budworth has been appointed as director of the National Examination Board in Occupational Saf...
ABI head in broker warning
UK insurance brokers have been warned that more stringent regulation could yet be in the pipeline de...
US merger creates commercial giant
US insurance giants St Paul and Travelers merged this week in a deal that created the second largest...
Working at employers' liability
Employers Liability
Hess predicts extended period of conservative investments
The European Union's Solvency II capital proposals and new accountancy rules will only serve to cont...
Lloyd's questions brokers over wordings reform
Lloyd's is to write to its brokers to ask which of them cannot participate in its wordings reform pr...
Appointment at Congregational & General
Congregational & General Insurance has appointed Martin Scott as technical director. Mr Scott starte...
Insurance industry consulted next year
The insurance industry will be consulted next year on a major reassessment of the UK government's in...
Industry warned gender plan has "legs and teeth"
It seems unlikely that the proposed European Commission ban on differentiating insurance rates by ge...
FPA turns the heat on insurers
Insurers can no longer afford to ignore calls from the food and drink industry for risk-based proper...
Swiss Re warns of perilous shortcomings
Swiss Re warned this week that "one of the most perilous shortcomings" in traditional property insur...
FSA outlines due credit
The Financial Services Authority has published further clarification on the due credit brokers will ...
Binders by the book
Lloyd's
New International Hull Clauses 2003
The London market Joint Hull Committee has released its new International Hull Clauses 2003 followin...
European Commission set to make decision
The European Commission was set to make a decision regarding thefuture of the controversial proposal...
FSA talks down appointed reps
The Financial Services Authority is hoping for up to 20,000applications from brokers for direct auth...
Lloyd's looks to reduce personal lines costs
The Corporation of Lloyd's has established a working party to examinethe role that personal lines in...
Carole Nash seeks to review back-office IT systems
Broker Carole Nash is embarking on a complete upgrade of itsquotation and back-office systems and ha...