Regulation
Old Mutual lends it support to a new charter
South African insurer Old Mutual has lent its support to a new Financial Services Charter for the co...
The Scottish Parliament seeks EL cover for Members
The Scottish Parliament is in negotiations to take out employment practices liability insurance for ...
Insurers saved billions after landmark PI ruling
Insurers have been saved billions in potential damages after a landmark Court of Appeal judgment, wh...
Appointment at Morley Fund Management
Morley Fund Management has appointed David Watson as chief financial officer. He will also be appoin...
Mediation is not the only settlement option
Alan Valentine v Kevin Allen and others (Court of Appeal - 29 July 2003)
Parliament proposes tax relief
Munich Re's net loss for the first six months of 2003 of EUR365m was partly caused by the company ta...
A 'new world' order
Local Authorities
SMEs face cover crisis over Act
The insurability of houses and small businesses in inner city and deprived areas could be under thre...
ALM abandons Perry EU fight
Roy Perry MEP is continuing the fight for Lloyd's Names seeking compensation for the insurance marke...
The IUA to wait until December for Commissioner's decision
The International Underwriting Association will have to wait until December to learn the US National...
XL blames US for poorer results
Bermudian insurer XL Capital has said its third-quarter results will be lower than anticipated due t...
EU employers will be required to carry out risk assessments
EU employers will be required to carry out risk assessments of the dangers to their staff from radio...
A responsible approach to compliance
With regulation just around the corner, Bev FitzGerald believes all companies need someone to take responsibility for relevant training and career development in order for compliance to be achieved
Time to test yourself: A selection of questions from various past CII qualification papers
Studying for Chartered Insurance Institute exams, or just feel like testing your knowledge? How will you score on these past questions selected from CII papers? Answers on the right
Colossus' domination in PI medical area ignores advances
I attended the most recent Post Magazine Claims Club event as an associate member and listened with ...
Appointment at Comite Europeen des Assurances
Patricia Plas is the new director for economics and finance at the Comite Europeen des Assurances. S...
Employer not liable for vehicle driver's frostbite
Fytche v Wincanton Logistics (Court of Appeal - 25 June 2003)
Would your business pass its check-up?
RISKReport
BDMA issues warning
Anthony Gould reports on 2003's BDMA Annual Convention, held in Sutton Coldfield
View from the Top - Bridget McIntyre, sales and marketing director, Norwich Union Insurance
As a service industry, we often hear the claim that we are only as good as the staff we employ. Whil...
Insurers must prepare for employment law changes
Insurers have warned that employers are unprepared for the raft of new employment legislation curren...
Royal & Sun Alliance in talks with Catlin
Royal & Sun Alliance is in talks with Lloyd's insurer Catlin with a view to transferring its £20m of...
On the record
RISKReport
Periodic payments ruling is bad news for insurers
The introduction of periodic payment for catastrophic injury has had widespread support from those who responded to a recent consultation paper on the topic. But such payments will not be good news for insurers, believes James Dadge