Regulation
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
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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
What's the score?
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IBM faces landmark legal case
The International Underwriting Association has conceded that a landmark legal action against IBM cou...
ABI campaigns to ease EL crisis
Rehabilitation News
Recruitment drive at Regency Group
Insurance and warranty scheme provider The Regency Group has announced that up to 400 new jobs could...
Concern over FSA fee costs
Industry figures have slammed the Financial Services Authority's decision to charge brokers a minima...
Ferma backs call for catastrophe mutual
The Federation of European Risk Management Associations has backed the call for a cross-border mutua...
Claims managers must take lead
John Hall, consultant at Royal & Sun Alliance, made an impassioned call for claims managers to take ...
The Claims Event, 25 November
The Claims Event, in association with the Post Magazine Claims Club and supported by IBM, will addre...
Does IT have the answers?
Mandatory electronic reporting has been placed firmly on the regulatory agenda of the Financial Services Authority. But firms need not panic - Robert Gogel explains that additional compliance applications should not be required
Regulation to boost London market
Rationalisation of the general insurance broking sector, as a result of statutory regulation, could ...
Appointment at Markel International
Neal Thomas and Ed Pomeroy have joined the non-marine property division of Markel International. The...
RAC set to take on insurance legal firms
The RAC is to hire hundreds of solicitors in preparation for the deregulation of the UK legal system...
Understanding legal reforms
Law reform - understanding the modern legal system: Curbing your costs Tuesday 21 October London. W...
What the papers said this week
Financial Times Solicitors are to lose their right to handle complaints, with the Law Society riski...
View from the Top - Duncan Boyle, UK chief executive, Royal & Sun Alliance
At the Chartered Insurance Institute conference last month, I took part in a panel discussion regard...
Seven years ago
Looking back
E-mail is insurers' "Achilles heel"
Insurers and reinsurers may be risking costly claims litigation through the everyday use of e-mail a...
Moves to curb vexatious litigants
Many of us will have been frustrated in the past when faced by a claimant who has a history of bring...
No need to fear the Ombudsman
Insurers need not fear the Financial Services Ombudsman when tackling fraud, according to Principal ...
MEP to continue fight after EC backs down
Roy Perry MEP has vowed to bring the British government to task over failings he believes contribute...
FSA to simplify annual returns
The Financial Services Authority has set out proposals to simplify and make the reporting of key reg...