Regulation
Secrets and jargon.
August tends to be a quieter period for the business sector with heat and holidays combining to ensu...
View from the Top.
I have sympathy with 'Bemused Broker' who wrote in this column on 24 July. The huge swings in market...
Trenwick looks to UK firm for sell off.
Bermudian insurer Trenwick Group's subsidiary Trenwick Holdings has entered into an agreement with B...
Swiss Re's latest study raises concerns.
Swiss Re's latest sigma study, Insurance Company Ratings, has raised concerns over the way that rati...
Law firm claims brokers are 'drowning' in red tape.
Employment law firm Peninsula has blamed the government for an unnecessarily heavy administrative bu...
Swiss Re raises concerns over rating agencies
Swiss Re's latest sigma study, titled Insurance Company Ratings, has raised worries over the way that...
A European union.
Second only to the US, Europe would seem to represent a formidable insurance market and moves towards supranational legislation for a single industry look set to cement this. However, markets within individual countries vary greatly, with some telling a…
FSA urged to rethink over status
Several key industry representatives are urging the Financial Services Authority to think again ove...
Assessors aim high.
As the market hardens and the old rivalry between assessors and adjusters diminishes, assessors - in particular - are seeking to raise their game, says Richard Adams.
The FSA has places available at half-day events
The Financial Services Authority still has places available at its series of half-day events around...
Chartered broker status must remain on industry's agenda
The news that the Financial Services Authority is unlikely to opt for a universal system of accredi...
Amlin's 2001 gross written premium
Lloyd's insurer Amlin's 2001 gross written premium was £634m in the six months to 30 June 2003, up ...
Breach of the Disability Discrimination Act
More than one million small businesses are risking a breach of the Disability Discrimination Act un...
Premiums for vessels in Yemen reduced
The London market has agreed to reduce premiums for vessels in the Republic of Yemen, following a r...
Audatex and ClaimWatch develop web-based tracking system
Claims solutions providers Audatex and ClaimWatch have developed a web-based tracking system to sav...
View from the Top - Francois-Xavier Boisseau, managing director
Can it be true? Have we really set off along the road to ruin once again? Is it possible that w...
London market premiums soar.
The International Underwriting Association's quarterly underwriting figures for premiums received an...
State of M&A play.
All the signs are that the broker sector is about to take the mass consolidation ball and run with it. However, impending Financial Services Authority regulation is causing some acquisitive companies to play the waiting game. Ralph Savage reports on the…
Police deal fails to deliver.
Service level agreements, with time frames for police forces to respond to insurer information reque...
Spanish duo buys Gerling stake.
Two Spanish companies are to take a stake in Gerling NCM Credit and Finance, following a restructuri...
Allianz processes all flood claims.
German insurer Allianz has finished processing nearly all the claims related to the pan-European flo...
ABI keen to pursue investment sector synergies.
The Association of British Insurers, which this time last year abandoned plans to merge with the Bri...
Gear up for risk-based compliance.
The Financial Services Authority's calls for the industry to comply with risk-based regulation by September next year has forced operational risk to the top of everyone's agendas. While the requirements may look daunting, Sarah Saltzman says it is not…
Scor's premium drops in first half
Paris-based reinsurer Scor's gross premium income fell 18% year-on-year in the first half of 2003, fo...