Regulation
Swiss Re agrees storm risk swap
Swiss Re and Japanese (re)insurance company Mitsui Sumitomo have arranged a $100m catastrophe risk s...
Parliamentary task force calls for less litigation and increased efficiency
Worries about whether the UK is becoming too obsessed with compensation have increased to the point ...
Investment - Once bitten, twice shy?
(Re)insurers are adjusting their investment methods and adopting core-satellite strategies. Could this offer an answer to a volatile bear market?
Claims - The need for speed
Reinsurers are having to prove they have claims management systems in place
Poland - Getting the green light
As Poland's entry into the EU draws nearer, what does the (re)insurance market there has to offer?
P&I club calls for more regulation
The London P&I club has called for more regulation from all sides of the shipping industry to minimi...
Aeroflot receives finance boost.
Standard Bank London, assisted by its newly opened affiliate company in Russia, ZAO Standard Bank, h...
Commentary - General rule of discretion.
The general rule is that the unsuccessful party will be ordered to pay the costs of the successful p...
Industry role in downfall questioned.
A leading credit insurer has dismissed claims that the beleaguered electrical retailer Powerhouse wa...
Action group to review Ombudsman.
The Equitable Members Action Group is to seek leave of the court for a judicial review into the find...
Bomb blast fails to deter India-based insurers.
UK insurers have insisted they will continue to increase their penetration into the Indian marketpla...
Under starter's orders.
Despite the government's recent announcement that the five tests for UK entry to the euro have yet to be met, the long-term implications of New Labour's commitment to joining will present insurers with major hurdles to clear, says David Fanning.
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 ...