Regulation
Regulation Zone
The recent announcement from the Treasury that changes to the Financial Services and Markets Act wou...
Regulator draws flack over close relationship with FOS
The independence of the Financial Ombudsman Service (FSO) came under scrutiny at outgoing chief exec...
Denplan launches website in bid for broker business
Denplan has launched a broker campaign to raise awareness of dental plans as an employee benefit. T...
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European regulations set to highlight unfair practice
New regulations coming into force could help brokers highlight unfair and aggressive practices from ...
Discrimination tribunal costs on the up
Tribunal costs for UK Small to medium-sized enterprises are rapidly increasing as staff discrimination cases have rocketed and, with new age discrimination laws now in force, many will be expecting to see further increases during the second half of 2007.
QBE fails to buyout Syndicate 386 Names
QBE confirmed today that it had withdrawn a proposed offer to buyout the remaining Names that participate on its specialist liability Syndicate 386, managed at Lloyd's under the Limit brand within QBE European Operations. The external minority comprises…
Name of new ABI chairman announced
Archie Kane, chief executive of Scottish Widows, has become the new chairman of the ABI (Association of British Insurers).
Axa welcomes FSA regulation of travel insurance
Axa has welcomed the Treasury announcement that the Government intends to give the Financial Services Authority (FSA) the responsibility for regulating the selling of travel insurance sold along with a holiday.
More flexible thinking
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Appointment at CLB Littlejohn Frazer
CLB Littlejohn Frazer has promoted John Needham as a partner. Needham has worked with clients in the...
FSA to regulate travel agents
Marcus Alcock The Financial Services Authority's u-turn over its decision to regulate the sale of t...
Nicholl to succeed Wilson
The Financial Services Authority has appointed Sheila Nicholl, currently deputy chief executive of t...
The cost of pollution - who pays?
The Bartoline v Royal and SunAlliance court case has highlighted the need to manage environmental risk policies with care
Appointment at Mazars
Accountancy Mazars has hired Serena Joseph as a partner. Joseph joins from Ernst and Young. She bega...
London Market warning for contract certainty regime
The London Market remains in a precarious state of readiness for the new contract certainty regime. ...
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Regulation Zone
The battle over the regulation of travel insurance appears to have been won, with the news that the ...
Independent trial round-up
The main thrust of the prosecution's argument at the Independent trial has been clear throughout the...
Futuristic service is hard to swallow
I note with interest your front page article in the June edition. The company in question claims tha...
The Motor Insurers' Bureau (MIB) ..
The Motor Insurers' Bureau (MIB) has seen a rise in the number of claims involving foreign vehicles....
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Big three stir up FSA lobbying rumours
Recent moves by Aon, Willis and Marsh into the commercial small to medium-sized enterprise (SME) mar...
New code aims to change the face of UK insurance industry
Sarah Hills A new industry-wide code of practice for contract certainty has been published that cov...