Regulation
IGI launches online service
IGI is to underwrite the first product offering from Policyfast, a web-based niche underwriting serv...
Letter of the month - Please do not let the letters page showcase one-man band
Over the years I have watched Simon Burgess blow his own trumpet on some of the dafter schemes to hi...
Hurricanes threat not over says expert
The threat of hurricanes in the Atlantic region will remain high for decades, a report by a leading ...
A pregnant pause
Q. An employee of three weeks has just informed me she is pregnant and wants to take early maternity leave. What is her entitlement and the best course of action?
FSA certain over contracts as it hails industry effort
The Financial Services Authority has heralded the insurance industry's effort to achieve contract ce...
FSA fines GE Capital Bank
The Financial Services Authority has fined GE Capital Bank £610,000 for failing to have adequate sys...
Concerns over incoming Companies Act
While the Companies Act appears to do little to alter directors duties under the law, its application could pave the way for new litigation
Distribution disaster?
Q. How can brokers treat customers fairly when they are owned by an insurer?
Regulation Zone
With the current furore surrounding payment protection insurance, and the ongoing debate centred aro...
Regulator questioned over high staff salaries
Allegations that the Financial Services Authority (FSA) is employing 140 people earning more than £1...
Online trading tactics spark regulation debate
Industry concerns over the credibility of online insurance regulation have sparked a possible review...
FSA: Improving PPI sales standards still a priority
The Financial Services Authority (FSA) has refused to confirm claims by the BBC that it is preparing...
The FSA warns of misleading savings claims
The Financial Services Authority (FSA) has warned insurance firms to stop using misleading savings c...
Broker highlights FSA annual fee system flaw
A broker has condemned the Financial Services Authority's (FSA) annual fee system as unfair, after h...
John Tiner announces step down
John Tiner, ceo of the Financial Services Authority (FSA), has announced that he intends to step dow...
The FSA announces new phase of its work
The Financial Services Authority (FSA) has announced a new phase of its work designed to improve sal...
Reading the fine print on protection
Risk perspectives
A mark of danger
Flooding
Allianz targets fraud with ATE partnership
Allianz Cornhill has teamed up with an indemnity and litigation specialist to help eliminate fraud i...
Insurers judged satisfactory
Brokers believe insurers are performing satisfactorily in general, according to the 11th British Ins...
Appointment at Allianz Cornhill Engineering
Francis Derry has been appointed business regulatory manager at Allianz Cornhill Engineering, respon...
2006 Sentiment survey
Sentiment Surveys
Snooping on staff
Q. We suspect an employee on sick leave is faking illness. Can we use surveillance?
PPI fines set to increase in the new year?
In September it was announced that the Financial Services Authority had fined Regency Mortgage Corpo...