News/Regulation
Bug-tester.
Brokers and intermediaries are being offered a free disk that will enable them to test whether their...
Brockbank remedy for patent worries.
Lloyd's-based Brockbank Syndicate Management has launched a new intellectual property patent infring...
European issue.
Whilst discussions currently concentrate on the suitability of the IIB to administer the IBRA, we sh...
Lloyd's in the FSA net.
The Financial Services Authority is to be given regulatory powers over Lloyd's under the Financial S...
Appointment at Bacon & Woodrow.
John Oliver, former finance director at UK law firm Eversheds, has joined actuarial consulting compa...
Lively time for Legal & General.
Overheard couldn't but help noticing what a lively time Legal & General has been having lately. Last...
Pauline Quayle.
Millennium compliance is easier said than done, especially for smaller brokers. The large insurers and software houses should also face up to their responsibilities.
MiniBusPlus presents minibus to charity.
Liz Smith, who plays the mother-in-law from hell in BBC TV's sitcom 2 Point 4 Children, helped MiniB...
AIIB offers to give its members free cars.
The Association of Insurance Intermediaries & Brokers has unveiled its first initiative since it was...
Y2K-readiness wins praise.
This year's IFST conference had clear warnings for the industry about IT-related issues, but also praise for its preparations for the year 2000. Alex Miller reports.
David Worsfold.
NewRo may have lost the battle for interim control of broker regulation, but its financial strength will still make it a viable alternative to the IIB if it makes its intentions clear.
Appointment at Canada Life.
Canada Life has appointed Neil Stevens as executive director, where he will be responsible for the I...
Smaller life assurers feel financial strain.
Continued decline in the world's financial markets could intensify the pressure on the smaller life ...
GRIP gets a hold on income protection sector.
GRIP has launched two new "non-discriminatory" income protection products, both underwritten at Lloy...
Survey finds brokers believe they are Y2k-ready.
Just over half all brokers, intermediaries and independent financial advisers that have responded to...
Ian Ritchie.
Never ignore the value of corporate hospitality - you never know what business may come your way because of it.
Appointment at Hiscox Insurance.
Maurice Hammond has been made director for UK regions at Hiscox Insurance and will be based at the c...
CSC restructures following review.
Following an operational review, CSC is restructuring its insurance business into two divisions: int...
Lloyd Hanks.
As an industry we must make sure that we do not waste the opportunity to set up an effective self-regulatory body, as compliance is the key to consumer confidence.
ACE's high with new products.
ACE Engineering Insurance has launched a new range of products which will replace those inherited fr...
PI insurers gear up for fight over mis-selling compensation claims.
Brokers and IFAs worried about whether their professional indemnity insurance will cover compensatio...
ABI shows its teeth in agency cancelling.
A total of 40 independent intermediaries have had their agencies cancelled for failing to complete a...
Smart acquisition.
Yorkshire broker Smart and Cook has acquired York-based intermediary The Smith and Pinching Group. T...
Vanguard bundles building cover.
Vanguard Insurance has launched a property renovation product, which is the combination of five sepa...