http://www.i-law.com The latest content from Insurance Regulation & Accounting http://static.informaprofessional.com/ilaw/IRA/logos/IRA_mast.gif http://www.i-law.com http://www.i-law.com/ilaw/doc/view.htm?id=234167 ABI prepares for Conservative government. The head of the Association of British Insurers (ABI) has all but waved goodbye to Mon, 02 Nov 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://www.i-law.com/ilaw/doc/view.htm?id=234167 2009-11-02T00:00:00.0Z http://www.i-law.com/ilaw/doc/view.htm?id=234166 Firms called to account for executive appointments. The regulator is calling on financial services firms to be “more robust” in Mon, 02 Nov 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://www.i-law.com/ilaw/doc/view.htm?id=234166 2009-11-02T00:00:00.0Z http://www.i-law.com/ilaw/doc/view.htm?id=234165 CFO Forum wades into liquidity premium row. The European Insurance CFO Forum has made several changes to its Market Consistent Mon, 02 Nov 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://www.i-law.com/ilaw/doc/view.htm?id=234165 2009-11-02T00:00:00.0Z http://www.i-law.com/ilaw/doc/view.htm?id=234164 Insurance buyers add to Solvency II concerns. Risk managers gathered for the annual conference held by FERMA to air their Mon, 02 Nov 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://www.i-law.com/ilaw/doc/view.htm?id=234164 2009-11-02T00:00:00.0Z http://www.i-law.com/ilaw/doc/view.htm?id=234163 MPPI firms agree to refund premium increases. Insurers have agreed to refund policyholders of mortgage payment protection insurance (MPPI) £60m Mon, 02 Nov 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://www.i-law.com/ilaw/doc/view.htm?id=234163 2009-11-02T00:00:00.0Z http://www.i-law.com/ilaw/doc/view.htm?id=234162 More or less Europe?. We have been through a major financial crisis. There were many different causes of that crisis Mon, 02 Nov 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://www.i-law.com/ilaw/doc/view.htm?id=234162 2009-11-02T00:00:00.0Z http://www.i-law.com/ilaw/doc/view.htm?id=234161 Coming your way.... Table1: Forthcoming FSA papers and events of interest to insurers Development Stress and scenario testing - consultation paper Mon, 02 Nov 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://www.i-law.com/ilaw/doc/view.htm?id=234161 2009-11-02T00:00:00.0Z http://www.i-law.com/ilaw/doc/view.htm?id=234160 Briefly noted. • The European Parliament has called on the European Commission to take action on the commitments given at the Mon, 02 Nov 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://www.i-law.com/ilaw/doc/view.htm?id=234160 2009-11-02T00:00:00.0Z http://www.i-law.com/ilaw/doc/view.htm?id=234159 MPs probe Europe’s plans for financial regulatory reform. A House of Commons committee has launched an “urgent” inquiry into the Mon, 02 Nov 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://www.i-law.com/ilaw/doc/view.htm?id=234159 2009-11-02T00:00:00.0Z http://www.i-law.com/ilaw/doc/view.htm?id=234158 Supervisory colleges win global support. International insurance regulators have adopted new guidance to help in their supervision of global insurance Mon, 02 Nov 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://www.i-law.com/ilaw/doc/view.htm?id=234158 2009-11-02T00:00:00.0Z http://www.i-law.com/ilaw/doc/view.htm?id=234157 Captive conundrum. The captive insurance industry’s scrutiny of the potential effects of the Solvency II Directive on it has intensified Mon, 02 Nov 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://www.i-law.com/ilaw/doc/view.htm?id=234157 2009-11-02T00:00:00.0Z http://www.i-law.com/ilaw/doc/view.htm?id=234156 Block exemption undergoes makeover. The European Commission has confirmed that it intends to limit the scope of the existing block Mon, 02 Nov 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://www.i-law.com/ilaw/doc/view.htm?id=234156 2009-11-02T00:00:00.0Z http://www.i-law.com/ilaw/doc/view.htm?id=234155 100 UK insurers prepare for internal models. Almost 100 UK insurers are planning to use their own internal model to Mon, 02 Nov 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://www.i-law.com/ilaw/doc/view.htm?id=234155 2009-11-02T00:00:00.0Z http://www.i-law.com/ilaw/doc/view.htm?id=234154 FSA gets tough on key roles. Financial services firms have been told to involve the regulator in drafting short-lists of Mon, 02 Nov 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://www.i-law.com/ilaw/doc/view.htm?id=234154 2009-11-02T00:00:00.0Z http://www.i-law.com/ilaw/doc/view.htm?id=234153 Aviva creates new Solvency II structure for EU business. The UK’s largest insurance company Aviva is to establish a single Mon, 02 Nov 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://www.i-law.com/ilaw/doc/view.htm?id=234153 2009-11-02T00:00:00.0Z http://www.i-law.com/ilaw/doc/view.htm?id=232510 US reinsurance reforms progress to Congress. New legislation in the US promising to reduce collateral requirements for foreign reinsurers accepting Tue, 13 Oct 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://www.i-law.com/ilaw/doc/view.htm?id=232510 2009-10-13T00:00:00.0Z http://www.i-law.com/ilaw/doc/view.htm?id=232509 Aon bribery fine sparked internal reviews, FSA. Commercial insurance brokers have been warned that the regulator has identified several areas Tue, 13 Oct 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://www.i-law.com/ilaw/doc/view.htm?id=232509 2009-10-13T00:00:00.0Z http://www.i-law.com/ilaw/doc/view.htm?id=232508 Ceiops faces Solvency II backlash. Detailed measures to implement the Solvency II directive have come under attack from insurers. Tue, 13 Oct 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://www.i-law.com/ilaw/doc/view.htm?id=232508 2009-10-13T00:00:00.0Z http://www.i-law.com/ilaw/doc/view.htm?id=232507 Levene and regulator clash over City. Lloyd’s chairman Lord Levene has warned the UK government and regulator that they risk Tue, 13 Oct 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://www.i-law.com/ilaw/doc/view.htm?id=232507 2009-10-13T00:00:00.0Z http://www.i-law.com/ilaw/doc/view.htm?id=232506 Brokers on defence against threat of new rules. Insurance broker bodies have told the government that the current compensation system Tue, 13 Oct 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://www.i-law.com/ilaw/doc/view.htm?id=232506 2009-10-13T00:00:00.0Z