Is economy now the class in which to do business?

The economic slump has hit business travel badly and the threat of a global pandemic has added further pressure to the fortunes of the global airlines and potentially for the conferences which are permanent fixtures in the international re/insurance calendar. Continue

Future bright as long as there is no regulatory blight

The long awaited report by some of the UK’s foremost financial services business leaders and the Chancellor of the Exchequer outlining a blue print for the country’s financial services industry for the next 15 years has been published with the message that there needs to be a realistic approach to regulation in the wake of the global banking crisis. Continue

AIU chief says market rumors are unfounded

Ralph Mucerino tells Global Broker & Underwriter that the firm is not cutting premiums and feels the market rumor mill has gone too far. Continue