Insurance Regulation

London Market Welcomes The UK Financial Services Bill

The London Market Group, on behalf of the entire specialty insurance market, welcomes the Royal Assent of the Financial Services and Markets Bill. The LMG has been at the forefront of calls for a more […]

Legal

Govt Proposes Mediation on sub-10K Civil Disputes

Hmm, compulsory mediation on sub-10K disputes. Interesting. Ministers have published a blueprint for major reforms to the civil justice system which seeks to save people the cost, time and stress of lengthy courtroom battles. It […]

Insurance Regulation

Solvency II is Still a Drag on Investment, Says ABI

The latest from the ABI; The insurance and long-term savings industry has today submitted its response to the Government’s consultation on Solvency II, the insurance and long-term savings industry’s prudential regulatory regime, setting out how […]

Insurance Brokers

Tenant Reform Bill Could Be a Broker Opportunity

As the Queen’s Speech mentioned the Tenant Reform Bill again, it seems likely that landlord insurance will have to evolve slightly, depending on whether the key elements of the Bill make it through Parliament of […]

Insurance Regulation

FCA Aims To Reform Funding of FSCS Scheme

The FCA has recently published a Discussion Paper aimed at maintaining a compensation framework that provides appropriate protection for consumers, funded in a fair and sustainable way. The Financial Services Compensation Scheme (FSCS) provides compensation […]

News

CBI Calls For Business Rates Reform

Ahead of COP26, employers representing around 261,000 businesses and nine million employees say business rate reform essential for green investment. The CBI, along with 41 trade associations spanning the UK economy, have issued a joint […]

Opinion

Opinion: Ireland’s Insurance Fraud Party Will End With a Miserable Hangover

Straight talking from the Editor: Nobody likes paying insurance. There, I said it, plain as a pikestaff, and just like proposing free beer on Fridays as part of my General Election campaign for the Let’s-Have-a-Party […]