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Insurance Regulation

ABI Issues Guidelines on Offering Insurance For Convicted Drivers

The Association of British Insurers (ABI) has issued updated guidance to help insurers treat people with criminal convictions fairly and in compliance with the law. The Guide sets out high-level standards of how insurers should […]

Insurance Regulation

ACSO Reaction to ABI Premium Tracker Announcement

Matthew Maxwell Scott, executive director of ACSO, has criticised the ABI after the trade body issued its latest premium tracker today (29 July). He said: “The ABI’s inconsistency on personal injury is breathtaking. Today, Mark […]

Insurance Regulation

Regulatory: ABI Slams Government Over Discount Rate Change

In the wake of the Ministry of Justice setting a new Discount Rate of minus 0.25%, Director General of the Association of British Insurers, Huw Evans, has written a letter to Lord Chancellor David Gauke […]

Insurance Regulation

Flood Re Review Should Prompt Property Re-Build Rule Changes

Responding to the publication today of Flood Re’s Quinquennial Review, James Dalton, Director of General Insurance Policy at the Association of British Insurers, said: “The insurance industry established Flood Re as part of our commitment to […]

Insurance Regulation

Regulatory: ABI Advice on Housing Materials Accepted by Govt Committee

A report out today from the Housing, Communities and Local Government Committee has adopted an Association of British Insurers (ABI) recommendation to help increase the safe use of modern methods of construction (MMC) through the development of […]

News

End of Loyalty Penalty Doesn’t Mean End of Switching, Says Go Compare

As the government seeks to end the high premiums charged for loyalty on car or home insurance, which hits customers who prefer not to shop around every year, Go Compare sees life in the comparison […]

Insurance Regulation

Regulatory: EU Body Looks at Impact of GDPR, Hints at More Regulations

Insurance Europe has published an insight briefing that examines whether the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) has delivered on its aims of enhanced protection and greater harmonisation of data protection rules. It also asks if the GDPR […]

Opinion

Opinion: UK Govt Wants to Replace Buy-to-Let Landlords With Companies

Straight talking from the Editor’s laptop: The last twenty years or so has seen an explosion in property prices, and the buy-to-let rentals market. Quite a few people have got very rich indeed, like infamous […]