Liability/Casualty

Grenfell: Research Highlights Poor Lab Test Regime on Building Materials

Research conducted on behalf of the insurance industry in the wake of the Grenfell Tower fire has exposed the utter inadequacy of the laboratory tests currently used to check the fire safety of building materials. […]

Global insurance trends

Brexit: AIG Sets Up UK and Luxembourg Operations

American International Group, Inc. (NYSE: AIG) today announced the authorisation of new insurance companies in the United Kingdom (UK) and Luxembourg that will see all business transferred to the new entities ahead of the UK […]

Insurance Regulation

Brexit Update: Guernsey Signs Memo with Bank of England

The Guernsey Financial Services Commission has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Bank of England. The new agreement is a reaffirmation of a long-held relationship between the Guernsey regulator and the Bank’s Prudential […]

Insurance Regulation

LexisNexis Welcomes Civil Liability Reform

The Justice Secretary unveiled a new Bill yesterday, offering hope of reduced car insurance premiums as part of a wider programme to tackle the UK’s compensation culture.  The Bill includes changes to the way the […]

Household Insurance

Simple Landlord Insurance Warn on Latest Regs for Buy-to-Let Sector

Simple Landlord Insurance have a timely reminder for all buy-to-let landlords – From 1 April 2018 new energy efficient rules come into force – and landlords whose properties aren’t up to standard could face a […]

Opinion

Opinion: Is GDPR Set To Be The Next PPI?

We regularly publish Opinion pieces at Insurance-Edge, and this latest article looks at the potential claims which may arise from the implementation of GDPR. The complex rules on data handling place the responsibility of looking […]

Big Data

Data Hacking on The Rise, Says RSM Consulting

New figures from the FCA show that reported data hacking attacks against financial services companies have quadrupled in the last year.  The new statistics, contained in a freedom of information response to audit, tax and […]