News

Life Market: Phoenix Covers £460m Worth of M&S Pension Annuities

Phoenix Group, Europe’s largest life and pensions consolidator, announces that it has completed a £460 million bulk purchase annuity with the Trustee of the Marks and Spencer Pension Scheme covering a further portion of its […]

Legal

Legal: Horwich Farrelly Appoints New Partners in PI & Anti-Fraud Teams

Horwich Farrelly, the leading specialist insurance law firm, has demonstrated its commitment to people development with the appointment of its latest partners and the creation of a new associate partner position. The latest appointments follow […]

News

Car Crime up 50% – Keyless Entry Has Been An Open Door For Car Thieves

Modern cars are amazing in many ways, but the car industry has provided thieves with a ridiculously easy method of taking owners vehicles away using keyless car scanning. Add in factors like cuts to Police […]

Insurance Regulation

Brexit: Temporary Passporting Extended Until October 2019

The FCA has confirmed the deadline for notifications for the temporary permissions regime (TPR) will be extended to the end of 30 October 2019. TPR would allow EEA-based firms passporting into the UK to continue […]

HR & Employment

Allianz Appoints Kate Walker Head of Direct Business

Allianz Partners UK appoints Kate Walker as the Head of Direct Business, a newly created role that sees the company renew its focus on offering insurance and assistance solutions to consumers under the Allianz Assistance […]

News

Industry Insights: 42% of Income Protection Consumers Choose Fully Comp

Comprehensive cover was the leading consumer choice in the UK in 2018, accounting for 42% of income protection purchases, according to GlobalData, a leading data and analytics company. The company’s latest report: ‘How Customers Purchase […]

Opinion

Opinion: FCA Business Plan Will Prompt Big Changes in GI Market

What does the FCA’s new Business Plan mean for GI? In this Opinion piece, Mark McDonald, Consultant at Altus, looks at the possible directions that general insurance is going to take, given the criticism of pricing […]

Motor Insurance

Thatcham NCAP Tests Reveal Cars Are Getting Safer – More 5 Star Ratings

Results from the latest batch of vehicles to be rated against Euro NCAP’s most demanding tests to date have been announced today. Cars from Audi, Lexus, Mazda, Renault, Toyota and Volkswagen all achieved the maximum […]