Household Insurance

Westminster should probe comparison sites

If yesterday’s hearing at the House of Commons Environment select committee on floods proved anything, it is that they must include comparison web sites and major distributors within their probe. Aggregators’ low-fi approach to selling […]

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Insurance claims

UK insurers predicted to maintain market-leading dividends

By Ralph Savage The UK’s leading insurers can maintain their market-leading dividend payments to shareholders despite tough conditions, analysts at Markit said today. However, in a separate note, Investec maintained its ‘sell’ advice on one […]

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Global insurance trends

Insurers’ hands increasingly tied says EIU research

By Ralph Savage Ongoing macroeconomic uncertainty, proposed tough new regulatory regimes and risk of contagion are the biggest long-term challenges facing insurers around the world, according to a new report written by the Economist Intelligence […]

Insurance & Reinsurance

Insurers paying fewer claims says BIBA

by Ralph Savage New research has accused insurers of becoming stricter on paying claims in the economic downturn. According to the British Insurance Brokers’ Association (BIBA), 90% of insurance brokers believe that insurers are becoming […]

Insurance & Reinsurance

Will 2013 be insurers’ year of austerity?

By Ralph Savage After a Channel 4 dressing down by Dispatches, the insurance industry’s relationship with UK motorists is likely to be a defining issue for 2013. The alleged role in which some insurers themselves have […]

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Insurance Regulation

S&P predicts challenging 2013 for UK non-life market

The UK non-life insurance market is facing a range of significant challenges which will make 2012-2013 ‘difficult’ for companies, according to Standard & Poors ratings services. In its latest report on the market, S&P highlights […]

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Household Insurance

ABI repeats flood challenge to UK Government

The Association of British Insurers has released a statement, calling on the Government to commit to a joint solution to ensure long term affordable flood insurance for high-risk households. The ABI described the current state […]