Put brakes on insurance premium tax say UK brokers
BIBA's 2017 manifesto launch came the day before Prime Minister Theresa May was due to deliver her latest Brexit speech [...]
Insurance Regulation
Trump’s proposals could signal ‘peak globalisation’ say experts
Donald Trump's likely impact on business strategy appears to be dividing opinion amongst risk professionals. [...]
Scale of EU insurance-related legislation revealed
An analysis of how EU legislation impacts on the insurance and long term savings industry has been published today by the Association of British Insurers. The in-depth [...]
Insurers liable for millions in VAT on internal services
Banks, insurers and other financial services firms across Europe face extra VAT costs running into £100 millions in the UK alone, following an ECJ judgment today. The ruling [...]
BIBA calls time on rising regulatory fees
The British Insurance Brokers' Association (BIBA) warned MPs and Lords today that its members' cost of doing business had risen far beyond rival countries and must be brought under control. BIBA unveiled initial findings of its regulation research today, declaring that insurance brokers in the UK have the most expensive regulatory regime in the world, with regulatory fees and levies costing more than five times those in New York, Japan, France and Germany. [...]
Four regulatory headaches for insurance brokers
By Stephen Netherway, Partner at CMS Cameron McKenna The first half of 2013 has heralded a number of important changes to the regulatory and legal framework for UK insurance [...]
Insurers and brokers told to ‘ask the right questions’ by Ombudsman
Insurers and other distributors given wake up call on non-disclosure by Financial Ombudsman Service after complaints rise 60%. By Ralph Savage The Financial Ombudsman Service [...]
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 & [...]
