Insurance & Reinsurance
European Commissioner eases broker regulation fears
Insurance broker fears they may be caught by draconian regulations were eased today, after a European Commissioner suggested they could be set for reprieve. […]
Insurance Regulation
Global insurance trends
Groupama UK keeps distance from S&P downgrade
Following the decision today by Standard & Poor’s to downgrade the security rating of Groupama Group, François-Xavier Boisseau, CEO at Groupama Insurances in the UK said: “Although as a Groupama subsidiary we are associated with […]
Global insurance trends
Majority of insurers planning Solvency II shift
Insurers are preparing for the introduction of Solvency II by changing their approach to calculating capital adequacy requirements, according to a report out today. Conducted by the Economist Intelligence Unit, the latest edition of the […]
Insurance & Reinsurance
BIBA to tell brokers commission disclosure is inevitable
The British Insurance Brokers’ Association (BIBA) is warning brokers that the revision of the Insurance Mediation Directive (IMD) could result in both mandatory disclosure of commission for the insurance industry by 2019, and the potential […]