Insurance Regulation

RAC Rapped by FCA Over Renewals Compliance – Are We At a Turning Point?

The RAC has been reprimanded by FCA, (Financial Conduct Authority) over its failure to make previous breakdown costs prominent and crystal clear, when inviting customers to compare prices, and then take up insurance and breakdown […]

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 […]

Big Data

GDPR News: Beyond Encryption Launches Mailock Digital Delivery

The GDPR deadline in May is fast approaching and every insurer who needs to routinely share customer data needs to make sure they are compliant. The financial penalties are severe, so it is worth looking […]

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 […]

Insurance Regulation

Opinion: Streamlined Solution to GDPR Needed for the Insurance Industry

What is GDPR and why does it matter? Good question. General Data Protection Regulation is another piece of law from the EU, and it seeks to offer individuals extra privacy and rights over their personal […]

Business

Will Carillion’s Collapse Prompt a Rewrite of Government Outsourcing Rules?

The collapse of services and construction group Carillion this week will have a major impact in the world of outsourcing. It’s unlikely that the government will reverse its policy (and that of the previous Labour […]

Insurance Regulation

Millions of Holidaymakers Approached Over Bogus Travel Sickness Claims

As many as 9.5 million British adults have been approached about making a compensation claim for being sick while on holiday, says ABTA – the travel industry trade association. ABTA carried out a YouGov survey […]