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. […]
Eric Galbraith
Global insurance trends
#BIBA2012 Insurers enjoying clear path down corridors of power
When Andrew Marr told delegates at the British Insurance Brokers’ Association 2012 conference that insurers have historically been mistrusted around Westminster, I wondered if he might be about to quote former PM Harold Macmillan by adding; ‘but you’ve never had it so good’.
The BBC political commentator opened his speech to a packed Manchester Central Auditorium with the suggestion that general insurers might have been unfairly lumped in with the life insurance market in gaining this poor reputation amongst the political class. […]