Opinion

Opinion: Compulsory Electric Bike Insurance Misses the Bigger Problems

From the Editor’s smokin’ laptop, comes this predictable grumble about compulsory insurance for electric bicycles, due to come into law across the UK, once some type of Danegeld deal is struck with the EU in […]

Insurance & Reinsurance

Brexit: UK and USA Agree Reinsurance Terms for Eventual EU Exit

The UK and US today took a decisive step towards an agreement which will ensure their insurance and reinsurance sectors are able to continue to trade freely with one another once the UK has left […]

Insurance & Reinsurance

Mergers & Acquisitions Drop in EU, But Accelerate Across Rest of World

Mergers and acquisitions (M&A) in the global insurance industry rose in the first half of 2018 with 186 completed deals worldwide, up from 180 in the second half of 2017, according to Clyde & Co’s Insurance […]

Motor Insurance

Opinion: Vnuk Judgement is a Double Edged Sword for Classic Insurers

Insurance Edge Editor Alastair takes a look at the EU Vnuk judgement, and the proposals to force all classic vehicle owners to take out third party insurance, including those used off-road at shows and sporting […]

Insurance Regulation

Broker News: BIBA Response to EU Motor Insurance Directive

Last week the EC (European Community) announced its proposals on changes to the Motor Insurance Directive in light of a number of court rulings that have affected its application and has identified five areas for […]

Global insurance trends

Brexit: AIG Sets Up UK and Luxembourg Operations

American International Group, Inc. (NYSE: AIG) today announced the authorisation of new insurance companies in the United Kingdom (UK) and Luxembourg that will see all business transferred to the new entities ahead of the UK […]

Insurance Regulation

EU Allowing Consumers to Take Collective Legal Action Could Be Costly

The EU Commission has announced that it intends to grant consumers the right to form collective group actions across the European Union. The proposals are quite far-reaching with the EU intending to levy fines based […]

Big Data

Allianz Receive Approval for Global Data Handling Policy

Allianz Group recently received approval of its Binding Corporate Rules from the EU-mandated Bavarian Data Protection Authority, BayLDA. Binding Corporate Rules or “BCRs” were developed by the European Union to allow multinational corporations to make […]