Regulatory: ABI Slams Government Over Discount Rate Change
In the wake of the Ministry of Justice setting a new Discount Rate of minus 0.25%, Director General of the Association of British Insurers, Huw Evans, has written a letter to [...]
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Flood Re Review Should Prompt Property Re-Build Rule Changes
Responding to the publication today of Flood Re’s Quinquennial Review, James Dalton, Director of General Insurance Policy at the Association of British Insurers, said: [...]
Regulatory: ABI Advice on Housing Materials Accepted by Govt Committee
A report out today from the Housing, Communities and Local Government Committee has adopted an Association of British Insurers (ABI) recommendation to help increase the [...]
End of Loyalty Penalty Doesn’t Mean End of Switching, Says Go Compare
As the government seeks to end the high premiums charged for loyalty on car or home insurance, which hits customers who prefer not to shop around every year, Go Compare sees [...]
Regulatory: EU Body Looks at Impact of GDPR, Hints at More Regulations
Insurance Europe has published an insight briefing that examines whether the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) has delivered on its aims of enhanced protection and [...]
Opinion: UK Govt Wants to Replace Buy-to-Let Landlords With Companies
Straight talking from the Editor’s laptop: The last twenty years or so has seen an explosion in property prices, and the buy-to-let rentals market. Quite a few people [...]
Brexit: Temporary Passporting Extended Until October 2019
The FCA has confirmed the deadline for notifications for the temporary permissions regime (TPR) will be extended to the end of 30 October 2019. TPR would allow EEA-based [...]
City Week: Guernsey Looks To Pursue Sustainable Insurance Strategy
Representatives of the two organisations met at City Week, the international financial services conference at London’s Guildhall, this week to strengthen ties between the [...]