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Whiplash debate is at last out in the open but where does it go from here?
The Transport Select Committee's latest report on the rising cost of motor insurance has forced the debate over the related scandals - and they are scandals - of whiplash claims and referral fees further......
Insurer | 16 Jan 2012
Sarah Wollaston joins the All Party Group
Interest in the work of the All Party Parliamentary Group on Insurance & Financial Services continues to grow with Conservative MP for Totnes Sarah Wollaston becoming the latest member to join. She brings the total number of embers of the group to 53......
Insurer | 14 Nov 2011
Labour lukewarm on Jack Straw's referral fees ban
One of the most striking outcomes of yesterday's discussion on referral fees at the All Party Parliamentary Group on Insurance & Financial Services was the lukewarm support from the Labour frontbench for Jack Straw's strident campaign to ban fees.John......
Insurer | 26 Oct 2011
Labour lukewarm on Jack Straw's referral fees ban
One of the most striking outcomes of yesterday's discussion on referral fees at the All Party Parliamentary Group on Insurance & Financial Services was the lukewarm support from the Labour frontbench for Jack Straw's strident campaign to ban fees.John......
Insurer | 26 Oct 2011
Insurers show no appetite for changing riot compensation rules
Insurers have urged caution over calls to revamp the 1886 Riot Damages Act - and they are probably right to do so. At yesterday's meeting of the All Party Parliamentary Group on Insurance & Financial Services Nick Starling, director of general insurance......
Insurer | 12 Oct 2011
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Riots head the agenda for All Party Insurance Group
The All Party Parliamentary Group on Insurance & Financial Services will kick off the autumn session by offering MPs the chance to hear from leading figures in the insurance market about how they are coping with the claims following this summer's inner-City......
Insurer | 22 Sep 2011
Latest All Party Group newsletter is out
The latest newsletter covering the activities of the All Party Parliamentary Group on Insurance & Financial Services is now available. This up-dates people on changes in the group's officers and its administrative arrangements as well as previewing the......
Insurer | 07 Sep 2011
Consumer Insurance Bill hits the Lords next week
The promised Consumer Insurance Bill that will reform disclosure and contract law for personal lines insurance will take its next important legislative step in the Lords next week when the Commercial Secretary to the Treasury, Lord Sassoon, proposes its......
Insurer | 31 May 2011
BIBA and IIB rapprochement is very timely
The dramatic announcement at the opening of this week's British Insurance Brokers' Association conference in Manchester that it will be merging with the Institute of Insurance Brokers brings to an end almost 25 years of division in the representation......
Insurer | 13 May 2011
Edging towards a pleural plaques solution
Today's announcement by the Ministry of Justice that it is not prepared to overturn the Law Lords' ruling that pleural plaques is not a condition that should attract compensation payouts will be welcomed by the insurance industry, as the Association of......
Insurer | 26 Feb 2010
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Equality Bill moves towards compromise on travel and motor insurance
The insurance industry looks to have done an very good job in its lobbying over the Equality Bill and, in particular, heading off the threat that some classes of insurance, such as travel and motor, might find themselves in a straightjacket when it comes......
Insurer | 03 Feb 2010
Flood debate raises insurance concerns
Tuesday evening's second reading debate on the Flood and Water Management Bill saw the insurance industry come in for criticism for steep rises in excesses and premiums for people in flood-prone areas.MPs from all three main parties took the opportunity......
Insurer | 17 Dec 2009
Consumers look set for better deal on insurance as the industry swings behind Law Commission proposals
The decision of the Association of British Insurers to drop its earlier opposition to the Law Commission's proposals to reform insurance contract law for personal lines business is good news. Earlier this year, when the All Party Group on Insurance &......
Insurer | 15 Dec 2009
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Interview: JLT's Dominic Burke - a thoroughbred performer
Horseracing-mad Dominic Burke has huge ambitions for JLT, with a firm focus on international expansion, and he scotches...
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View from the top: Airline insurance - the risk remains
Despite 2012 losses being only 12% of the annual average to date, a single incident could flip the market, says David...
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2012 insurance industry report: The inside track to achieving a more sustainable business
To achieve a sustainable profit, personal lines insurers need to transform their retention rates, using modern communications techniques to engage with customers and understand their individual needs. This white paper is based on a specially commissioned study involving 42 senior managers at UK and Irish insurers.
Work equipment risks in the UK
The complex patchwork of legislation and guidance governing work equipment risks in the UK is an administrative monster that many businesses struggle to wrestle with successfully. It takes significant levels of technical expertise and resources to understand and effectively navigate the maze of legal requirements, and this problem grows increasingly unwieldy for smaller organisations with limited manpower and finances.
Workplace Stress: Under pressure
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22 May 2012 
Market moves: Brokers a hive of recruitment activity
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22 May 2012
Combined profit of 'going concern' Provident and sister MMA reaches £4.5m
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23 May 2012
World Cup and Olympic fever fuels Brazil's general insurance growth
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23 May 2012
Household to become 'new motor' as insurers warn of price hikes to come
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22 May 2012
Editor's comment: Fleeing the family nest
This week’s deal developments read like two coming-of-age literary fables written to reward hard work and endeavour, while...