Bank of England (BoE)
Interview - Andrew Homewood: A developing role at the CILA
With 35 years in the industry, new CILA president Andrew Homewood is well placed to guide the institute through an important phase in its development. Leigh Jackson finds out his plans for the organisation.
Post powerlist 2010: The influential crowd
Over the past 12 months the UK insurance industry has faced the global recession head on, taken the change of government in its stride and has shown that it is ready to face oncoming regulation in the form of Solvency II. Below we name the major players…
BIS 2010: Hiscox boss calls for break up of ABI
Bronek Masojada, the chief executive of Hiscox has called for a separate trade body to represent the interests of general insurance from those of the life and savings sector.
FSA overhaul pencilled for Q1 2011
The Financial Services Authority expects to move to separate conduct and prudential regulation in shadow form in the first quarter of next year.
New regulator must understand differences
The insurance industry has claimed it must be distinguished from the wider financial services sector under the coalition government's widespread regulatory reform.
Regulatory reform will not hamper Solvency II
Financial Secretary to the Treasury Mark Hoban has denied suggestions the government's regulatory reform will hamper the UK's implementation of Solvency II.