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Huge costs and the pressure of regulation have been seen as barriers to setting up an insurer in the UK — so why are so many companies considering this option now, asks David Young.

The insurance press at the beginning of the year was full of predictions for 2010. Increased consolidation among insurers was a recurring theme and has been for some years. But figures produced by the

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After the Financial Conduct Authority’s Matt Brewis labelled premium finance a “poor product”, Scott McGee examines if the industry has done enough to defend this method of paying for insurance or whether the regulator will soon feel forced to clamp down on the pricing practice.

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