All-Party Parliamentary Group on Insurance & Financial Services (APPGIFS)
Fixing the protection gap in the UK
I recently presented to the All Party Parliamentary Group on Insurance and Financial Services to discuss the future of lending at a time when consumers have lost confidence in income protection programs.
APPG meeting postponed after Benyon cancels as speaker
The All-Party Parliamentary Group for Insurance and Financial Services' meeting scheduled for tomorrow (12 March) has been cancelled after environment undersecretary Richard Benyon withdrew as its speaker.
Efra chair pushes alternative flood-risk proposal as SoP pressure mounts
The possibility of using a proportion of insurance premium tax to subsidise a pool of last resort for flood-prone homeowners has been championed by the chair of the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee.
Axa completes global whiplash study
Axa is to present a study of global whiplash regulation and statistics to MPs, lawyers and other experts at a discussion breakfast in the Houses of Parliament tomorrow.
DLG warns RTA Portal delay could cost industry £1m a day
The insurance industry faces extra costs of £1m for every day the implementation of an expanded electronic claims portal is delayed according to Direct Line Group.
MP slams Defra u-turn on lost letters
The MP for Hull North has criticised the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs for suddenly claiming it has found residents' 300 'lost' letters on flood insurance- likening the situation to an episode of the political comedy, "The Thick of…
IFED and IFB head to parliament
Members of the Insurance Fraud Enforcement Department and the Insurance Fraud Bureau gave an update on their fight against insurance fraud at the All Party Parliamentary Group on Insurance and Financial Services today.
MPs have claims management companies in their sights
Next week's debate will not be pretty for the claims management sector.
Regulation of claims management tops agenda
Tomorrow's meeting of the All Party Group on Insurance & Financial Services will tackle some of the most pressing issues in the filed of claims management