All Party Parliamentary Group on Insurance & Financial Services (APPGIFS)
Biba stands firm on call for FSCS funding changes
The British Insurance Brokers' Association has reiterated its call for a change to the Financial Services Compensation Scheme funding rules before April 2012, after an MP warned the final figure for payment protection insurance mis-selling compensation…
PPI bill set to become “colossal”
Jonathan Evans, chair of the All Party Parliamentary Group on Insurance Financial Services, has warned that the final figure for payment protection insurance mis-selling compensation could end up as high as £4bn.
Biba to take FSCS fight to the House of Commons
The British Insurance Brokers' Association, the Association of Independent Financial Advisers and the Association of British Insurers are set to discuss Financial Services Compensation Scheme levies at the House of Commons next week.
Parliament debates mutual model
Labour MP Gareth Thomas has called for the government to honour pledges to support the development of the mutual financial model in the UK in a debate in Parliament today.
PM warns"damaging" EU regulation could unfairly hit female drivers
The impact of the upcoming European Union gender eqality directive on female drivers' insurance premiums was raised today in Parliament during Prime Minister's Questions.
APPG - 20 years in force: Representation for the industry
With its 20th anniversary just passed, David Worsfold looks at the success of the All Party Parliamentary Group on Insurance & Financial Services, detailing some key highlights from two decades of debate.
ABI backs Law Commission plans for consumer legislation
Law Commission proposals to update consumer insurance legislation for the first time in more than a century have gained the backing of the Association of British Insurers.
Industry bodies heartened by private sector potential
The Association of British Insurers and British Insurance Brokers' Association have welcomed the prospect of greater private sector investment in flood defences following the government's decision to cut the budget.
Postscript - five years ago: MPs warned over claims farmers
Looking through Post's back catalogue paints a unique picture of more than 150 years of insurance news, as this highlight from five years ago reveals.
MP urges Europe to be committed to Solvency II
Jonathan Evans MP has urged other European countries to match the efforts of the UK in its preparations for Solvency II.
Government may buy insurance to cut costs
The government may look at buying more insurance as part of its strategy to cut costs, Post has learnt.
Evans is new insurance parliamentary group chair
The All Party Parliamentary Group on Insurance and Financial Services, for which Post provides the secretarait, elected former trade minister Jonathan Evans as its new chairman at a meeting in the House of Commons last night.