Gender ruling
Regulation and 2012 insured losses to shape insurance market in 2013
Partners at PwC predict that the Prudential Regulation Authority and the Financial Conduct Authority will be the "tip of the iceberg" for regulation next year.
Male drivers more accident-prone, research finds
Young men are more likely to have serious accidents than women of the same age because they are more prone to sudden breaking and driving for extended periods without taking a rest, according to research by Insure the Box.
Editor's comment: End of the world as we know it?
As 2012 draws to a close, the latest confident prediction from the doomsayers is upon us: the world will apparently end on 21 December 2012, marking the terminus of a 5125-year cycle in the ancient Mayan calendar, which abruptly ceases on that date.
Biba: female drivers could face 40% hike in premiums
Insurers have played down pricing implications for young female drivers ahead of the introduction of the EU Gender Directive next week, despite claims that premiums could rise by as much as 40%.
Post magazine - 13 December 2012
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BGL prepares for gender-neutral pricing
The BGL Group has offered support to insurers as they implement gender-neutral premium rates to accommodate a legal shift that it describes as "the single biggest change in insurance rating in modern times".
View from the top: Adapt to survive
The ban on gender as a rating indicator simply means insurers will have to look to other factors instead, says Paul Geddes
Competition Commission investigation unlikely to affect motor premiums
The Competition Commission’s investigation into the motor insurance market is likely to do no more than cause reputation damage, Standard & Poor's has predicted.
Gender directive to price 25% of women off the road
Female drivers could be forced off the road when the new European gender ruling comes into force 21 December 2012.
One in four Brits unaware of incoming gender rules
A study by the AA and Populus found that more than a quarter of British drivers are unaware that premiums will soon be affected by EU gender rules.
Privilege, Swiftcover and Tesco to benefit from gender directive
The three insurers' motor policies have been named as the most likely to be recommended by women, according to research by independent insurance analyst Consumer Intelligence.
Racing drivers and footballers head up top premium paying professions
Racing drivers are in pole position in terms of professions that pay the most for car insurance, according to research carried out by Money Supermarket.
In Series: External Data - Thinking outside the box
Are insurers making the most of external data by using it to do more than simply price risk?
Interview: James Reader - A time for plain sailing
After a stormy year for French insurer Covéa and its subsidiaries on these shores, James Reader, chief executive of the newly merged Covéa Insurance, tells Post why the UK arm of the company can steady the ship.
Higos criticises "ludicrous" gender directive
Higos Insurance Services has branded the EU gender directive as "ludicrous", arguing that it will penalise women drivers when it comes into force on 21 December.
Young female driver premiums fall ahead of ECJ directive
The average motor premium for young drivers has fallen slightly, while the gap between motor premiums for young male and female drivers is narrowing, according to the AA.
Sheilas' Wheels unveils gender-neutral pricing strategy
Female-focused car insurer Sheilas' Wheels has outlined its plans to implement the European Gender Directive, which comes into force on 21 December.
The gender neutrality countdown
As Europe counts down to the enforcement of the gender neutrality ruling, Neil Davies asks how prepared insurers and consumers really are.
Zurich GI UK yet to finalise gender-neutral pricing strategy
Zurich General Insurance UK has yet to set a date for the implementation of gender-neutral pricing, as its UK life division reveals a planned time-frame.
Insurance Strategy 2012: Insurers missing big 'gender' opportunity
The gender directive is driving a "massive change in the industry" which many insurers are missing, according to Ian Hughes, chief executive of Consumer Intelligence.
ABI issues gender directive guidance
The Association of British Insurers has published guidance for consumers ahead of the European Court of Justice’s gender directive.
Post magazine - 23/30 August 2012
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Equality Act: Age concern
The Home Office has exempted the insurance industry from the Equality Act, allowing underwriters to continue using age as a risk factor. But will Europe intervene as it did with gender?
Interview: Rob Terry: tackling the problems
Approaching insurance from a technological background, Quindell’s Rob Terry is looking to tackle the dysfunctional motor market and shake up the status quo