General Election
Scenario testing required as industry concerns over EU exit increase
Insurance firms are being urged to adopt scenario testing from this year in preparation for the proposed referendum on the UK's European Union membership under a future Conservative government.
Next government urged to take long-term approach by industry
Industry figures have implored the next government to take a long term approach to issues affecting insurance and to resist the temptation to unpick reforms that are starting to have a positive impact.
Cullum, Oliver, Thiam and Henderson back the Conservatives
Four well-known senior managers in the market have joined 99 other business leaders and backed the Conservatives for the 2015 general election in a letter.
Political Interview: Cathy Jamieson: Bringing big ideas
In the last of Post’s political interviews in the countdown to the General Election, Cathy Jamieson, Labour Shadow Financial Secretary to the Treasury, lays out her party’s aims in government.
Blog: First impressions of the insurance world
Let me introduce myself - I'm James Verrinder and am the new senior reporter on Post.
Political Interview: Matthew Hancock: A positive relationship
In the countdown to the general election, Post caught up with Matthew Hancock, Minister of State at the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills, to find out his views on the insurance industry
C-Suite - Broker: Wanted: politician for apprenticeship
Partisan politics and short-term thinking hinder the insurance sector. What can be done to change this?
Political Interview: Steven Woolfe: Woolfe at the door
With the UK Independence Party preparing to swoop for an unprecedented number of seats on 7 May, the party’s spokesman for Financial Services and Immigration Steven Woolfe tells Post what his party would do in power
C-Suite - MGA: 2015: Back to reality
A new phase of uncertainty kicks off 2015 with more woes in the Eurozone and a looming general election
Dates announced for dissolution of parliament and general election in 2015
The Leader of the House has announced that, subject to the progress of business, the last sitting day of parliament before the dissolution prior to the General Election will be on Thursday 26 March 2015.
Government will step-in if Flood Re “runs out”
The insurance industry will not be responsible for recapitalising Flood Re in the event that it “runs out of money” following a one-in-200 year event, the Association of British Insurers has confirmed.
