General Election
Election 2010: Interview - Adam Price, MP, Plaid Cymru
In the fourth of Post's six part series, profiling the major political parties, Mairi MacDonald talks to MP Adam Price about Plaid Cymru's plans and priorities.
Election 2010: Interview - Colin Breed MP, Lib Dems
The Liberal Democrats' voice has been prominent during the recent economic turmoil. In the third of Post's six-part profile on all the major parties, Jonathan Swift talks to MP Colin Breed, the party's shadow Treasury minister.
Election 2010: Interview - Stewart Hosie MP, the SNP
In the second of Post's six-part profile on all the major parties, Jonathan Swift talks to MP Stewart Hosie, the SNP spokesman on finance and Treasury matters, about the party's plans and priorities.
Hiscox despairs over Tory FSA proposal
Hiscox's chairman has credited a three-fold increase in annual profits on responsible investment strategy, a cautious approach to underwriting catastrophe-exposed risk and a benign mother nature.
View from the top: Election outcomes
With opinion polls suggesting the margin has narrowed to as little as 7% between the Conservatives and the Labour Party, all eyes are on the coming general election.
Election 2010: Interview - Mark Hoban MP, Conservative
If the Conservative Party regains power at the 2010 elections, the insurance industry can expect to see a massive shake-up. In the first of Post's six-part profile of all the major parties Stephanie Denton talks to MP Mark Hoban, shadow minister for the…
What the papers say
What the Papers Say: Joining Insurance Age editor Martin Friel this month are former Post news editor Ralph Savage and Allianz communications manager Mark Bishop.
Apil “delighted” with ELIB proposals
The Association of Personal Injury Lawyers has backed government proposals to establish an Employers’ Liability Insurance Bureau as a fund of last resort.
ABI voices fears over ELIB proposal
Nick Starling claims it is right that today's law-abiding employers should have to pay for their potentially uninsured competitors.
Editor's comment: Sants - is he quackers to give up FSA position?
A headline screaming "lame duck" and "Financial Services Authority" was put up on the Post website on Tuesday following the resignation of the regulator's chief executive Hector Sants.
FSA "a lame duck" following CEO resignation, claims lawyer
Jonathan Davies, regulatory partner at City law firm Reynolds Porter Chamberlain, believes insurers should be worried by the news Hector Sants is to quit the FSA.
FSA boss to quit in the summer
The Financial Services Authority has today confirmed that its CEO Hector Sants plans to step down this year.
Hoban pledges 'dedicated' resource for insurance
The Conservative Party has attempted to allay the insurance industry's fears that it will be tarred with the same brush as banks, if the party comes to power this year and scraps the current regulator, by promising 'dedicated resources' to the sector.
Post Pick of the Week
Amy Ellis outlines some of the major news from this week's issue of Post including: Go Compare halves losses; Tories pledge on insurance; Merlin refinancing; Miller in FTSE drive; and Heath Lambert chases HSBC account.
Editor's comment: FSA: not gone yet
If the insurance broking fraternity thought that the banking crisis would lead to the Financial Services Authority giving them an easier ride over the coming months, as it channelled its energies there, then last week's 'Dear CEO' letter may have caught…
Have your say: The Jackson Report
Do you think that the recommendations of the Jackson Review will be derailed - as Lord Justice Jackson himself fears - but a change of Government?
IIB and Biba plan united front if Tories win
Talks over how to present a united front to a new government if the Conservatives seize power next year have begun between the Institute of Insurance Brokers and British Insurance Brokers' Association.
Consumer law reformer admits election fear
Proposals to update consumer insurance law for the first time in more than a century have received a mixed reaction from the insurance industry.
Setting the political agenda
Post's Business Leaders Forum annual reception was held at the House of Commons last week.