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AM Best warns protectionism is fragmenting insurance market
Rising protectionism is threatening to reverse years of global insurance market integration and increase costs for international carriers, AM Best has warned.
Sam Woods, Prudential Regulation Authority
Sam Woods, CEO of the Prudential Regulation Authority, has soared up Insurance Post’s Power List 2025 by fearlessly pushing back against successive governments’ political posturing and understanding the burden of red tape.
Solvent exit planning: a crucial step for insurers
While the regulator has postponed the implementation date for the solvent exit planning rules for insurers to 30 June 2026, Sarah Ouarbya, partner for risk consulting and regulatory compliance at Forvis Mazars, warns providers shouldn't put off producing…
How Trump’s tariffs shook up insurers’ investment books
Darren Bustin, global head of solutions capabilities and insurance solutions at Schroders, has revealed how regulatory changes, Labour’s growth agenda plus US President Donald Trump’s trade tariffs have impacted general insurers’ investment books.
How Brexit has affected the UK insurance market
Five years on from the UK exiting the European Union, David Worsfold examines if the insurance industry benefitted or received a blow from Brexit.
PRA launches consultation to help insurers rapidly invest
The Prudential Regulation Authority has outlined plans for a matching adjustment investment accelerator to reduce the barriers to rapid investment insurance firms face.
How insurers are helping businesses grow
As chancellor Rachel Reeves says the UK must go “further and faster” to achieve economic growth, Edmund Tirbutt examines how insurance is providing the safety net required to ensure businesses focus on getting bigger and better in the months and years to…