Consumer Insurance Bill hits the Lords next week

This is another significant milestone in a 25 year campaign by insurance law experts to modernise our insurance contract law, creating a better balance between consumers and insurers. It has been vigorously promoted by the Law Commission and has support right across the insurance industry following the final recommendations from the Commission and its Scottish counterpart for reform back in December 2009. The new government's silence on the issue was broken earlier this month and next week's short debate will be the start of what many will hope is an smooth and relatively quick Parliamentary passage.

At this stage, it is hard to see where any opposition could come from - hopefully, it stays that way.