Association of British Insurers (ABI)
Driving test changes a 'missed opportunity' insurers say
Insurers have warned that planned updates to the driving test do not go far enough by not introducing graduated driver licensing.
Insurers throw cold water on regulator's reporting proposals
Insurers have criticised regulatory proposals which may increase reporting burdens for insurers.
Insurance Fraud Task Force calls on aggregators to use data sharing platforms
The Insurance Fraud Task Force has recommended that aggregators utilise software to weed out application fraud.
PRA to consider insurers' Brexit contingency plans
More than 400 banks and insurers have submitted Brexit contingency plans to the regulator, as the UK looks to negotiate a favourable exit deal from the European Union.
Businesses could face £17m fine for lack of cyber protection
Businesses that fail to protect their services from cyber attacks could face fines of up to £17 million, the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport has warned.
Lord Justice Jackson scales back fixed recoverable costs proposal
Lord Justice Jackson has recommended extending fixed recoverable costs for fast-track legal cases and a new fixed cost intermediate track for claims worth up to £100,000.
Insurers in call for clarity over autonomous and assisted technology
Insurers have today highlighted the potential dangers of the ambiguities surrounding autonomous driving and driverless technology.
Analysis: The legacy of Grenfell Tower
How the blaze that killed at least 80 people promises to be one of the most complex claims in recent years
Ogden decision to be unveiled this week
The government’s response to the Ogden discount rate consultation will be published on Thursday.
Vnuk amendments would remove access to justice, lawyers warn
Removing off-road vehicles from the scope of motor insurance could eliminate injured people and bereaved families from the justice system, lawyers have warned.
Crime stats reveal 20% fall in insurance fraud
Exclusive: The Insurance Fraud Bureau has issued a cautious welcome to a 20% fall in insurance fraud cases last year.
EU Commission opens consultation on Vnuk
The European Commission has opened a four-week consultation on the scope of the Motor Insurance Directive in relation to the Vnuk ruling.
BIA 2017: The judges
Meet the judges who deliberated over the winning entries at this year's British Insurance Awards
Personal injury CMCs made £2.8bn over the last decade
Personal injury claims management companies earned £2.8bn over the last 10 years, a government report has revealed.
Motor premiums see biggest spike ever following Ogden
Motor premiums have seen the biggest rise “ever recorded” owing to the government’s decision to raise Insurance Premium Tax and cut the discount rate.
Week in Post: Brexit, redundancies and consolidation
This week we saw the ‘Great Repeal Bill’ being introduced to Parliament, a key waystone on the long and arduous journey to leaving the European Union.
ABI calls for cross-party collaboration on Brexit
The Association of British Insurers has called on the government to establish a framework for cross-party cooperation over Brexit.
ABI calls on government to defuse 'discount rate bombshell'
The Association of British Insurers has called on the government to take action against motor claims costs as premiums reach record levels for almost all age groups.
Industry thwarted £25m fraudulent claims a week in 2016
The insurance sector thwarted 2,400 fraudulent insurance claims valued at £25m every week in 2016, according to figures from the Association of British Insurers.
Analysis: After Autofocus: Where next for the credit hire industry?
Last month, seven former employees of Autofocus were collectively given prison sentences of more than five years after being found guilty of doctoring hire rate evidence to defend insurers in court against credit hire companies in thousands of cases.
Analysis: The truth behind the broken system of dual pricing
The industry has faced sustained attacks in recent months for its ‘shameful’ practice of raising rates for loyal customers, with one newspaper calling for the government to ‘punish the insurance pirates’.
This Week in Post: Outdated and out of there
I was recently lamenting shortage of space in my toy-cluttered flat and a (childless) colleague mentioned the baby cages Victorian households used to hang out of their windows. “There were mercifully few deaths,” he joked, as I gazed at an online image…
Government looking to drop 'outdated' discount rate formula
The government is looking to move away from the “outdated” Ogden discount rate mechanism, the City Minister has said.
Government should rethink stance on single market access: Scotland's Brexit Minister
Theresa May’s government should rethink its stance on a hard Brexit and single market access, Scotland's Brexit minister has said.