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Trade Voice: Anyone for a game of pinball?
Going to work in an insurance brokerage can sometimes feel like a trip to the amusement arcades.
Roundtable: Big Data: What can big data do for the insurance industry?
With big data playing a bigger role across all industries, the big question is what it can do for the insurance sector?
Insurers must ready themselves for European data changes
UK insurance professionals have been warned not to underestimate the huge changes that lie ahead in data protection, after a survey revealed almost one third are unaware of the forthcoming European General Data Protection Regulation.
Insurers ‘extremely concerned' about proposed data protection rules
Europe's insurers are "extremely concerned" about several aspects of the proposed European Union data protection rules due to enter the final stages of discussion by European Institutions, according to Insurance Europe.
Europe: Breaking up is hard to do
A British exit from the European Union could be voted on as early as 2016, to avoid a clash with the French presidential and the German federal elections.
Europe: Q&A with Guenter Droese, chairman of European Captive Insurance and Reinsurance Owners` Association
Post speaks to Guenter Droese about the captive market and the potential impact of Solvency II
EU Commission approves Flood Re
The European Commission has agreed that Flood Re does not violate rules on state aid by seeking to ensure the availability of low cost flood cover.
IMD II heads for European Parliament negotiations
The second edition of the Insurance Mediation Directive is to head for the European Parliament for negotiations over adoption following approval from the European Council.
Delegated Acts publication boosts confidence in Solvency II go-live date
Analysts say pillar three needs ‘significant’ resources as insurers behind on this
Europe: Commission disclosure - disaster averted?
The Insurance Mediation Directive has been the subject of much conjecture in recent times. So what will the trialogue decide on - and what will the impact on insurers be?
Solvency II: It’s the final countdown
With a definitive date of 1 January 2016, Solvency II is finally set to be implemented – and insurers must make sure they are prepared
Cross-border insurance: a new opportunity?
As prudential regulation across Europe is set to become unified with the planned implementation of Solvency II, Katie Marriner looks at how the likelihood of cross-border insurance becoming a reality is being considered.
Infrastructure: Building for success
Plans for insurers to invest in infrastructure projects are being hampered by Solvency II.
Remote Piloted Aircraft: Game of Drones
With remote piloted aircraft systems – or drones – increasingly used commercially, what are the insurance risks involved?
Omnibus II passed by European Parliament
The final obstacle to Solvency II implementation looks to have been passed after the European Parliament adopted the Omnibus II Directive today.
All change in Europe
The European guard is changing, and by the end of the year the UK insurance industry could find the European Parliament and Commission rather harder places to press its case than previously.
Europe: Clearing up confusion
A mid-January decision to amend the European Union's Insurance Mediation Directive - set to come into force in 2016 - through a revised Markets in Financial Instruments Directive has generated much confusion.
Review of the Year: Health Insurance: Return to health
Health insurance personalities reflect on the past year and look forward to 2014, with high hopes for improving customer service and numbers as well as seeing an end to the EHIC scandal.
C-Suite: Stay a step ahead of cyber crime
From a debilitating attack on service to a simple system break‑in, cyber attacks can vary in their sophistication and in the harm they can cause to organisations, says Chubb's Chris Pavlou.
Consultants welcome timeframe clarity from Omnibus II decision
Consultancy firms have welcomed the Omnibus II agreement reached by the European Union trilogue parties saying the deal will provide insurers with much-needed clarity.
Interview: Julia Graham: Golden Graham
As the incoming president of the Federation of European Risk Management Associations, Julia Graham explains how three keywords – diversity, profession and innovation – will help shape her reign.
Failure to reach Solvency II equivalence deal could harm UK
Failure to adequately resolve the issue of equivalence under Solvency II could harm British interests, according to speakers at the Association of British Insurers’ solvency II conference today.
Necessity of new EU nuclear liability proposals questioned by industry
Premiums could rise due to new rules as UK announces new power station.
'Clear deadline' on Solvency II welcomed by consultants
The delay of Solvency II’s application date to 2016 has been welcomed by KPMG and PWC, citing the certainty the move will bring insurers, though doubts still remain over the new schedule.