Regulation
Chaos predicted under new VAT rules
New VAT rules will have detrimental financial impact on the UK’s insurance and outsourcing sectors, unless EU rules are changed, a leading firm has warned.
BIBA welcomes FSA industry review
The British Insurance Brokers' Association has today welcomed the review of the general insurance regime, as announced by Clive Briault, Managing Director, Retail Markets, FSA, at last week's Chartered Insurance Institute Annual Conference.
Fitch affirms QBE’s ratings after acquisition
Fitch Ratings today affirmed the Long-term rating 'A' rating of QBE Insurance Group. At the same time, the Insurer Financial Strength ratings of QBE's main underwriting subsidiaries were also affirmed at 'A+'. The Outlook for all the ratings is Stable…
AEGIS London completes first payments under new programme
Associated Electric and Gas Insurance Services London, the UK-based subsidiary of AEGIS, has completed the first round of payments due to its members under its recently announced Premium Credit Programme.
ABI calls for delay over VAT for insurers
The Association of British Insurers is urging the tax authorities and Treasury to mitigate the impact of new VAT rules on outsourced insurance services by delaying their implementation and using their discretion not to penalise the customers of insurers.
Heeding the call
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What the papers said this week
Metro Britons are more likely to be burgled on a Wednesday than any other day, researchers say. Fri...
Claims trends from the front line
Claims experts working at the front line will outline how they see claims trends developing in the n...
Appointment at Davies Liability
Graham Kelly has been appointed joint managing director of Davies Liability. Mr Kelly will be respon...
FSA changes are still constrained
The Financial Services Authority is to begin a review of general insurance intermediary regulation i...
Claims body in two-year warning
Regulation of claims farmers could take another two years despite government efforts to rush legisla...
Airmic meeting postponed
The Association of Insurance and Risk Managers' meeting with the Financial Services Authority over ...
An informed insurance Question Time
Contract certainty, transparency, the Compensation Bill, regulation and industry reputation - whatev...
Marsh exec speech comes under fire
Embattled Marsh UK retail chief executive Toby Foster was at the centre of an extraordinary row ove...
The key to schemes
Comment: Solvent Schemes
QBE Insurance signs agreement
QBE Insurance has signed an agreement to acquire the specialist marine insurer, British Marine Holdi...
Claimant regulation ahead
Like it or not, if you are a claimant law firm that encourages people to claim, you are currently fa...
First scheme sanctioned since BAIC
The High Court has sanctioned schemes of arrangement proposed by a pool of 18 Dutch insurance compa...
Cautious response
The insurance broking fraternity has given the Financial Services Authority's announcement that it p...
FSA to make full GI review
The Financial Services Authority has confirmed it will be undertaking a full review of the effective...
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Property Overview
Government urged not to impose extra VAT burdens on insurance companies
A senior broking figure has urged the government not to impose extra VAT burdens on UK insurance com...
Aviva head warns of increased premiums
Aviva chief executive Richard Harvey claimed customers are hundreds of millions of pounds worse off ...
RSA steps up European development
Royal and SunAlliance has unveiled its latest moves to help re-establish itself as a pan-European p...