General Election
Motor insurers set for widespread profit in 2024
EY has predicted the UK motor insurance market will return to profitability in 2024 following two years of losses, but that profitability will be short-lived..
Labour unveils motor insurance taskforce to crack down on costs
Labour transport secretary Louise Haigh has promised her party’s motor insurance task force will “crack down on spiralling costs” and deliver a “fair deal” for drivers.
FCA launches premium finance market review
The Financial Conduct Authority has launched a review of the premium finance market, alongside the launch of a government motor insurance taskforce.
What insurers should expect from Labour’s Budget
The impact tax changes in Labour’s first Budget in 14 years could have on the insurance industry is the focus of the latest Insurance Post Podcast.
Sir Trevor Phillips warns insurers face a ‘reckoning’
Sir Trevor Phillips, former head of the Commission for Racial Equality, has revealed that “more than any other industry,” the insurance sector needs to tackle the disparate way it treats customers.
ABI fraud head hails joint effort in combating cannabis farm property claims
The insurance industry’s efforts to stamp out the ongoing problem of illegal cannabis farms in partnership with the police and other agencies, has been singled out as a sign of the potential of what can be done with wider data sharing.
Make-up of the insurance industry in 2024 revealed
Insurance Post’s 2024 Census shows women have smashed through the industry’s glass ceiling, and most employees are only going into the office on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday, post-pandemic.
Regulator to reduce red tape for general insurers
Editor’s View: Emma Ann Hughes reflects on how general insurers should be careful about what they wish for from the Financial Conduct Authority's review of the rules governing financial services.
Rumoured CGT hike leaving brokers scrambling for a sale
In preparation for the potential hikes in capital gains tax, brokers are already speaking with consolidators and larger brokers in an attempt to accelerate a sale and avoid the higher tax rates, Insurance Post can reveal.
Addressing financial stress and its implications for insurers
Alison Williams, managing director of Prestige Underwriting, highlights what insurers need to do to address the needs of a growing number of non-standard consumers caused by the cost-of-living crisis.
Martyn’s Law included in King’s Speech
Legislation to boost public venues’ resilience to terrorist attacks, known as Martyn’s Law, has been confirmed as part of the government’s agenda for the current parliamentary session in the King’s Speech.
Diary of an Insurer: Peach Pi’s Nick Dinsdale
Nick Dinsdale, director of underwriting for NPAI and Peach Pi, loves interacting with his new team, won’t let road repair carnage prevent his daughter from playing for Chelsea FC Girls, and adds a bit of market experience to his organisation’s reinsurer…
Axa calls on Labour government to improve road safety
Alain Zweibrucker, retail CEO of Axa UK, has led calls for the new Labour government to follow the European Union’s lead and introduce vehicle safety regulation to slash the number of road accidents.
What Labour’s landslide victory means for insurance
Sir Keir Starmer, the nation’s new prime minister after Labour’s landslide general election victory, as well as key insurance industry figures, have the same message: “change begins now”.
Why home insurers must cut to the chase
Editor’s View: Emma Ann Hughes is annoyed by home insurers’ waffling attempts to explain what is pushing up premiums.
Harnessing responsible AI in the insurance industry
Trade Voice: Ann Dingemans, lawyer at Kennedys and Fleur Rochester, Kennedys partner and president of the London Forum of Insurance Lawyers, look at how insurers can take advantage of artificial intelligence in the right way.
What Labour’s Manifesto means for insurers
Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer aimed to woo insurers when he outlined his party’s blueprint for government just before lunchtime today (13 June).
Labour outlines plan to make car insurance prices plummet
Labour has pledged to hand cash to councils to repair up to a million potholes a year in England and announced it will make the regulator crack down on the causes of soaring motor insurance prices.
What insurers should know about the Conservative Manifesto
The Conservative Party followed hot on the heels of the Liberal Democrats and launched a Manifesto today (11 June) with the slogan “Clear plan, bold action, secure future.”
Key takeaways from the Liberal Democrat Manifesto for insurers
Ed Davey, leader of the Liberal Democrats, was the first to fly out of the traps today (10 June) with his Manifesto packed with promises of what will be delivered by his party if he becomes prime minister.
What a Labour victory means for insurance
James Daley, managing director of the research and consultancy group Fairer Finance, reveals who should fear the approach of a new Labour administration and what companies could thrive if the Conservative Party are ousted at the general election on 4…