General Election
Election set for 6 May
Prime Minister Gordon Brown is preparing to announce that the UK general election will be held - as widely predicted - on 6 May.
Election set for 6 May
Prime Minister Gordon Brown is preparing to announce that the UK general election will be held - as widely predicted - on 6 May.
UKRC puts rehabilitation on the general election agenda
The UK Rehabilitation Council has thrown down the gauntlet to the main political parties, asking them to stipulate their plans for improving the country's poor return-to-work record, with a view to posting responses live on its website in the run up to…
Election 2010 - Industry Q&A: Question time
In the final part of the countdown to the general election, Post took questions from the leading lights of the insurance industry and put them to the three main political parties.
Lord Myners rubbishes Tory FSA plans
Lord Myners has warned that the Financial Services Bill is in danger of falling by the wayside as a result of it running out of time due to "distractions" arising from the political opposition.
Election 2010 - Labour view: Lord Myners interview
In the fifth of Post's six-part series, profiling the major political parties, Mairi MacDonald talks to Lord Myners about Labour's plans and priorities.
Election 2010: Interview - Adam Price, MP, Plaid Cymru
In the fourth of Post's six part series, profiling the major political parties, Mairi MacDonald talks to MP Adam Price about Plaid Cymru's plans and priorities.
Election 2010: Interview - Colin Breed MP, Lib Dems
The Liberal Democrats' voice has been prominent during the recent economic turmoil. In the third of Post's six-part profile on all the major parties, Jonathan Swift talks to MP Colin Breed, the party's shadow Treasury minister.
Election 2010: Interview - Stewart Hosie MP, the SNP
In the second of Post's six-part profile on all the major parties, Jonathan Swift talks to MP Stewart Hosie, the SNP spokesman on finance and Treasury matters, about the party's plans and priorities.
Hiscox despairs over Tory FSA proposal
Hiscox's chairman has credited a three-fold increase in annual profits on responsible investment strategy, a cautious approach to underwriting catastrophe-exposed risk and a benign mother nature.
View from the top: Election outcomes
With opinion polls suggesting the margin has narrowed to as little as 7% between the Conservatives and the Labour Party, all eyes are on the coming general election.
Election 2010: Interview - Mark Hoban MP, Conservative
If the Conservative Party regains power at the 2010 elections, the insurance industry can expect to see a massive shake-up. In the first of Post's six-part profile of all the major parties Stephanie Denton talks to MP Mark Hoban, shadow minister for the…
What the papers say
What the Papers Say: Joining Insurance Age editor Martin Friel this month are former Post news editor Ralph Savage and Allianz communications manager Mark Bishop.
Apil “delighted” with ELIB proposals
The Association of Personal Injury Lawyers has backed government proposals to establish an Employers’ Liability Insurance Bureau as a fund of last resort.
ABI voices fears over ELIB proposal
Nick Starling claims it is right that today's law-abiding employers should have to pay for their potentially uninsured competitors.
Editor's comment: Sants - is he quackers to give up FSA position?
A headline screaming "lame duck" and "Financial Services Authority" was put up on the Post website on Tuesday following the resignation of the regulator's chief executive Hector Sants.
FSA "a lame duck" following CEO resignation, claims lawyer
Jonathan Davies, regulatory partner at City law firm Reynolds Porter Chamberlain, believes insurers should be worried by the news Hector Sants is to quit the FSA.
FSA boss to quit in the summer
The Financial Services Authority has today confirmed that its CEO Hector Sants plans to step down this year.