Politics
Environment Agency appeals to business to support flood defences
The Environment Agency is calling for communities and businesses to contribute more towards the funding of future flood defences.
Keoghs praises H&S review
Law firm Keoghs has welcomed Lord Young's review of health and safety law.
Low insurance uptake in NI attributed to state handouts
Government handouts for tenants in social housing without contents insurance could account for the low insurance uptake rates in Northern Ireland.
Insurers seek to make up shortfall after hike in IPT
Insurers with policyholders paying by monthly instalments look set to be worst hit by the standard 1% hike in insurance premium tax, announced in Tuesday's budget.
View from the top: The new watchword
Efficiency has become the watchword of the new government, as it looks for savings to combat the UK's budget deficit. The same watchword could be applied to businesses. While the likelihood of a double dip recession has lessened, we are still at a…
Editor's comment: Travel's IPT headache
It has certainly been a busy few weeks for the chancellor George Osborne.
Regulatory reform will not hamper Solvency II
Financial Secretary to the Treasury Mark Hoban has denied suggestions the government's regulatory reform will hamper the UK's implementation of Solvency II.
BUDGET 2010: ABI: IPT rises “regrettable”
The Association of British Insurers has warned the government that the increase to Insurance Premium Tax outlined in today’s budget could have unintended consequences.
BUDGET 2010: PwC: Budget delivers some positives
Pricewaterhouse Coopers claims the emergency budget has delivered a number of positives for the insurance industry.
BUDGET 2010: FSB critical of Osborne NIC plans
The Federation of Small Businesses has expressed its concern at the Chancellor George Osborne’s failure to reverse the rises in Employer National Insurance Contributions.
BUDGET 2010: Chancellor reveals corporation tax cuts
Chancellor of the Exchequer George Osborne has pledged to cut corporation tax by one percent for the start of the next financial year.
BUDGET 2010: Biba "disappointed" by IPT hike
The British Insurance Brokers' Association has said it is concerned that consumers and businesses will be hit by increasing insurance costs.
BUDGET 2010: George Osborne: IPT to rise
Chancellor George Osborne has announced insurance premium tax is to rise in today's budget.
Aviva chair joins Cable's business advisory group
The members of the Business Advisory Group established last month have been confirmed. The group will act as an informal advisory board to the Secretary of State, Business, Innovation and Skills, Vince Cable.
Deregulation of health and safety legislation is going to be "challenging"
This is according to Garwyn, who has responded to Lord Young's announcement that he will be conducting a review of health and safety legislation to crack down on the compensation culture in the UK.
CBG issues IPT warning
CBG Group has warned that increasing the level of insurance premium tax is likely to deter customers from buying adequate cover.
IUA calls for "well informed" insurance regulator
The International Underwriting Association has called on the coalition government to ensure that there is a strong insurance prudential regulator as part of its shake-up of the financial services industry.
Compliance firm urges industry to work together for regulatory change
Wolters Kluwer Financial Services UK managing director Dean Curtis has urged the financial services sector to pull together to ensure the Chancellor George Osborne’s regulatory changes are effective.
ABI warns government against adding to burden of costs
The Association of British Insurers has said that it is "open minded" to regulatory changes to the financial services sector.
Sants to head transition to new financial regulatory body
Hector Sants has agreed to remain as chief executive of the Financial Services Authority and to lead the transition and the creation of a new prudential authority.
Chancellor outlines future of financial regulation
The Chancellor of the Exchequer has outlined the government’s intention to hand over regulatory control of the financial services sector to the Bank of England.
Law firm criticises government plans
Law firm CMS Cameron McKenna has said that the government’s plan to split supervision and enforcement of the financial services industry will “dissipate responsibility”.
Government makes plaques medical evidence pledge
The coalition government has pledged to consider compensating past pleural plaque victims if new medical evidence became available
Post in print – 17 June 2010
News editor Mairi MacDonald outlines the major news stories from this week’s issue of Post, including: the possibility that the government may look to buy more insurance in a strategic move to cut costs; Tesco price comparison coming under scrutiny…