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UK watchdog on guard for annuities market intervention
12 July 2017Financial Conduct Authority will step in if further providers withdraw
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UK motor premiums rise almost £100m after Ogden rate cut
10 July 2017Benefits from whiplash reforms could be wiped out if Ogden bombshell is not defused, says ABI
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Fronting is not a solution for cross-border business after Brexit
28 June 2017Regulators will monitor use of 'empty shells', conference told
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The 'winners' and losers from the Ogden rate change
20 June 2017Insurers with lower retention rates increased their motor market share in Q1 as others were forced to raise prices faster. They are, however, likely to be hit harder during their reinsurance renewals, and the profits lost across the entire sector could reach £3.5bn. Callum Tanner reports
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UK election "no disaster" for Ogden rate reform - ABI chief
25 April 2017Huw Evans dismisses fears that general election will harm efforts to reform insurance legislation
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Ogden rate battle: insurers will be consulted on review
01 March 2017Discount rate needs to be fair, say Hammond and ABI
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Insurance CEOs argue against Ogden rate cut
28 February 2017Top bosses to ask chancellor to block Truss's rate reform
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UK insurers' legal challenge on risk margin scuppered by regulator
16 February 2017Legal advice commissioned by British insurers suggested that a future management action could allow firms to significantly reduce the risk margin even while the UK regulator remains bound to EU law. So far that advice has fallen on deaf ears. Callum Tanner reports
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UK insurers emphasise post-Brexit opportunity
26 January 2017Senior management from Lloyd's, L&G, Prudential and the ABI have presented evidence to the Treasury Select Committee. With a hard Brexit now on the horizon most firms have given up on retaining single market access and are instead focusing on the benefits of changing Solvency II. Callum Tanner reports
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TSC hearing: gaining equivalence a priority for UK Solvency II reforms
17 January 2017Single market access now off the cards after May speech