Archive

  • British insurers target £100bn of investment after Solvency UK reforms

    06 July 2023

    Association of British Insurers initiative aims to support UK infrastructure projects

  • ABI names Hannah Gurga as director general

    10 November 2021

    Baronesses Nicky Morgan and Dianne Hayter will also take on senior leadership roles

  • MPs investigate future of UK's financial services post Brexit

    25 January 2019

    Treasury Committee to explore fintech, while ABI director proposes look at emerging markets

  • MPs grill Rule and Woods on equity release, ethics and Brexit

    24 January 2019

    The UK parliament's house Treasury Committee yesterday questioned Bank of England chiefs Sam Woods and David Rule on a host of issues, including diversity, management ethics, Brexit - and insurers' treatment of equity-release mortgages. Ronan McCaughey and Christopher Cundy report

  • PRA to liberate smaller insurers from SFCR external audit requirement

    29 March 2018

    More than 150 firms estimated to benefit from proposed change

  • UK insurers pressed to join government's gender balance initiative

    15 February 2018

    Eight firms named and shamed by Treasury Committee chair

  • UK seeking bespoke Brexit deal for cross-border insurance policies

    12 October 2017

    Philip Hammond responds to questions from Treasury Select Committee

  • UK insurers play it cool on Part VII transfers

    03 October 2017

    Brexit is expected to cause a rush of requests to transfer insurance contracts between businesses. But so far, there has not been a deluge of Part VII applications. Paul Walsh reports

  • Soft market, Brexit and regulatory compliance are top concerns for London market, says IUA

    28 September 2017

    Risks mirror those of Lloyd's

  • PRA chief flags increase in Brexit-related Part VII transfers

    09 August 2017

    Sam Woods says 254 insurers responded to request for details of Brexit contingency plans