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Biba Manifesto 2026: Spotlight on suitability of insurance products as women’s sports grows
’We’ve had incredible success with our [England] women’s football team and rugby team, [but] they bring with them different risks, different injuries and different challenges,’ says chief executive
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Biba Manifesto 2026: Expansion to the growth and skills levy would help industry grow
’Training and skills is a really important part of what we do,’ says chief executive
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FCA insurance head says it's ‘time to evolve’ as commitment made to industry
’It is time to connect, time to engage, time to support and I am going to add one in – it is time to evolve,’ says insurance head
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Biba Manifesto 2026: Trade body seeks new Financial Services Bill
‘It’s not easy asking for a bill that isn’t in the King’s speech, that’s quite a challenge, but we just think it’s a necessity if we’re going to actually make these changes happen,’ says broker body chief executive
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Biba makes 10 ‘key asks’ to stakeholders as it launches 2026 manifesto
’We want to be crystal clear on what we want to achieve for our members and highlighting the most important issues puts them sharply into focus,’ says chief executive
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FOS complaint levels climbing despite Consumer Duty reforms
Insurance DataLab examines the latest Financial Ombudsman Service (FOS) complaints data to question whether Consumer Duty has had the desired impact
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FOS targets resolving 80% of cases within six months in 2026/27
’The continuous delivery of changes and improvements to our service and the framework in which we operate will be a key focus next year,’ interim chief executive
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Major shake-up of employment law raises challenges for UK businesses
As the Employment Rights Act comes into force, the insurance sector is well placed to support policyholders in adapting to the required changes
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High Five: Catch up on the biggest stories this week
Insurance Times rounds up the top five stories making headlines across the market from 5 to 9 January 2026
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UK regulation driving commercial insurance away from London, Zurich tells Lords
‘Some providers are exiting the market because the regulation is too prescriptive and difficult,’ says chief compliance officer
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The Big Question: What regulatory risks or opportunities would UKGI see under a Reform UK government?
Insurance Times asked industry figures to consider the risks and opportunities a Reform UK government might present if it sought to overhaul the FCA – and what such changes could mean
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FCA opens and publicises enforcement investigation into claims manager
The FCA says making the investigation public will allow affected customers to consider their options
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Nearly half of vulnerable customers struggle with insurance applications – GlobalData
’The high proportion of vulnerable customers who found the application process difficult or intrusive signals that insurance firms may not be offering adequate support,’ says lead insurance analyst
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Briefing: Unwrapping the FCA’s super complaint response
There was nothing particularly exciting about the regulator’s statement on the home and travel insurance markets, but what did we expect?
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FCA commits to market improvements in home and travel super complaint response
’We’ll be monitoring consumer outcomes and will continue to hold firms and their senior leaders to account for making improvements, to help build trust and make sure people get fair value insurance,’ says the FCA’s director of competition and interim director of insurance
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A race to the bottom – the unintended consequence of GIPP?
Four years after the introduction of GIPP, and with slowing premium growth finally allowing its impact to be assessed, Insurance Times investigates whether the rules spawned a worrying unintended consequence – and whether an Irish model might provide the remedy
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Aon alleges ‘calculated and egregious’ trade secret theft by Howden
’This case is about a calculated and egregious scheme of trade secret theft, contractual breaches, breach of fiduciary duty, tortious interference and unfair competition,’ claims the lawsuit
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Insurance Times Advent Calendar: David Sparkes
For the 13th day of advent, David Sparkes, regulation director at Biba, reflects on the significance of the FCA’s simplification plans, the everyday impact of serving clients and his hopes for reducing frictional costs across the industry
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Continental Europe primed to adopt Consumer Duty type rules as ‘alignment between regulators’ gains prominence
French industry leader believes the UK’s ‘regulatory focus’ for general insurance oversight is set to ‘become the new norm in Continental Europe’
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