Anika Bourley
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Government to gain £500m from flood VAT
Insurers will have to pay VAT on repair bills for the summer flood damage
NewsBrown to offer insurers pleural plaques deal
Insurers under pressure to accept £500m pay-out for asbestos victims, or have legal ruling overturned.
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Government looks to alter pleural plaques ruling
Asbestos campaigners and MPs lobby Justice Secretary to change Lords’ decision
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Record number of PPI complaints to ombudsman
Payment protection cover becomes most unpopular insurance product
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Councils ignore flood plea
Insurers say increased demand for flood cover has not materialised despite government pressure
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Young driver premiums to drop after licence reform
Government to act as insurer data shows 300% surge in crashes by under-23-year-olds
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Lib-Dem leader calls for insurance for the poor
Nick Clegg challenges the government to help provide affordable home insurance
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Minister slams insurers over pleural plaques
ABI claims comments are based on hearsay and innuendo
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MPs in last ditch attempt to force U-turn on plaques
Government refuses to overrule Lords’ judgment as pressure builds
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MPs look to force U-turn on pleural plaques ruling
Pressure is growing in Westminster for the government to overturn the House of Lords’ ruling on pleural plaques.
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Consultation on novice drivers
The government will launch a consultation on whether to overhaul the rules for novice drivers next month, the Department for Transport (DfT) said this week.
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Lib Dems slam weak fines for uninsured drivers
The government came under fire this week after fines handed out to uninsured drivers fell by a quarter over a decade.
NewsMinister intervenes over car data chaos
400,000 policies were not reported by Direct Line to motor insurance database
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Premiums must fall for young drivers, say MPs
The insurance industry should re-examine high premiums slammed on learner drivers to encourage more young people to take out policies, the report of an influential group of MPs is expected to say this week.
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Blair’s funding pledge for flood defences
An additional £600m committed to coastal defences this year
