All articles by Anika Bourley
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News
Government to gain £500m from flood VAT
Insurers will have to pay VAT on repair bills for the summer flood damage
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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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News
Councils ignore flood plea
Insurers say increased demand for flood cover has not materialised despite government pressure
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Features
Record number of PPI complaints to ombudsman
Payment protection cover becomes most unpopular insurance product
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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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News
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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News
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. There were also calls for insurers to contribute to a pool to compensate victims of the condition. Thirty-five MPs are supporting a parliamentary motion calling for legislation to ensure sufferers of pleural ...
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News
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. It follows a report from the Commons Transport Select Committee on young drivers. Recommendations put to government included calls for zero alcohol levels for the ...
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News
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. Liberal Democrat MPs claimed there was no incentive for drivers to take out insurance with fines being cheaper than buying cover. Official figures obtained by the Liberal Democrats show ...
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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. The Transport Select Committee’s report on young drivers, published on Thursday, will urge insurers to ...
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NewsMinister intervenes over car data chaos
400,000 policies were not reported by Direct Line to motor insurance database
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News
Government to block terror attack fund plans
Insurers will not have to fund overseas terror pool
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News Analysis
Government pledges £800m flood defence spending
Industry fears how money will be spent.
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News
Blair’s funding pledge for flood defences
An additional £600m committed to coastal defences this year
