All articles by David Blackman – Page 4
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News AnalysisFair Fees: The campaign continues
Insurance Times readers explain why they have backed our Fair Fees campaign in their hundreds
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NewsTriple Westminster wins for insurance as FSA overhaul begins
Ministers outline developments that could address three key industry concerns
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NewsGovernment called on to protect flood funds from cuts
Defra points to flood management as an area for cuts, despite coalition pledge to maintain spending
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NewsLord Young puts full weight behind Jackson proposals
Peer charged with assessing compensation culture echoes Jackson’s criticisms of referral fees
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NewsABI cites ‘personal reasons’ for head’s early departure
Kerrie Kelly had 'drive and energy' but source suggests insurers were disappointed with results
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NewsPensioners will have to pay £84m of £455m IPT price lift
Based on insurance spend, senior citizens will bear 18% of tax hike
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NewsParliament in push to give super-regulator more power
Insurance compensation schemes will not be established on a pan-European level
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People & OpinionInterview: Carlos Montalvo Rebuelta
Solvency II may not be popular with insurers, but Ceiops’ secretary-general, a key figure behind its shaping, wants a little recognition for the ‘vast amount’ of work his committee has done
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NewsFair Fees: Brokers threaten FSA fees boycott in fury at increases
Stories of firms suffering from fees hikes pour in as our ‘Fair Fees’ campaign heats up
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FeaturesFair Fees: Brokers won't pay for banks
The FSA’s latest fees hike has prompted a flood of responses, all with a common theme: ‘Why should we be penalised for PPI compensation?’ Your anger has prompted us to take up the cudgels on your behalf
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NewsAirmic calls Employers’ Liability Act ‘woefully inadequate’
Government must crack down on failure to buy protection for staff, association says
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NewsFSA ban for £2m fraud trio’s ‘premeditated dishonesty’
High Court found the three insurance professionals conspired to defraud Markel, QBE and Amalfi
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NewsAverage comprehensive car policy rises by £74 in Q2
Middle-aged policyholders saw the biggest jump
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NewsThe fight is on as we lobby FSA on unfair FSCS levies
Biba adds backing to campaign as brokers warn that eight-fold rise could be lethal to firms
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News AnalysisCracking up
The FSA is doomed, but its principal officers are jumping ship rather than waiting to board the new Prudential Regulation Authority. Will those that remain be distracted from crucial issues like Solvency II, or will the wounded watchdog put personal pain into its bite?
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NewsCoalition backs a crackdown on uninsured motorists
CIE will make it an offence to own an uninsured vehicle
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NewsSolvency II may require a QIS6
A sixth impact study should not delay implementation, Ceiops' Montalvo insists
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NewsAllianz wins appeal against £33,000 credit hire claim
Accident Exchange’s initial claim is slashed to £3,000 in ‘victory for common sense’
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ClaimsNew team, new rules?
When the new coalition government took over, many feared all those best-laid plans regarding claims policy would slip right back to square one. So, from compensation culture to employers’ liability and flood prevention, what will the new government mean for claims?
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SupplementsCommercial lines: Post-recession world order
The recession may be declared over, but hard times are still being felt by brokers and insurers in the commercial market
