It's a sorry state of affairs when a financial watchdog needs news organisations to keep up with developments on the regulatory scene.
When a French MP reported to his parliament last week that up to 40 financial services firms in the City were providing the sort of haven Osama bin Laden is keen to use, Insurance Times was immediately interested.
Reports even quoted the Financial Services Authority's (FSA) managing director Philip Thorpe bemoaning the FSA's lack of teeth to the French investigator.
Thorpe's underlings were clearly interested, too. So it was doubly strange that, when contacted by IT, the regulator admitted it had just got a copy of the report - sent to it by the BBC.
The 2025 Insurance Times Awards took place on the evening of Wednesday 3rd December in the iconic Great Room of London’s Grosvenor House.
Hosted by comedian and actor Tom Allen, 34 Gold, 23 Silver and 22 Bronze awards were handed out across an amazing 34 categories recognising brilliance and innovation right across the breadth of UK general insurance.
Hosted by comedian and actor Tom Allen, 34 Gold, 23 Silver and 22 Bronze awards were handed out across an amazing 34 categories recognising brilliance and innovation right across the breadth of UK general insurance.
Many congratulations to all the worthy winners and as always, huge thanks to our sponsors for their support and our judges for their expertise.
