Regulation – Page 44
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NewsPremium Credit to offer payment options for supplementary FSCS levy
Insurance firms typically have 30 days to pay up on supplementary levy charges
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News AnalysisBI claims set to place ‘huge burden’ on loss adjusters following Supreme Court ruling
As well as new business interruption claims, many loss adjusters and assessors are also seeing an influx in ‘resurrected’ claims that have been awaiting the appeals judgment before being progressed
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FeaturesPrince Charles warns insurance industry to speed up progress around climate change
The Prince of Wales emphasised that there has to be ‘a move to net zero ambitions on the underwriting side, so that insurance companies can take action and drive change with their clients across the economy’
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FeaturesAllianz Insurance exposed to BI claims through broker wordings
Chief executive adds that the insurer has seen 3,000 new business interruption claims following the Supreme Court’s judgment in January
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NewsMotor insurance premiums predicted to fall by up to 10% in 2021 – PWC
Home insurance premiums are also expected to decrease by 4% to 8%, says the professional services firm
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FeaturesAon-WTW merger – a Gordian Knot the market has yet to fully unravel
The $30bn broker mega-merger of Aon and Willis Towers Watson is making slow progress towards completion. However, the market is still struggling to understand what impact it will have for the future
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NewsConsumers still ‘cautious and sceptical’ over how insurers use data – FOIL
Speaking at a Forum of Insurance Lawyers’ (FOIL) webinar last week, Duncan Minty, founder of Ethics and Insurance, says that if insurance intends on being successful with innovation, it needs to close the trust gap with consumers
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NewsMore than a fifth of adults trust insurance firms less because of Covid-19
To rectify the negativity surrounding the business interruption test case and the resulting impact on trust in the sector, ‘there is clearly work to be done at an industry level’ says Sicsic Advisory MD
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NewsRegulator warns capital markets will need to be part of future BI provision
The future provision of business interruption insurance is likely to require the use of alternative risk transfer solutions given the lessons learned from Covid-19
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NewsBuilding Safety Register reveals new manifesto
The Building Safety Register’s co-founder hopes the manifesto will provoke wider discussion over the implications of building safety for the insurance market, as well as highlight risk management measures
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NewsUK-EU insurance capacity relationships still required post-Brexit says Pro Insurance Solutions
Pro Insurance Solutions managing director Robert Buchberger tells Insurance Times that there is ”an ongoing desire to operate international schemes in commercial and financial lines”
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FeaturesStandardisation: a route to greater transparency or ‘stifling’ for competition?
Standardising policy wordings may be considered a ‘dangerous road’ by some in the industry, but could some standardised elements support the push for improved transparency and policyholder understanding?
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NewsFraudster to be sentenced at Crown Court for failing to disclose information to broker
The 49-year-old man has been charged with ‘dishonestly failing to disclose information to make a gain for himself’
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NewsMGAs should buckle up for a ‘hard Brexit’ says Clyde and Co
Reverse branching could provide a solution for insurance intermediaries that wish to continue trading in the EEA following Brexit, says law firm partner
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NewsBiba backs government’s extra £3.5bn cash injection to address cladding dilemma
The trade association will continue working with government to deliver a targeted, state-backed indemnity scheme
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NewsDuff and Phelps offers support for Prometheus policyholders following collapse
The firm believes there are around 5,000 policyholders in the UK and Gibraltar who have been affected by Prometheus going into administration
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NewsAllianz Insurance has issued BI claims pay outs on 75% of valid claims
At the end of January 2021, the insurer had made 1,832 interim and final BI claims payments
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IT InterviewInsurers not ‘profiteering’ from soaring building premiums post-Grenfell – ABI
In a recent blog, director of general insurance, James Dalton outlines the perspective of insurers having to cover the risks associated with high-rise buildings post-Grenfell
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NewsInperio to offer reduced professional indemnity premiums to solicitors via new partnership
Solicitors have had a tough time with professional indemnity insurance, but the MGA hopes to offer clients a quick and easy way of getting cover remotely
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NewsVisually and mobility impaired pedestrians are ‘most vulnerable’ in e-scooter incidents – Weightmans
A panel of insurance industry experts discuss the safety criteria around e-scooters and vulnerable road users, as well as the use of data from the ongoing government trials
