Regulation – Page 78
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NewsInsurance industry must do more to support disabled staff, says CII
The professional body’s chief executive emphasises that ‘businesses cannot survive if they ignore sections of society’
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FeaturesWorker status confounds legal expenses insurance provision
Is the middle ground between being an employee or a self-employed contractor causing a grey area for the provision of legal expenses insurance?
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NewsLloyd vs Google: The implications for brokers and insurers
The legal case has thrown open the doors for privacy liability exposure claims as it represents a dramatic shift in the favour of claimants
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NewsBrexit is biggest concern for insurance chief execs says KPMG
Climate change was considered a top threat to businesses in 2019
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News AnalysisWhiplash reform hangs in the balance as election fever reigns
Voices in the industry say it would be a ’great disappointment’ if December’s election signalled the end of the much-discussed whiplash reforms
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NewsHorwich Farrelly saves Aviva almost £100,000 in ten fundamental dishonesty wins
The law firm has a 15-year relationship with Aviva
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NewsSMCR needs to be culture, not a checklist
As the Senior Managers and Certification Regime (SMCR) will be implemented for all solo-regulated firms on 9 December 2019, Richard Barnwell, partner in the financial services advisory team at accountancy firm BDO, says while it might not have been on the industry’s Christmas list, it is a challenge for firms ...
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NewsHow Uber crackdown could impact the insurance industry
As Uber has its London licence revoked over a “pattern of failures” including uninsured drivers, Insurance Times looks at the potential impact on the insurance industry and whether the sector might hold a solution to save it?
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NewsUber vows to fight London licence removal amid insurance concerns
It insisted it has robust systems and checks in place to confirm the identity of its drivers
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NewsUber loses London licence as 14,000 journeys revealed as uninsured
A change in Uber’s systems allowed unauthorised drivers to upload photos to other driver accounts
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NewsAIG back in court to fight credit crunch era bonus legal battle
The outcome could leave the insurer open to pay hundreds of millions more in deferred bonuses
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NewsFormer mutual insurer boss faces FCA’s wrath for dodging income tax
FCA seeks to fine Stuart Forsyth £78,318 for avoiding tax responsibilities, dependent on an Upper Tribunal determination
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Online onlyTop law firm gives valuable Brexit advice to MGAs
MGAs with a large amount of EU business would seriously need to consider setting up a subsidiary
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NewsHow can the industry stamp out the harassment culture
Insurance Times takes a deeper look into what ‘#MeToo’ means for the insurance industry following several accusations made by women on the London market and Lloyd’s survey
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NewsFCA responds to staff misdemeanours amid leaked letter storm
Some believe the way the FCA has been treated in response to the internal leaked letter is unfair
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News‘Overflowing bins, stealing plants, verbal abuse’: FCA COO ‘ashamed’ in leaked letter
Leaked letter details FCA staff misdemeanours at firm’s Stratford headquarters
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FeaturesPensions advice scrapped as firms fail to secure PI cover amid rising premium rates
Financial services firms are stripping back services as skyrocketing professional indemnity costs tie advisers’ hands
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NewsPI insurer stops writing business for IFAs
Another PI insurer has stopped writing business for IFAs due to a tough market
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NewsSwiss Re bemoans Brexit uncertainty as biggest economic threat
The concern centres on the uncertainty that remains over the future direction of Britain, which in turn is dampening the economic outlook
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NewsBiba calls for flood defence spending pledge
Some communities in the north of England have been devastated by floods in recent days
