Insurers Must Be Better Prepared for Impact of Climate Change: BoE June 8, 2022 By Carolyn Cohn and Huw Jones Insurers need to plug data gaps to be better prepared for the impact of climate change on their operations and...
IMF Warns Britain About Relaxing High Regulatory Standards for Insurers, Banks February 23, 2022 By Huw Jones A push to make London more attractive as a global financial center after Brexit must not threaten high standards of...
UK to Ease Solvency II Insurance Capital Rules to Unlock ‘Billions of Pounds’ February 22, 2022 By Huw Jones Britain will unlock “tens of billions of pounds” of insurance sector capital that should boost the economy through infrastructure investment,...
Cost of UK Auto Insurance in 2021 at 6-Year Low, but Cost Pressures Begin to Bite: ABI February 7, 2022 The average price paid by motorists for their motor insurance in 2021 fell to its lowest level in six years...
UK Regulator to Review ‘Crippling’ Post-Grenfell Property Insurance Costs January 28, 2022 Property insurers have forced “crippling costs” onto residents of apartment blocks in the aftermath of the Grenfell disaster, the U.K....
Insurers Face Disputes with Their Reinsurers over UK COVID-19 Business Income Claims March 11, 2021 By Carolyn Cohn and Kirstin Ridley Top insurance companies, ordered by Britain’s highest court to pay thousands of small businesses millions of pounds in claims for...
Plans to Reform UK Insurance Capital Rules Not Part of ‘Deregulatory Agenda’: Minister February 24, 2021 By Huw Jones and Carolyn Cohn Britain’s plans to change capital requirement rules for insurers following its departure from the European Union are about tailoring them...
UK Insurers Not Likely to See Cuts in Capital Requirements After Brexit: Bank of England February 10, 2021 By Huw Jones The Bank of England told insurers on Wednesday not to expect any big reduction in capital requirements after Brexit, adding...
Initial Reactions to UK Supreme Court’s Ruling on Business Interruption Claims January 15, 2021 By L.S. Howard Insurers, policyholders and industry observers have issued comments on the UK Supreme Court’s ruling that insurers should pay small businesses...
Insurers, Policyholders, Analysts React to UK’s COVID-19 Business Interruption Ruling September 15, 2020 Insurers and observers are weighing in on the ruling by a London court in a test case brought by Britain’s...