All-Party Parliamentary Group on Insurance & Financial Services (APPGIFS)
Ex-APPG chair and MP Craig Tracey looking forward to new challenge
Former insurance broker and MP Craig Tracey told Insurance Age he was not looking to make a “snap decision” on his future after losing his seat in the general election.
InsurTech Futures: London's future as InsurTech hub threatened by Brexit
Experts urge insurance sector to collaborate with InsurTech start-ups to attract talent to the UK market.
Biba still hopeful on Brexit negotiations after hung parliament vote
Executive director Graeme Trudgill says trade body is ready to greet the new ministers and get back to business.
Former broker Craig Tracey to become co-chair of APPG for Insurance and Financial Services
Former insurance broker Craig Tracey is to take over as co-chair of the All Party Parliamentary Group for Insurance and Financial Services.
Flood Re receives regulatory approval
Organisation confirms 4 April launch date.
Flood Re still waiting for regulatory approval
Three weeks ahead of the launch CEO Brendan McCafferty says Flood Re has two issues to solve before PRA authorisation.
MGAA members represent £3.3bn of premium
Increase shows growth of managing general agent market says MGAA chair Reg Brown.
Biba launches manifesto for 'year of change'
The British Insurance Brokers’ Association (Biba) has launched its 2013 manifesto entitled Meeting the Growth Challenge.
APPG calls for more guidance on EU gender ban
Concerns over the implementation of the gender ban in insurance pricing have been raised by the All Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) on Insurance and Financial Services at a recent meeting.
Jack Straw to "push on" with motor reform
Jack Straw has vowed to fight on in his bid to reform the UK motor insurance market despite his Motor Insurance Regulation Bill hitting the wall.
Jack Straw warns of regulatory threat facing motor insurers
Jack Straw has called on the industry, particularly insurers, to do much more to reform the private motor market or face further government intervention.
IIB calls for FSCS review after 900% levy increase
The Institute of Insurance Brokers (IIB) has presented research to the All Party Parliamentary Group on Insurance and Financial Services (APPGIFS) showing that brokers with an income of £500,000, £1m or £5m have seen their Financial Services Compensation…
Jonathan Swift elected co-ordinator of insurance’s APPG
At the annual general meeting of the All Party Parliamentary Group on Insurance and Financial Services (APPGIFS), Jonathan Swift, group editor-in-chief of Insurance Age and sister title Post, was elected as the APPGIFS’ co-ordinator.
FSA declines to commit to April 2012 FSCS review deadline
Sheila Nicoll, director of conduct policy at the Financial Services Authority (FSA), has told a meeting of the All Party Parliamentary Group on Insurance and Financial Services (APPGIFS) that the barrier to continuing the Financial Services Compensation…
Biba launches FSCS petition to prompt Treasury review
The British Insurance Brokers’ Association (Biba) has launched a petition of its members on the Financial Services Compensation Scheme (FSCS) to be tabled in the House of Commons by an MP.
Regulation costs three times more in UK than rest of EU
The British Insurance Brokers’ Association (Biba) has made the first real attempt since regulation was first applied to general insurance brokers to quantify just what it costs for brokers to remain compliant.
Road safety minister addresses Biba parliamentary reception
The Government is to open up data held by the DVLA in an effort to combat motor fraud, road safety minister, Mike Penning told delegates at a parliamentary reception hosted by the British Insurance Brokers’ Association.
UK brokers pay three times more for regulation than any other Euro state
The British Insurance Brokers' Association (Biba) chief executive Eric Galbraith called for a fresh approach to regulation as he revealed key findings of research into the cost and future of regulation.
PPI bill could hit £4bn
Jonathan Evans MP has raised the prospect that the overall liability for payment protection insurance (PPI) mis-selling could reach £4bn.
News analysis - regulation: increasingly oppressive FSCS costs could hamper recruitmentConcern that jobs may be lost as brokers struggle to foot rising bill
The recent increase of over 50% in the Financial Services Compensation Scheme (FSCS) levy for brokers has raised fears that it could cause redundancies in the industry.
Big Society could offer brokers ray of light
The Government's sweeping public spending cuts could be a double-edged sword for regional brokers.