Archive: Insurance

Cameron lays out plan to spare the 'squeezed middle'

The prime minister will lay out today the government's plans to curb the rising cost of living,amid deepening concerns over rising premiums.

Benefits helping squeezed middle through downturn

Labour unveils five pledges to help squeezed middle

'Squeezed middle' replaces 'big society' as word of the year

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OFT call for evidence into cost of motor insurance an "opportunity to highlight increasing cost pressures for insurers," say ABI

Commenting on today’s announcement by the Office of Fair Trading (OFT) of a call for evidence into the cost of motor insurance, Otto Thoresen, the ABI’s Director General, said the following.

ABI: “APIL’s sniping from the side-lines distracts from the work of the insurance industry"

Responding to a press release from the Association of Personal Injury Lawyers (APIL) on the tracing of historic employers’ liability insurance policies for workers affected by asbestos related illnesses, James Dalton, the ABI’s Assistant Director or Motor and Liability, said:

ABI comments on government response to transport select committee inquiry into cost of motor insurance

Comment on today’s (9 September) response from the Government to the Transport Select Committee’s report on the cost of motor insurance, from Otto Thoresen, ABI’s Director General.

ABI: UK Insurance Industry welcomes Prime Minister’s Compensation Scheme announcement and pledges help to make the scheme work

The UK insurance industry has welcomed Prime Minister David Cameron’s announcement that the Riot Act police compensation schemes will operate as normal and has promised to use its expertise to help the government and police authorities implement the scheme.

Comment: Flood defence cuts are no solution to a growing crisis

Gavin Shuker MP is the shadow flooding minister

With Defra offering no care and no responsibility on the dangers of flooding, who will pick up the pieces when reality hits?

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MPs: Flooding responsibility question-marks are unacceptable

The public accounts committee's chair Margaret Hodge explains the thinking behind its report on flood management:

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Insurers: Safety net needed for flooding risk

The Association of British Insurers' director-general Otto Thoresen outlines the industry's problems with regard to flooding risk:

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Insurers: Whiplash epidemic must be tackled once and for all

Nick Starling, director of general insurance at the Association of British Insurers, comments on the transport committee's report on the cost of motor insurance:

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