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News Analysis

The Big Question: What were the most unexpected takeaways from the Biba Conference 2025?

2025-05-29T07:00:00+01:00By Harry McNeil

Following another energetic and well attended Biba Conference in Manchester this May, industry leaders reflect on the most surprising moments from across the two-day conference

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News

Commercial Court Covid BI case set to impact composite policy interpretation

2025-05-28T10:00:00+01:00By Harry McNeil

Law firm says interpretation of ‘any one loss’ could have market-wide impact

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News Analysis

In Focus: Concussion in sport – The legal test cases that could reshape liability risk

2025-05-23T07:00:00+01:00By Matt Scott

Three landmark test cases are shining a spotlight on sports related concussion – these could have far-reaching implications for liability insurers, governing bodies and the future handling of brain injury claims

Complaints (2)

News Analysis

Latest GI complaints data shows improvements – but redress and resolution delays increase

2025-05-22T07:00:00+01:00By Matt Scott

Motor and transport insurance remains the most complained about business line in UKGI, according to the FCA, with complex claims and repair delays fuelling frustrations

Decisions

News

Biba 2025: Some firms will find FCA’s refocused approach ‘challenging’ to navigate

2025-05-19T09:00:00+01:00By Yiannis Kotoulas

’That flexibility is beneficial, but there are challenges that come with it,’ says managing partner

FCA Compliance

News

Biba 2025: Trudgill welcomes FCA decision to simplify rules in keynote

2025-05-14T12:00:00+01:00By Yiannis Kotoulas

’I know our members will look forward to this new era of regulation,’ says chief executive

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News

Biba 2025: FCA reveals plans to strip back insurance rulebook

2025-05-14T07:00:00+01:00By James Cowen

’We are stripping back our insurance rulebook by removing ineffective, outdated or duplicated regulation,’ says director

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News Analysis

Opinion: FCA flexing trigger finger around section 166 driven enforcement

2025-05-14T06:00:00+01:00By Katie Scott

Consultancy’s freedom of information request reveals direct cost impact of section 166 reporting, providing further impetus for firms to get a handle on regulatory admin

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IT Interview

Richard Breavington: Exposure, appetite and uptake – the changing strategy of insurers in the cyber market

2025-05-12T07:00:00+01:00By George McDade

Cyber specialist and RPC partner talks cyber insurance, ransomware and how insurers are changing their strategies to get the most from the market

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News Analysis

In Focus: What do Trump’s tariffs mean for UK insurance claims?

2025-05-07T07:00:00+01:00By James Cowen

’We believe that the introduction of tariffs will increase the cost of claims,’ says head of insurance

easing burden

News Analysis

Briefing: Easing regulatory burden is no small feat as pressure mounts

2025-05-07T06:00:00+01:00By Jon Guy

Biba has ringfenced the direct and indirect cost of regulation – but how the moving parts of government, industry and regulators align to digest and deal with such information is still up for grabs

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News

FOS reveals which insurers are seeing largest volume of complaints

2025-05-06T11:58:00+01:00By George McDade

‘Behind each case are customers waiting for an answer and we are committed to delivering fair, timely and effective resolutions for consumers and businesses alike,’ says chief executive

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News

Biba reveals impact of regulation costs on insurance premiums

2025-05-01T13:00:00+01:00By George McDade

‘We strongly believe that the burden of regulation can be reduced and we are working closer than ever with the FCA on a number of opportunities to achieve change,’ says chief executive

covid pressure business

News Analysis

In Focus: Is the Covid linked business interruption claims backlog still an issue for UKGI?

2025-05-01T07:00:00+01:00By George McDade

Five years on from the onset of the Covid-19 pandemic, Insurance Times asks insurance experts whether business interruption claims linked to the lockdowns are still causing challenges for insurers and what the scope of the potential backlog is

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News

FCA revokes Glasgow-based broker’s permissions to operate after fair value reporting failure

2025-04-29T09:00:00+01:00By Katie Scott

The regulator has deemed the broker ‘not a fit and proper person to conduct regulated activities’ after ignoring fair value questionnaire request from 2022

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News Analysis

The Big Question: What do the FCA’s proposal U-turns mean for UKGI?

2025-04-29T06:00:00+01:00By Harry McNeil

Following the FCA’s March 2025 decision to abandon its proposed name and shame strategy and shelve new diversity and inclusion requirements, industry voices share their perspectives and discuss the possible ramifications of these decisions on the UK general insurance sector

tax

News

Insurance premium tax windfall sets record high for Treasury

2025-04-24T08:57:00+01:00By George McDade

‘The full-year IPT receipts to March 2025 indicate another significant increase for the chancellor,’ says senior actuarial director

restrictive

News Analysis

Nearly half of brokers consider the regulatory environment in the UK insurance market ‘too restrictive’

2025-04-09T07:00:00+01:00By George McDade

Smaller firms without dedicated compliance teams find current regulations the most burdensome, according to exclusive Insurance Times research

complaints (6)

News Analysis

Five years of ombudsman data exposes insurance’s biggest complaints

2025-04-02T07:00:00+01:00By Matt Scott

A five-year review of ombudsman complaints data reveals motor insurance continues to dominate complaints volumes, while travel insurance has the highest upheld rate of the major UKGI business lines

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News Analysis

In Focus: Was Gap insurance ‘unfairly targeted’ by the FCA?

2025-03-31T07:00:00+01:00By James Cowen

’The way [the FCA has] gone about it, closing down an entire market, is unheard of,’ says managing director

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