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England could take years to recover from the devastating floods
Residents in flood-hit northwest England began returning to their homes Monday but police warned it could take years to recover from the devastation left...
Clean-up underway in Britain after floods
Clean-up efforts were underway Sunday in flood-hit towns following the heaviest downpours ever recorded in England, as fears mounted for a woman thought swept...
UK floods damage could cost insurers £100 million
DAMAGE from the floods in Cumbria and south Scotland could cost insurers more than £100m, the Association of British Insurers (ABI) said yesterday.
The body...
Association of British Insurers issues advice to people who have suffered flood damage
The ABI has issued advice to people who have suffered flood damage following the recent heavy rainfall.
Household and business insurance policies cover flood...
The Association of British Insurers comments 2009 Queen’s speech
The 2009 Queen’s Speech includes several issues in which the insurance industry and its customers have an interest.
Maggie Craig, the ABI’s acting Director General,...
The ABI and AMPS to launch a new Good Practice Guidance for Self Invested Personal Pension (SIPP) providers
The ABI and AMPS, the Association of Member Directed Pension Schemes, have launched new Good Practice Guidance for Self Invested Personal Pension (SIPP) providers.
The...
ABI launches campaign to help protect Britain’s low-income households against financial disaster
The ABI today launches a national campaign to help the UK’s most vulnerable families in rented accommodation cope with a financial shock, such as...
UK government to push for easing of EU insurance rules
The government will push for a relaxation of draft EU rules which could force UK insurers to bolster reserves by 50 billion pounds ($82.88...
Clarity needed from FSA to ensure wider access to financial advice
The FSA must act quickly to secure the benefits of its changes to the financial advice market, says the ABI. The message comes in...
Kerrie Kelly appointed as Director General of ABI
The Association of British Insurers has appointed Kerrie Kelly as its new Director General, it announced today. Ms Kelly will take up the role...
Association of British Insurers launches new fund sector
Following an extensive consultation, the ABI has today launched a new investment fund sector, the Deposit & Treasury sector. The new sector contains...
ABI delivers insurance advices for postal strike starting 22 October
Insurers have plans in place to ensure that customers remain insured and minimise delays and disruption, during the postal strike which starts tomorrow, 22...
ABI appoints Peter Jolly as Assistant Director, Consumers and Distribution Reform
The ABI has appointed Peter Jolly as Assistant Director, Consumers and Distribution Reform. Peter joins the ABI from Standard Life, where he was Head...
ABI urges European Commission to be more ‘consumers’ focused
The European Commission should make sure that investment saving products across the EU are uniformly regulated, says the ABI. Any new rules should prioritise...
Insurance industry has improved customer outcomes, but has further to go
The Insurance Times Forum, Challenges for 2010 and Beyond has reflected upon the impact of the global financial crisis on the insurance industry, the...
Flood risk householders dropping home insurance
Householders most at risk of flooding in Northern Ireland are dropping home insurance because of the high costs, it was claimed.
People who live in...
Financial services industry and FSA agree a package to help MPPI customers
The Association of British Insurers (ABI), the British Bankers Association, the Building Societies Association and the Council of Mortgage Lenders have reached an agreement...
ABI announces ‘UK insurance industry remains strong’
The Association of British Insurers (ABI) announced today figures related to the UK Insurance market and report that despite the recession, the UK insurance...
Brits could see home insurance premiums rising by ‘lettings’
Britons could see their home insurance impacted upon should they fail to inform their insurer that they are letting or sub-letting to a lodger,...
Swine flu to be treated no differently from any other illness by travel insurers
The Association of British Insurers (ABI) has confirmed that swine flu will be treated no differently from any other illness by travel insurers. People...
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