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ABI publications and responses to public consultations

The Association publishes reports, research papers and responds to public consultations on a regular basis.

Details of our responses are freely available.

Listed below are our current publication and research papers that may be downloaded or are available for purchase.

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ABI Annual Report
Accounting for Insurance Business
Capital Assessment & Diversification Effects
Climate Change
Corporate Social Responsibility
Crime Prevention
Disability Discrimination
Europe & the Single Market
Fire & Arson Prevention
Flooding
Fraud Prevention
General Insurance: Social and Economic Value
Genetics
Health
Investment Related Issues
Liability & Compensation
Mortgage Endowments
Motor Insurance
Other Publications
Pension Annuities
Pensions
Private Medical Insurance
Regulation of Financial Services
Rehabilitation
Research papers
Savings
Shareholder Democracy
Solvency II
Statistical Publications
Subsidence
Unit Linked
With Profits Policies

    Recently Published by the ABI Price
The Taxation of Life Assurance Bonds and Unit Trusts An explanatory Leaflet (14 July 2008)
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Free download
Coping with uncertainty and the importance of the sponsor's covenant ABI reseach paper No 9 2008 (26 June 2008)
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Free download
Genetics tests and insurance: what you need to know A guide for consumers (13 June 2008)
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Free download
Pension annuities and the Open Market Option ABI Research Paper No 8 (12 May 2008)
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Free download

   
ABI Annual Report
 
ABI Annual Report 2004
 (01 September 2004)
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Free download
   
Accounting for Insurance Business
 
ABI Business SORP
ABI Business SORP revised December 2006 (21 December 2006)
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Free download
   
Capital Assessment & Diversification Effects
 
A Guide to the ICAS Process for Insurers
 (02 February 2007)
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Free download
Realistic Reporting and Capital Setting for Non-Profit Life Business: The Case for Interim Change ahead of Solvency II
 (30 November 2005)
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Free download
ABI and Deloitte report on the new non-life capital regime
 (01 May 2005)
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Free download
ABI and Deloitte report on ICAS and diversification effects for life insurers
 ()
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Free download
   
Climate Change
 
Insuring our Future Climate: Thinking for Tomorrow, Today
 (13 September 2007)
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Free download
Influential Insurance
 (01 September 2007)
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Free download
Adapting to our changing climate
 (15 June 2007)
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Free download
Financial Risks of Climate Change
 (01 June 2005)
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Free download
   
Crime Prevention
 
Securing the Nation
 (19 July 2006)
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Free download
   
Europe & the Single Market
 
Key Challenges Facing the UK Insurance Industry in Europe
 (01 June 2005)
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Free download
   
Fire & Arson Prevention
 
Arson Prevention - For Small Businesses

£10.00

per 100
Fire Performance of Sandwich Panel Systems

£10.00

£5.00 to members
each
Fire Hazard of Pods

£10.00

£5.00 to members
each
   
Flooding
 
Summer Floods 2007: Learning the Lessons
 (04 December 2007)
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Free download
Coastal Flood Risk - Thinking for Tomorrow, Acting Today
 (01 November 2006)
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Free download
A Future for the Floodplains
 (19 July 2006)
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Repairing your home or business after a flood - how to limit damage and disruption in the future
 (27 March 2006)
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Free download
Flood Resilience and Resistance Factsheet for Insurers and Loss Adjusters
 (27 March 2006)
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Free download
ABI Statement of Principles on the Provision of Flood Insurance
 (01 November 2005)
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Free download
Revisiting the Partnership: Five Years on from Autumn 2000
An assessment of progress on flood management on the fifth anniversary of the Autumn 2000 floods (21 October 2005)
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Free download
Safe as Houses
The ABI Flood Manifesto (01 April 2005)
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Free download
Making Communities Sustainable: Managing Flood Risks in the Government's Growth Areas
 (14 February 2005)
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Free Download
   
Fraud Prevention
 
Guidelines on the instruction and use of private investigators and tracing agents
ABI Guide (05 July 2007)
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ABI Response to the Fraud Review
ABI publishes response to the fraud review, calling for a national fraud strategy and greater prioritisation from police and enforcement authorities. Insurance fraud costs policyholders an estimated £1.5bn per year.  (12 April 2006)
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Free
UK Commercial Insurance Fraud Study 2005
A summary of a research report prepared by MORI for the Commercial Insurance Fraud Steering Group  (01 August 2005)
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Free download
ACPO/ABI Guidelines on the Exchange of Information Between Police, Insurers and Loss Adjusters
 (01 March 2005)
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Free download
   
General Insurance: Social and Economic Value
 
The Social Value of General Insurance
 (09 March 2005)
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Free download
The Economic Value of General Insurance (Summary)
This is a summary of the main report on the economic value of general insurance. (09 March 2005)
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Free download
The Economic Value of General Insurance
Full report on the economic value of general insurance (09 March 2005)
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Free download
The Economic Value of General Insurance (Appendices)
These are the appendices to the report on the economic value of general insurance. (09 March 2005)
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Genetics
 
Genetics tests and insurance: what you need to know
A guide for consumers (13 June 2008)
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Free download
Concordat and Moratorium on Genetics and Insurance
 (18 March 2005)
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Free download
   
Health
 
Improving health at work: Employers' attitudes to occupational health
ABI proposals and supporting research by Greenstreet Berman Ltd, in association with the Woodholmes Group (17 October 2006)
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Free download
Statement of Best Practice for Critical Illness Cover
 (12 April 2006)
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Free download
ABI Statement of Best Practice for Critical Illness Cover
2005 review consultation paper (12 September 2005)
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Free download
Medical Information and Insurance
Joint guidelines from ABI and BMA. This is a revised version of the 'Blue Book', first published in 1992. Hard copies are available from the BMA  (01 December 2002)
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Free download
   
Investment Related Issues
 
Stamp duty: its impact and the benefits of its abolition
 (02 May 2007)
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Free download
Mandatory, independent verification of investment performance: why it matters
 (21 February 2007)
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Free download
Developments in Narrative Reporting: An ABI Position Paper
 (20 November 2006)
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Free download
European Corporate Bond Markets: transparency, liquidity, efficiency
Jointly published by a group of associations (24 May 2006)
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Free download
European Government Bond Markets: transparency, liquidity, efficiency
Jointly published by a group of associations (24 May 2006)
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Free download
Improving the functioning of European bond markets: towards a consensus
 (20 April 2006)
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Free
ABI Investment Affairs - Special Committees Frequently asked questions
Frequently asked questions on Special Committees (05 April 2006)
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Free
   
Liability & Compensation
 
Adding Insult to Injury: the need for reform of the personal injury compensation system
 (25 March 2008)
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Free download
The ABI's response to the Government's Consultation on case track limits and the claims process for personal injury claims
 (16 July 2007)
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Free download
Care and Compensation
ABI's proposals for a fair and efficient compensation system (15 December 2005)
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Free download
   
Mortgage Endowments
 
Mortgage Endowments - A Factsheet
 (30 September 2006)
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Free download
   
Motor Insurance
 
Young Drivers: Reforming Learning to Drive
 (18 March 2008)
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Free download
Driving with Confidence
Making sense of car insurance (14 November 2007)
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Free download
European Drivers - Crossing Borders Safely
 (14 November 2007)
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Free download
Insuring Older People
 (22 March 2007)
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Free download
Young Drivers - Reducing Death on the Roads
 (20 September 2006)
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Free download
Motor Insurance for Older Drivers
 (20 September 2006)
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Free download
Motor Insurance and New Technology: Shaping the Future
 (20 September 2006)
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Free download
Young Drivers - Improving their road safety record (technical report)
 (20 September 2006)
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Free download
Pass Plus 10 Years On: An ABI Review of the Evidence
 (04 September 2006)
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Free download
Older Drivers and the Insurance Market
 (23 May 2006)
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Free download
Older Drivers: Road safety, mobility and motor insurance
Summary of ABI's research report (23 May 2006)
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Free download
Young Drivers: Road Safety and the Cost of Motoring
Interim reort and consultation paper (01 June 2005)
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Free download
   
Other Publications
 
The Taxation of Life Assurance Bonds and Unit Trusts
An explanatory Leaflet (14 July 2008)
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Free download
Insurance for Small Businesses:a guide to protecting your business
 (02 April 2008)
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Free download
Customer Impact Survey 2007/08
Industry Report (18 February 2008)
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Free download
Protection Insurance
- An ABI Consumer Factsheet (31 January 2008)
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Free download
Access for all: extending the reach of insurance protection
 (09 October 2007)
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Free download
A Guide to Payment Protection Insurance
 (21 June 2007)
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Free download
Learning objectives for generic payment protection insurance training
 (21 June 2007)
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Free download
A Review of the ABI Life and Pension Fund Sectors
 (11 June 2007)
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Free download
Industry Report: 2006/07 Customer Impact Survey
 (28 February 2007)
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Free download
Advice on Practical aspects of Unfair Contract Terms for Non-investment Protection Policies with reviewable Premiums
The ABI advice sets out how, for reviewable rate non-investment business, insurers can take practical steps to reduce the risks of not complying with the Unfairs Terms in Consumer Contracts Regulations 1999(UTCCRs) and take account of FSA's Staement of Good Practice. (01 May 2006)
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Free Download
Factsheet on Closed Funds
 (01 December 2005)
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Free download
Living With Risk - Risk Management and Insurance Advice for the Voluntary Sector
 (18 August 2005)
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Free download
Building Customer Confidence
A New Standard for Measuring Customer Views of the Life and Long-term Industry (01 June 2005)
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Free download
ABI, BBA, BSA and Law Society agreed protocol letter and verification forms for solicitors in lieu of birth,death or marriage certificates
 (01 January 2002)
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Free download
ABI and AFIA agreed verification forms for IFAs for use in lieu of birth, death or marriage certificates
 (01 January 2002)
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Free download
2006 Genetic Compliance Report
 ()
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Free download
   
Pension Annuities
 
Handling Customer Claims
Customer Impact Guide (01 February 2008)
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Free Download
Annuities: Bonus or Burden
 (01 December 2005)
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Free download
The Pensions Annuity Market: Further research into supply and constraints
 (28 February 2005)
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Free download
The Pensions Annuity Market: Developing a middle market
 (28 February 2005)
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Free download
The Pensions Annuity Market: Consumer perceptions
 (28 February 2005)
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Free download
The Future of the Pension Annuity Market

£250.00

£35.00 to members
Each
Annuities: The Consumer Experience

£35.00

Each
   
Pensions
 
Encouraging pension saving and extended choice: The past, present and future of contracting out.
An ABI discussion paper (16 April 2007)
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Free download
Personal Accounts : a new way to save
ABI's Response to the Personal Accounts White Paper (24 March 2007)
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Free download
How to Evaluate Alternative Proposals for Personal Account Pensions
An economic framework to compare the NPSS and industry models (24 October 2006)
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Free download
Making a Success of Personal Accounts - The ABI's Response to the pensions White Paper
 (06 September 2006)
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Free download
Personal Accounts - Delivering the Industry Model. Technical Paper
 (06 September 2006)
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Free download
Personal accounts: what consumers want
A survey about public views on pensions and savings (18 July 2006)
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Free download
Meeting The Pensions Challenge. Partnership Pensions:A New Model for Retirement Saving
Full document (11 February 2006)
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Free download
Meeting The Pensions Challenge. Partnership Pensions: A New Model For Retirement Saving (Exe