Blogs
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So what do you really think about data use, Britain?
25/02/2020
In the ‘80s classic Raiders of the Lost Ark, German army Major Anrold Toht achieves his life dream and finally gets his hands on the mythical Ark of the Covenant. “It’s…
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Insurance has no part to play in providing for the nation's health - debate!
21/02/2020
If that isn’t a provocative statement, I don’t know what is. It is the elephant in the room and why we are holding this debate at our Annual Conference on 25 February. The National Health…
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Taking back control of prudential regulation
20/02/2020
UK prudential regulation arrives at a crossroads in 2020 and key decisions will soon be made on its future. The UK left the EU on 31 January this year and on 1 January, the EU Exit Implementation Period...
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Implementing operational resilience in a complex insurance ecosystem
19/02/2020
Over the last few years the sector has seen more cyber-attacks and firms are increasingly reliant on technology and automation. To respond, financial sector regulators are bringing their focus on…
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Oversight in the distribution chain - a game of Chinese whispers?
18/02/2020
Regulatory interest in the distribution chain is not new. However, from the Insurance Distribution Directive and the FCA’s Thematic Review on the general insurance distribution chain in the…
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The robots are coming or are they?
17/02/2020
It doesn’t feel like a long time since the FCA and HMT published the Financial Advice Market Review...
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Q&A with NHBC's Boyd Hackett on what he gained through the ABI Future Leaders Programme
13/02/2020
Future Leaders is the ABI’s award-winning executive development programme for the industry leaders of tomorrow. The year-long programme will equip you with the skills, knowledge...
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Brexit, the Saga Continues
12/02/2020
The UK officially left the European Union at 11pm BST on Friday 31 January 2020, 10 months later than originally planned due to two negotiation period extensions. Both are now in a transition period…
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AI promises to transform Insurance.….but we need to get the ethics right
10/02/2020
Data seems to be discussed everywhere. It has perhaps become a truism that firms stand to benefit from better leveraging the data they hold, for example big data and artificial intelligence (AI) promises a huge leap forward for insurers making better decisions, faster, and with greater accuracy...
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Brave New World
07/02/2020
And thus after 47 years’ membership the UK leaves the European Union, in an atmosphere strangely muted for 11pm on a Friday night at the end of dry January. Given little will change until 31…
