Blogs
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The Times They Are a-Changin' - How insurers are changing their approach to systemic risks
26/05/2022
Systemic risks are risks that are so large they threaten the whole financial system and economy, with the Covid-19 pandemic being the most recent example. The ABI’s upcoming webinar ‘How insurers' approach to systemic risk is changing and what this means for the general insurance market’ will seek to explore differing approaches to systemic risk, whether any learnings from the last two years can be applied to them and how changes to approaches are already having an impact on insurers.
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What do the Bank of England’s CBES results mean for insurers?
25/05/2022
Following the Bank of England’s publication of the results of its flagship Climate BES exercise, the ABI reflects on what these results mean for the insurance and long-term savings industry in the fight against climate change.
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Whiplash Reforms: One year on, success or failure?
23/05/2022
Ahead of the ABI’s event on Tuesday 24 May – ‘Whiplash Reforms: One year on, success or failure?’ and the first anniversary of the much-anticipated reforms, James Dalton, the ABI’s Director of General Insurance Policy, takes stock and assesses some of the impacts arising from the changes.
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On your doorstep? Modern slavery, human trafficking and the insurance industry
18/05/2022
Slavery is not just an historic issue; it’s a thriving illegal industry, the third most profitable crime globally and props up a variety of other financial crimes. Awareness of how the insurance industry can be exposed to the practice is vital if we are to crack down on this damaging and destructive criminal activity.
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Building greater resilience through workplace group risk benefits
11/05/2022
Following the publication of its annual Group Watch report, Swiss Re’s Ron Wheatcroft looks at the policy issues facing the group risk market.
