Blogs

  • Five issues to consider from General Election 2017

    09/06/2017

    So this was the gamble which ultimately did not pay off for Theresa May. For the third time in three years, a UK national vote defied expectations and threw the political establishment up in the air. While many of the uncertainties created by last night's vote will take a while to resolve, here are five issues to consider...

  • Talking Brexit at BIBA

    12/05/2017

    I’m back at my desk after another busy BIBA conference where it was great to see so many familiar faces.

  • General Election 2017 - opportunity or obstacle?

    25/04/2017

    To listen to some of the pessimism expressed within our industry since Theresa May's election announcement, you could be forgiven for believing the snap poll on June 8th is a hammer blow to our…

  • ‘Improving Lives’ through income protection

    11/11/2016

    How a society treats its disabled and sick workers is increasingly an economic as well as a social issue. So it is encouraging to see the Government start to address both with its recent Green paper…

  • Five priorities to make the best of Brexit

    30/09/2016

    Our world changed in the early hours of 24th June, just three months ago. For forty years, our world-leading insurance & long-term savings sector has taken for granted a trading relationship with continental Europe, ties that deepened significantly with the development of the single market and passporting in the 1990s.

  • Diversity of thought and background is essential for insurance industry’s success

    27/09/2016

    Today marks the start of London’s Dive In festival to promote diversity and inclusion in the insurance industry. It is a great celebration of the work our sector is doing to get better at supporting talent from all backgrounds.

  • Women in Finance Charter: Insurers are leading the charge

    12/07/2016

    HM Treasury has published a list of signatories to the Women in Finance Charter and I am pleased to see them say that the insurance and long-term savings industry is leading the charge.