Blogs
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Indirect Tax – Reflections on the Autumn Statement
30/11/2016
Not since the Autumn Statement replaced the Pre-Budget Report in 2010 has the UK’s second fiscal event taken place against a backdrop of greater uncertainty. With the twin unknowns of a Trump…
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Guest blog: Achievements and challenges in the first year of MedCo
03/10/2016
Nigel Teasdale, Head of Motor, Fraud, Costs and Claimant Teams at DWF Law and a Director of Medco It is fair to say that MedCo has had a bumpy time since it was established, but I think that it has…
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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.
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5 days in August – five years on, how the shocking 2011 riots led to a modern government compensation system
04/08/2016
This weekend marks an infamous anniversary. Five years ago, between 6 -10 August 2011, riots, looting and violence rocked cities and towns across England. Five people lost their lives.
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It’s 350 years since the Great Fire of London and we’ve still not fully learnt its lessons
26/07/2016
The Great Fire of London, which happened 350 years ago this September, destroyed more than 13,000 homes and 87 churches as it blazed for four days. If such a fire engulfed the City of London today, we estimate the cost in insurance pay-outs would be £37bn.
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Guest blog: For freedoms to work we need stability of wider pensions policy
13/04/2016
Andy Manson, Principal Advisor, KPMG Andy Manson will discuss Freedom vs Responsibility in the Retirement Market at the ABI Transforming Long-Term Savings Conference on 19 April 2016. He signposts…
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Reflections on the 2016 Budget
18/03/2016
Huw Evans, Director General, Association of British Insurers The Budget is the ultimate piece of domestic political theatre. The Queen's Speech may have the best pictures but its contents are always…
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A free pension review? Some investments are too good to be true
08/03/2016
Rob Yuille, Manager, Retirement Policy A recent High Court judgment on a technicality about pension transfers is attracting a lot of interest. Why? As well as the underlying concern that the scheme…
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The Pension ISA - caught between a rock and a hard place (or a recipe for indigestion)
02/03/2016
Jon Allen, Manager, Taxation & Long Term Savings The Treasury likes the idea of a Pension ISA. But there is a big snag when you look at the numbers - they just don't work. Let me explain. To…
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The Chancellor must resist any temptation to increase Insurance Premium Tax in next month’s Budget
01/03/2016
James Dalton, Director, General Insurance Policy, ABI The rise in the rate of Insurance Premium Tax (IPT) from 6% to 9.5% announced in last year’s Budget did not grab the headlines. But it has had a…