Blogs
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From ‘crazy’ to constructive – sorting out the Discount Rate mess James Dalton
16/03/2017
This post first appeared in the Insurance Post online on Monday 13th March. I am living the discount rate at the moment. I have lost count of the number of meetings I have attended, legal opinions I…
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Catch up with...Ben Howarth
14/03/2017
In the latest installment of our ABI Career's blog series, Senior Policy Adviser, Motor & Liability Ben Howarth talks about his own experience of working at the ABI and the skills he's developed…
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Parents in the workplace: Finally, time to relax...just in time for sunrise
07/03/2017
With women in the workplace being the theme for this year’s International Women’s Day, we hear from the ABI’s Abigail Cartledge on how best to support parents returning to work. Having worked at the…
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Stepping up a gear – legislation brings automated cars closer to our roads
06/03/2017
Automated driving is getting increasingly close to becoming a reality, with trials of ‘hands free’ driving already happening on UK roads. Today is the first chance MPs have to debate the legislation…
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The Pensions Dashboard: a pivotal moment for long-term savings
08/02/2017
When historians look back to the 21st Century we already know they’ll be spoilt for choice when it comes to identifying significant moments. This year marks the tenth anniversary of one of the…
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GUEST BLOG: Solvency II – But not as you know it
02/02/2017
Prior to the Great North Atlantic Recession, international bank regulators were highly protective of their decade-long development of the new banking accord – Basel II. Warnings of its impending…
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We need a discount rate that is fair to customers and claimants
31/01/2017
Thousands of people every year suffer the kind of tragic injuries that mean they will spend the rest of their life receiving medical treatment and care. No amount of financial compensation can make…
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Catch up with Hugo Fulford
16/01/2017
Our Membership intern Hugo Fulford blogs about his experience at the ABI, what drew him to the organisation and what he’s learned from his internship… How did you find out about the…
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A farewell to Lusty
12/01/2017
When the fourth ship to carry the HMS Illustrious name, and Britain’s last working aircraft carrier and decorated war veteran, set off on her final journey from Portsmouth Harbour to a Turkish…
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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…