Blogs

  • New Superfund regime

    19/06/2020

    Following yesterday’s announcement by The Pensions Regulator which the ABI warned was light touch, lacking in detail and may place pensions savers at risk, our Head of Long-term savings policy…

  • Covid-19 and long-term savings: supporting customers and adapting operations

    02/06/2020

    Issues currently facing the pensions and savings industry

    Ahead of our webinar on "Long-term savings operations: navigating unprecedented challenges" on 25 June, our Head of Long-Term Savings Policy, Rob Yuille, has blogged on how firms have sought to adapt to meet the changing needs of customers and the regulatory landscape through the COVID-19 Crisis. 

  • Rising to the challenge: Responding to the pandemic fraud threat

    01/06/2020

    With COVID-19 continuing to pose challenges for insurers and for customers, and the immediate focus on the scope of insurance cover and the need to support policyholders through this challenging…

  • How would a post-Coronavirus revolution on working from home affect our mental health?

    21/05/2020

    To mark Mental Health Awareness Week, ABI Policy Adviser, Health and Protection, Jo Scott, has written on how the rumoured post-Coronavirus revolution on working from home may affect our mental…

  • The Future of Conduct Regulation

    30/04/2020

    As we moved full steam ahead into 2020, there was a good opportunity to reflect on the future of conduct regulation in the context of a post-Brexit world, a renewed political agenda and a leadership change in progress at the top of the FCA...

  • James Dalton: Adapting to the challenges of COVID-19

    06/04/2020

    As the insurance sector continues to adapt to new challenges in response to COVID-19, Director of General Insurance Policy, James Dalton, has highlighted here some of the action taken by the sector…

  • Environment Agency Chair thoughts on flooding and insurance

    13/03/2020

    Flooding is a dreadful experience, not just during the storms but long afterwards too. The ABI estimate insurers will make payments to customers hit by Storms Ciara and Dennis of over £360 million...

  • WOW moments for International Women’s Day

    06/03/2020

    What better way to spend International Women’s Day, than attending the Women of the World (WOW) conference? Especially with a keynote from the host of The Guilty Feminist podcast, Deborah Frances-White...

  • Finding the right path

    03/03/2020

    It is in many ways too early to tell what the full pension freedoms story is. But it requires a major shift in communication needs that has not been examined in enough detail in the five years since…

  • One size doesn’t fit all

    28/02/2020

    It is one of the generally accepted facts of the modern world that other than in the musical stylings of Frank Zappa, one size does not fit all. From exercise regimens to entertainment, people increasingly expect goods and services...