News articles
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Brexit: Time is running out to avoid Green Cards for UK motorists says the ABI
07/12/2020
With less than one month to go till the end of the Brexit transition period on 31 December, regardless of a deal or no deal UK motorists, including road hauliers, will need to carry an insurance green card when driving their vehicle from 1 January 2021 in the EU unless the EU Commission agrees that the UK remains part of the Green Card Free Circulation Zone.
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ABI reacts to the FCA's evaluation of the financial advice market
03/12/2020
The Association of British Insurers reacts to the Financial Conduct Authority's evaluation of the financial advice market.
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ABI responds to Government Spending Review
25/11/2020
Today the Chancellor of the Exchequer, Rishi Sunak, delivered his Comprehensive Spending Review Statement. The Statement set out the latest forecasts from the OBR on the economic impact of Covid-19 and set departmental budgets for the next 12 months.
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ABI welcomes the Housing Community and Local Government Select Committee’s report on the draft Building Safety Bill
24/11/2020
The Housing Community and Local Government Select Committee has today published its report on the draft Building Safety Bill.
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Premium Credit becomes ABI’s latest Associate Member
23/11/2020
Premium Credit has become the ABI’s latest and thirty fifth associate member.
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ABI comment on Green Industrial Revolution
20/11/2020
ABI Director General, Huw Evans, comments on the Prime Minister's Ten Point Plan for a Green Industrial Revolution.
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Brexit: Insurance advice for motorists in Northern Ireland
19/11/2020
The ABI is reminding motorists in Northern Ireland that they will need to carry an insurance green card when driving across the border to the Republic of Ireland (as well as the rest of the EU), at the end of the Brexit transition period on 31 December, unless there is an agreement to the contrary.
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Sicsic Advisory joins the ABI as an Associate Member
18/11/2020
Sicsic Advisory has joined the Association of British Insurers (ABI) as an Associate Member.
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Big jump in pension savers accessing pots after pressing pause in the first lockdown
18/11/2020
Latest figures on pension withdrawals in August and September increased dramatically after many pension savers pressed paused at the start of the first lockdown. However, the number of withdrawals still do not match 2019 levels.
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ABI calls for financial advice and guidance overhaul as polling reveals 72% of people will not pay for advice
18/11/2020
The ABI is calling for a fundamental rethink of how financial advice and guidance operate. It comes as nearly three-quarters (72%) of people say they will not pay for financial advice.