News articles
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New appointments to the ABI Board
12/10/2018
The ABI has announced two new Board appointments – Claudio Gienal, Chief Executive, AXA UK and Ireland, and Craig Thornton, General Insurance and Protection Director, Lloyds Banking Group. Craig is…
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Susan McInnes announced as new Chair for ABI’s Long-Term Savings Committee
11/10/2018
The Association of British Insurers is today announcing Susan McInnes, CEO of Standard Life Assurance Limited (SLAS) and Director of Open Business at Phoenix Group, as the new chair of its Long-Term…
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“A raid on the responsible is the wrong way to balance the books”
10/10/2018
#IPTsUnfair campaign relaunches ahead of Budget The Chancellor is being urged not to further penalise responsible insurance customers in this month’s Budget as he looks to balance the Government’s…
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ABI travel conference: consumer education initiative expanded
09/10/2018
The Association of British Insurers (ABI) is marking its first ever travel insurance conference today (Tuesday 9th October) by expanding its consumer education initiative, The Insurance…
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ABI advice following the Primera airline collapse
02/10/2018
Passengers booked to fly with Primera should contact their tour operator or travel agent for advice. Those passengers with Scheduled Airline Failure cover included in their travel insurance should…
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ABI welcomes combustible materials ban
01/10/2018
Responding to the news that the Government will announce a ban on combustible materials being used on the outside of high-rise residential buildings, schools, hospitals and care homes in England…
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Insurance “first and only sector” to have already taken action to protect long-standing customers
28/09/2018
Responding to news Citizens Advice has named home insurance as one of the products it believes is unfairly penalising loyal customers, ABI Director General Huw Evans said: “In any market where there…
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The Carillion effect: trade credit insurers pay out a record £1 million a day to help UK firms stay afloat.
25/09/2018
A record £1 million was paid out every day during the second quarter of the year to help firms cope with the non-payment of bad debts according to figures out today from the Association of British…
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ABI's response to the Government's technical guidance for vehicle insurance in a No Deal Brexit scenario
24/09/2018
Hugh Savill, Director of Regulation at the Association of British Insurers, said: “The Government and motor insurance bodies across Europe have already agreed a plan to keep the UK in the EU’s car…
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New independent report details ways of tackling gender seniority gap
21/09/2018
Motherhood key driver behind lack of women in top roles Make more senior jobs available part-time or as job shares, research proposes More evidence of ‘what works’ needed to tackle disparity