Planet Insurance

Maybe the world of lobbying government to influence policy making is about to be shaken up?

Another government, another NHS IT strategy. And as usual we lurch from one polarity to another.

Some unintended consequences are looming in the pensions and annuities market. As we have known for some time, the use of risk assessment based on gender for insurance policies will be illegal from 21 December 2012. But the EU Commission has now said...

The world of financial adviser trade associations is currently in a state of flux.

It's not often that people in financial services take a long view of the future, but earlier this year the Long Finance Forum of Futurists produced the report: In Safe Hands, on possible scenarios for the future of financial services heading towards 2050....

The debate between insurers and their ‘right' to assess risk against public policy concerns about unethical discrimination has come into sharp focus again with the European Court of Justice's (ECJ) ruling on gender discrimination.

The news that the ABI and British Medical Association (BMA) agreement on GP report (GPR) fees has broken down will usher in a period of uncertainty.

Happy new year, and some potentially good news on PMI premiums.

By way of a Christmas present, the FSA and the OFT are consulting on guidance about new post PPI products, such as short-term IP (STIP).

Last year the government launched its consultation on simple financial products and a summary of responses has now been published.