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Industry anticipates further IPT rises to catch up with EU levels
Industry experts have warned of further Insurance Premium Tax (IPT) hikes as the Government attempts to bring UK tax levels into line with the rest of Europe.
Law firm highlights drawbacks of "one stop shop" regulator
Bruno Geiringer, a partner in the insurance group at Pinsent Masons, said that "scraping the FSA for banks is right but the case is not made for insurers".
Agenda: Travelling on a dodgy passport
The Quinn saga came as no surprise to most of us in the industry. The position at the time of writing is that the UK business of Quinn is in run-off and the Irish parent company is in administration.
ATE: Group Litigation: Collective danger ahead
Ever since the Woolf reforms removed legal aid for civil claims in 1999, a fearsome uprising has threatened, looming as a storm cloud over the insurance industry, writes Ralph Savage.
Willis appoints director
Willis Group Holdings has appointed Michael Somers as a director of the company and member of the risk committee of the board of directors.
Agenda: Selling up and cashing in
Something is happening in the UK private insurance market. Of the top 20 insurers in 2008, more than a third - seven - have been sold or are up for sale. This could either be good or bad news.
Insurance industry VAT liability set to increase
Consultant Moore Stephens has warned that under new rules companies could incur increased VAT liabilities and associated costs on certain services bought from outside the UK
France and Germany climb out of recession
Two of Europe's biggest countries see a 0.3% growth in GDP in the second quarter of 2009
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WBN roundtable Brussels
PB reports from the Worldwide Broker Network meeting in Brussels.