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27 Mar 2009
Insurers look set to lose at least part of their block exemption from European competition rules, according to a preliminary report published by the European Commission this week.
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24 Mar 2009
A committee of MPs says it is "deeply disappointed" by the UK Government's refusal to set up a proper compensation scheme for Equitable Life policyholders.
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18 Mar 2009
A new statutory code could help decide whether an insurance broker or intermediary is acting for the insured or the insurer when passing on pre-contract information to the insurer.
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12 Mar 2009
People in Scotland who were diagnosed with pleural plaques caused by negligent exposure to asbestos at work will be allowed to claim compensation under a law passed by the Scottish Parliament this week.
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27 Feb 2009
The Office of Fair Trading (OFT) can assess the fairness of bank charges for unauthorised overdrafts, the Court of Appeal ruled yesterday. Seven banks and one building society have vowed to appeal the ruling to the House of Lords.
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26 Feb 2009
New rules preventing life companies from using surpluses held in with-profits funds to meet compensation costs will only apply to policies sold after the rules come into force, the Financial Services Authority (FSA) announced this week.
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25 Feb 2009
New regulations implementing the 'polluter pays' principle for environmental damage come into force in England on 1st March 2009, nearly two years after an EU Directive's original deadline.
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25 Feb 2009
The Financial Services Authority (FSA) this week asked firms to stop selling single-premium payment protection insurance (PPI) alongside personal loans by 29th May 2009.
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06 Feb 2009
The Government was acting as its own judge in rejecting findings of regulatory failure in the supervision of Equitable Life, according to the Ombudsman responsible for those findings.
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05 Feb 2009
Payment protection insurance paid for by a single premium will be banned from 2010 under tough new measures to increase competition in the UK PPI market, the Competition Commission has announced.
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