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UK Regulator Pushes Insurers to Cut Premiums for Fire-Risk Apartments

Thousands of people living in high-rise apartments in Britain are set to get better deals on their property insurance following years of spiraling costs in the wake of the Grenfell Tower tragedy. The Financial Conduct Authority is expected to push …

UK Motor Insurers to Mutualize Claims for Terrorist Attacks Using Vehicles as Weapons

UK motor insurers have voted for the Motor Insurers Bureau (MIB) to handle and pay the claims from victims involved in a terrorist event where a vehicle is used to kill or injure. MIB is the UK’s not-for-profit body which …

UK Broker Group BIBA Forms Agreement with WBN to Help EU Clients After Brexit

The British Insurance Brokers’ Association (BIBA) has formed an agreement with the Worldwide Broker Network (WBN) so that BIBA’s UK-based brokers are introduced to WBN’s EU-based brokers — thereby enabling continuity for BIBA members’ EU clients after Brexit. WBN has …

Telematics-Based Insurance Policies in UK Rise 30% to 975,000 in 2017: BIBA

The number of live telematics-based policies reached almost one million – standing at 975,000 in 2017, according to the British Insurance Brokers’ Association (BIBA). The BIBA survey includes information from the leading telematics brands in the UK to determine the …

Telematics-Based Car Insurance Policies in UK Increase by 40%: BIBA Survey

The number of live telematics-based motor insurance policies, including black box policies, in the UK has increased by 40 percent, according to the latest annual research by the British Insurance Brokers’ Association (BIBA). These types of policies can offer savings …