Recent Articles on the Group and Parliament in Incisive Media Publications

Investment Week

Regulation: Riding the rollercoaster
David Worsfold compares different governmental approaches to the reform of financial services regulation
Date: 01 September 2009

Jacques de Larosière's proposals for regulation have put UK on back foot
David Worsfold considers the impact the chaotic domestic fallout from the European elections will have on the investment industry
Date: 15 June 2009

UK financial services sector should join forces with Europe on future regulation
While Gordon Brown tries to rally support for a US-Anglo approach to reforming the world's financial services industry, Europe has already started working on its own solution
Date: 09 Mar 2009

Time to stand up for financial services
The silence that greeted the Competition Commission's ban on single premium PPI speaks volumes about the financial world's crisis guilt. Now, says David Worsfold, is the time to speak up
Date: 09 Feb 2009

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The silence that greeted the Competition Commission's ban on single premium PPI speaks volumes about the financial world's crisis guilt. Now, says David Worsfold, is the time to speak up
Date: 19 Jan 2009

Who's behind the banking crisis?
The Treasury Select Committee's inquiry into the banking crisis should be entertaining stuff, says David Worsfold
Date: 15 Dec 2008

Post Magazine

Lords ruling will help insurers save "tens of millions of pounds"
Date: 3 May 2006

EC tunes into public opinion on compulsory legal cover
Feature
Date: 13 April 2006

Call for ATE rules in Bill
UK News
Date: 2 March 2006

PI rates inquiry to be launched
UK News
Date: 10 November 2005

Compensation bill - Ready to go
Feature
Date: 10 November 2005

Pilots "a success" as new Bill unveiled
UK News
Date: 6 October 2005

MPs to seek EC action over Directive
UK News
Date: 28 July 2005

MP urges Apil and Foil to unite on Bill
UK News
Date: 14 July 2005

The bottom rung
Feature
Date: 7 July 2005

Hard acts to follow
News Comment
Date:9 June 2005
In the recent Queen's Speech, the government delivered a hectic legislative agenda for the industry. David Worsfold takes a look at what it means to the market

MPs table motion regarding uninsured driving
UK News
Date:26 May 2005

MPs heap praise on ABI in early day motion
Breaking News
Date:18 May 2005
Five MPs have tabled a motion regarding uninsured driving a day after the state reopening of Parliament

Professional Broking

Lords ruling will help insurers save "tens of millions of pounds"
Breaking News
Date: 3 May 2006

Biba demands stronger stance on uninsured driving from government
News
Date: 27 March 2006

'Desirable activities': a waste of time
Parliament
Date: 1 March 2006

UK must engage MEPs to make its voice heard
Parliament
Date: 1 January 2006

Compensation bill gathers momentum
Parliament
Date: 1 December 2005

A single voice of reason
Parliament
Date: 1 October 2005

ABI responds to government changes
Parliament
Date: 30 September 2005

Group grows as legislation looms
Parliament
Date: 30 September 2005

Ambitious wish list fits the bill
Parliament
Date:1 June 2005
Following the Queen's Speech, many of the bills in the government's enormous, and almost certainly over-ambitious, programme for the next 18 months should come as good news for the industry

Setting the agenda after the election
Parliament
Date:1 May 2005
Assuming that, when we wake up on 6 May, we find ourselves with a Labour government for a further four-year term, what will this mean for the insurance industry?

Gathering a head of steam
Parliament
Date:1 April 2005
With pressure mounting for third-party liability insurance to be capped, primary insurers could find themselves exposed to massive claims

Reassurance for the regulatory critics
Parliament
Date:1 March 2005
The Financial Services Authority recently faced a barrage of questions from sceptical parliamentarians when David Strachan led a team to meet the All Party Parliamentary Group on Insurance and Financial Services

Under starter's orders for the election
Parliament
Date:1 February 2005
We might not know yet where the finishing-line is, but the starting pistol for the General Election has definitely been fired, and issues affecting the insurance industry are expected to figure prominently

Fraud bills face election threat
Parliament
Date:1 January 2005
Politics is likely to be put before real issues - currently earmarked for tackling - as an election in 2005 is highly likely, making undertakings in the Queen's speech about uninsured driving look distinctly vulnerable

United we are perceived, divided we fall
Parliament
Date:1 December 2004
The insurance industry - or, rather, the general insurance industry - did itself no favours with the combative chairman of the Treasury Select Committee John McFall recently.