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    Ian Smith

    Insurance correspondent

    Ian Smith is the FT's insurance correspondent. He was previously the deputy markets news editor, and before that worked on the special reports desk. He joined the FT from Investors' Chronicle in 2018.
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    • Friday, 31 March, 2023
      Lloyd's of London Ltd
      Lloyd’s of London battles insurers over ‘state-backed’ cyber attacks

      Demand to exclude state-backed attacks from policies stirs controversy

    • Thursday, 30 March, 2023
      LV
      LV hands further bonus to ex-boss Mark Hartigan in ‘final insult’

      Campaigners furious over payouts to life insurer’s former chief who fronted a failed sale of group

    • Sunday, 26 March, 2023
      UK business & economy
      L&G chief says UK levelling up policy is ‘failing’

      Sir Nigel Wilson is pushing for policy change to encourage investment outside the capital

    • Sunday, 26 March, 2023
      UK financial regulation
      City braces for tighter regulation after banking turmoil

      The failures of SVB and Credit Suisse could pause plans to water down post-crisis rules

    • Friday, 24 March, 2023
      Zurich Insurance Group AG
      Insurer Zurich experiments with ChatGPT for claims and data mining

      Insurance group is the latest example of a long-established business trying out AI to improve productivity

    • Thursday, 23 March, 2023
      Lloyd's of London Ltd
      Lloyd’s of London boss says insurance spending set to double

      Increase over next decade to be driven by greater perception of risks such as bank failures, says John Neal

    • Thursday, 16 March, 2023
      UK insurance industry
      Debates over insurance pricing fairness have not gone away

      Campaigners argue it should be regarded as an essential service, and scrutinised accordingly

    • Wednesday, 15 March, 2023
      UK politics & policy
      Executives dismayed that reforms to boost London stock market yet to come

      Measures to unlock pension savings into early-stage companies will also be set out later this year

    • Monday, 13 March, 2023
      Insurance
      Insurers face ‘mega trial’ over planes stranded in Russia

      Aircraft lessors have taken legal action after insurance companies refused to pay claims

    • Monday, 13 March, 2023
      Direct Line Insurance Group PLC
      Direct Line admits it was ‘over optimistic’ about inflationary hit to prices

      Group swings to loss as cost of motor insurance claims spiralled because of higher parts and labour costs

    • Sunday, 12 March, 2023
      Insurance
      Insurers need to ‘step up’ on catastrophe coverage, says risk modelling chief

      Moody’s RMS boss urges sector not to give up in areas hit by storms and floods

    • Saturday, 11 March, 2023
      UK economic growth
      City bosses urge Hunt to boost pension capital into economy

      Call to release more funding amid growing fears over UK stock market’s competitiveness

    • Friday, 10 March, 2023
      News in-depthPensions industry
      Corporate rush to offload pensions adds to pressure on UK equities

      Funds sell stocks and lock in higher bond yields to make DB plans more attractive to insurers

    • Thursday, 9 March, 2023
      Aviva PLC
      Aviva chief says UK should ‘stop talking ourselves down’ as companies shun London listings

      Amanda Blanc calls for optimism after anxiety grows over decline of country’s capital markets

    • Wednesday, 8 March, 2023
      UK business & economy
      L&G boss laments ‘drift’ away from London’s equity market

      Nigel Wilson warns UK held back by low-growth economy and ‘political infighting’

    • Wednesday, 8 March, 2023
      Executive Pay
      Insurer Beazley cuts CEO and finance chief pay after results error

      FT’s Alphaville blog identified mistake in number of shares used to calculate the awards

    • Wednesday, 8 March, 2023
      Lloyd's of London Ltd
      Lloyd’s of London chief wants traders in building to ‘get Monday back’

      John Neal in push to secure face-to-face trading four days a week at specialist insurance market

    • Wednesday, 8 March, 2023
      Admiral Group PLC
      Admiral profits hit by claims inflation

      Insurer’s shares fall after it reports 39% drop in pre-tax profits for 2022

    • Tuesday, 28 February, 2023
      Schroders PLC
      Schroders fund warns leaseholders replacing commission would increase insurance costs

      Leaseholders at Manchester development told flat fee would ‘undoubtedly’ be higher

    • Monday, 27 February, 2023
      Pensions industry
      RSA agrees £6.5bn buy-in with Pension Insurance Corporation

      Rising gilt yields have led to improvements in scheme funding levels 

    • Monday, 27 February, 2023
      Andrew Griffith
      City of London minister attacks flagship regulatory reform

      Andrew Griffith concerned about impact of Financial Conduct Authority’s consumer duty measures

    • Monday, 20 February, 2023
      UK financial regulation
      PRA head tells UK insurers it is time to move on after Solvency II debate

      Firms will have an idea by year-end of how regime should operate, Sam Woods tells industry delegates

    • Friday, 17 February, 2023
      Purplebricks Group PLC
      Purplebricks seeks buyer as it warns on earnings

      UK online estate agent expects full-year loss after costs prove higher than expected

    • Friday, 17 February, 2023
      News in-depthUK property
      ‘It’s just outrageous’: UK leaseholders face down landlords over insurance costs

      Recent legal victories likely to trigger more challenges as service charges soar

    • Thursday, 16 February, 2023
      Moneysupermarket.com Group PLC
      Consumers shopping around for insurance, says comparison website boss

      Moneysupermarket’s Peter Duffy also warns cheap energy deals will be scarce this year

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