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    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, 9 June, 2023
      Denis Kessler
      Scor chair Denis Kessler dies, aged 71

      French reinsurance group pays tribute to man who ‘devoted his entire life to business’

    • Tuesday, 6 June, 2023
      Confederation of British Industry
      CBI wins vote of confidence after claims of misconduct

      Business lobby group fails to secure Sunak pledge for immediate re-engagement

    • Sunday, 4 June, 2023
      Confederation of British Industry
      Siemens and Microsoft give last-minute backing to CBI

      German conglomerate coordinating letter of support for crisis-hit UK lobby group ahead of vote of confidence on Tuesday

    • Friday, 2 June, 2023
      Health sector
      More than 400 Grail patients incorrectly told they may have cancer

      Error prompts life assurance customers to pause or review relationship with early detection biotech

    • Wednesday, 31 May, 2023
      News in-depthConfederation of British Industry
      Critics underwhelmed by CBI’s ‘programme of change’

      Businesses and ministers show little solidarity with lobby group after it publishes reform plans ahead of EGM

    • Wednesday, 31 May, 2023
      War in Ukraine
      ‘Plan B’ needed on Russia sanctions, says top Lloyd’s marine insurance figure

      Warning about consequences for shipping market echoes wider concerns about growing ‘shadow fleet’

    • Wednesday, 31 May, 2023
      Confederation of British Industry
      CBI to recruit new president as part of governance overhaul

      Consultants say blanket portrayals of ‘toxic’ culture at scandal-hit UK business lobby group ‘not accurate’

    • Wednesday, 31 May, 2023
      Prudential PLC
      Prudential’s chief financial officer resigns after conduct probe

      James Turner ‘fell short’ of standards required in a recruitment situation, insurer says

    • Tuesday, 30 May, 2023
      Insurance
      Insurance industry turmoil over climate alliance exodus

      Departures come as anti-ESG campaigners claim group is anti-competitive

    • Friday, 26 May, 2023
      Climate change
      Lloyd’s and five big insurers quit sector’s net-zero initiative

      Alliance members fear antitrust lawsuits and have faced criticism from US Republican politicians

    • Wednesday, 24 May, 2023
      Aviva PLC
      Aviva’s private health cover sales jump 25% as NHS struggles with backlog

      Independent data shows record number of UK patients paying for treatment

    • Monday, 22 May, 2023
      London fights for its future
      It’s not just the equity market: insurance must be part of London’s competitiveness debate

      Senior executives say ‘one-size-fits-all’ rules and slow regulatory approvals are holding sector back

    • Wednesday, 17 May, 2023
      Capita PLC
      Capita hit by new data breach incident

      Colchester Council said files including benefits data were found on an unsecured Amazon Data Bucket controlled by the outsourcer

    • Friday, 12 May, 2023
      Universities Superannuation Scheme
      Leading pensions client warns data for 470,000 members at risk from Capita hack

      UK’s biggest private sector pension plan says private details of members were on outsourcer’s hacked servers

    • Tuesday, 9 May, 2023
      Direct Line Insurance Group PLC
      Direct Line warns of fresh pressure on earnings from inflation

      Rising costs of repairing damaged vehicles add to difficulties for UK insurer despite 19% increase in premiums

    • Tuesday, 9 May, 2023
      Cyber Security
      Risk managers warn cyber insurance could become ‘unviable product’

      Concerns grow over insurers failing to cover big state-backed attacks

    • Thursday, 4 May, 2023
      Cyber Security
      Capita warns some pensions data ‘likely’ to have been taken in cyber attack

      Outsourcer tells trustees its investigation could be finalised by end of next week

    • Wednesday, 3 May, 2023
      Capita PLC
      FCA contacts Capita’s clients over cyber attack

      UK regulators urge outsourcer’s customers, including insurers and pension funds, to examine data loss

    • Sunday, 30 April, 2023
      News in-depthUS politics & policy
      Long-lived rivals: actuaries say Biden and Trump are not too old for office

      Leading candidates can expect to live well beyond the presidential term, according to modelling

    • Friday, 28 April, 2023
      Ron DeSantis
      DeSantis visits London to burnish foreign policy credentials

      Florida governor meets UK foreign secretary after tour of Japan, South Korea and Israel

    • Thursday, 27 April, 2023
      Workplace pensions
      Bank of England warns insurers over corporate pension deals

      Senior regulator urges ‘moderation’ as new data underlines potential market growth

    • Wednesday, 26 April, 2023
      American International Group Inc
      AIG investors urged to oppose chief’s $50mn pay award

      Biggest proxy advisers say special five-year scheme is excessive and insufficiently tied to performance

    • Sunday, 23 April, 2023
      UK business & economy
      UK live events Covid insurance scheme paid out just once

      Government’s ‘hardline’ stance on how system worked limited impact of Rishi Sunak’s policy

    • Friday, 21 April, 2023
      Confederation of British Industry
      Companies desert CBI after second rape allegation

      UK employers’ group to suspend operations until June as members exit en masse

    • Thursday, 20 April, 2023
      Financial Conduct Authority UK
      FCA to clamp down on high insurance costs for leasehold flats

      Regulator will protect against brokers who overcharge and hand large commissions to landlords

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