This week, the Association of British Insurers (ABI) Director General, speaking in Dublin, said that the UK Government should commit to seek an early agreement on a high level Brexit transitional implementation period.

This week, The International Underwriting Association (IUA) spelt out four detailed priorities from Brexit negotiations identified by companies in the London Market, as Brexit issues dominated the mainstream media.

With political and macro-economic turmoil grabbing more attention every day, it is all too easy to forget that the serious business of regulating Europe’s insurance companies continues at a relentless pace in the background.

This week, the UK Chancellor's Autumn Statement included a further hike in Insurance Premium Tax, and was criticised across the market.

You could have joked earlier this year that you foresaw a nightmare scenario for an implausible triple whammy of unexpected disruptive events

This week, regulatory issues were to the fore.