The Insurance Act 2015 has failed to halt the growth in insurance disputes reaching the courts, with litigation volumes rising over the past decade, according to data from Mactavish.
In the ten years since the Act came into force, insurance-related cases have increased by 180%.

The global energy insurance market is marked by a “striking contradiction”, with rising losses failing to disrupt a prolonged soft cycle, according to the latest Energy Market Review from Willis.

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The Financial Conduct Authority has set out plans to expand the use of open finance in the UK, with proposals that would give businesses greater access to consumers’ financial data. The regulator said a priority area will be improving access to finance for small and medium-sized enterprises. The plans come amid increased attention on data security risks across financial services

Financial services firms are being urged to assess whether their incident response capabilities can meet new cyber reporting requirements confirmed by the Financial Conduct Authority alongside the Prudential Regulation Authority and the Bank of England.

A revised version of the environmental management systems standard BS EN ISO 14001 has been published by the BSI. The new edition is intended to provide a framework for organisations to respond to environmental challenges while strengthening performance, resilience and stakeholder confidence.