Responsible openness in the Insurance Sector Speech given by Anna Sweeney, Executive Director, Insurance Supervision  Association of British Insurers Prudential Regulation Webinar 25 May 2021  I would like to thank Alex Stephenson and other colleagues for their help in preparing this speech. 1  All speeches are available online at www.bankofengland.co.uk/news/speeches and @BoE_PressOffice  Thank you for the invitation to speak today, and to all of you for dialling in to this session. I believe technically at this point I could deliver this speech in person, but only to six of you at a time. I believe technically at this point I could deliver this speech in person, but only to six of you at a time – which would take all day and result in quite a long queue. However, I do look forward to attending events in person again and meeting many of you in future. I would like to focus on three issues today that I consider to be of particular importance as we move beyond the UK’s departure from the EU:  1. Our role as a host for international insurance business; 2. Actions we can take to facilitate effective competition in UK insurance sector domestically and internationally in conjunction with high prudential standards; and 3. Our ongoing focus on international standard setting and policymaking, including in relation to climate change. Competiveness and policyholder protection are sometimes portrayed as objectives at odds with each other.
Fellow Members of Staff, Invited Guests, Ladies and Gentlemen, as we move ahead and look to the next 50 years of Central Banking in Zambia, the Bank of Zambia will continue to play catalytic role in facilitating the exchange of ideas among financial sector players and all other key stakeholders. BIS central bankers’ speeches  1  Today, we are here to officially launch the celebrations of 50 years of our existence. I would like take this opportunity to inform you that a number of activities have been lined up to commemorate this wonderful occasion. These include: 1. An international symposium to discuss selected pertinent to the Bank of Zambia and in line with the theme of our celebration, scheduled for 7th August 2014;  2. An exhibition dedicated to the history of the Bank of Zambia;  3. The publication of a book on the History of the Bank of Zambia;  4. The launch of a book on Economic Policies in Zambia;  5. A national school quiz; and  6. A family day to show our gratitude to the families of the members of staff for their support in our execution of the Bank’s mandate. Ladies and Gentlemen, it is our expectation, therefore, that all members of staff will take part in the upcoming activities in order to make the anniversary celebrations a success and memorable.