Following the tremendous success of last year's inaugural event, FiscalReps hosted its second annual Insurance Premium Tax Forum in London on Monday 26th November 2007. With a distinguised panel of expert speakers the event enabled brokers, insurers and policy holders to learn about the latest developments in EU premium taxes and the issues organisations must address to achieve compliance. The Forum was held at the London Underwriting Centre.
The Speakers for this year's forum were as follows:
David Jordorson, Head of European Indirect Tax - Marsh
David has been working in VAT for over 22 years and IPT for over 13 years. Following a spell in Customs and Excise, he spent 15 years in various accounting firms including Coopers & Lybrand, Neville Russell and KPMG. In November 2003 he moved to Marsh, the leading insurance broker and risk advisor, where he has responsibility for Indirect Taxes across Europe. He is a long-standing member of the VAT Practitioners' Group and the Institute of Indirect Taxation.
Barbara Farndell AIIT, Manager - HMRC CT & VAT Financial Services
Having begun her working life as a primary school teacher, Barbara joined Customs as a VAT assurance officer in 1989, initially based at the Reading office. She moved to the London based policy section nine years later and now works as a manager in the HMRC CT & VAT Financial Services policy team with responsibility for the insurance and finance VAT exemptions and for Insurance Premium Tax.
Greg Sinfield, Partner - Lovells
After nearly five years in HM Customs and Excise Solicitor's Office, Greg joined what is now Lovells in 1988 and became a partner in 1993. Greg specialises in VAT and other indirect taxes (including customs duty, excise duty, insurance premium tax and landfill tax) in the Business Tax Group. He advises on a broad range of transactions across the corporate, commercial property and financial services sectors.
Philip Chaston, Licensing Specialist - Great Lakes Reinsurance (UK) PLC
Philip Chaston has been employed for four years by Great Lakes Reinsurance (UK) PLC, a subsidiary of Munchen Ruckversicherung, as Licensing Specialist. Philip manages the Technical Services Area. This area is responsible for insurance premium tax infrastructure, pools reporting, and other regulatory enquiries that impact upon the conduct of business. Previous to life at Great Lakes, Philip was employed as a manager running review projects at Barclays Life Assurance Company and escaped full-time employment for a decade as a student.
The speaker slides for this event are available here.
