Opinion
Entrepreneurs are key
It is a case of eat or be eaten for today's broker entrepreneur; a survival of the fittest regime in...
Christmas parties draw to an end
As the Christmas parties draw to an end, even though we are only at the beginning of December, one o...
The hottest insurance gossip
Polly has never been a massive fan of modern art, so when she was invited by Axa to the launch of it...
Brokers should shake up the service arena
I write in response to the feature 'All for show?' (Insurance Age, November, pp29-30). Brokers are b...
Editor's comment
So it has come to pass, since I wrote this comment last month, that Towergate has indeed purchased t...
A fresh take on tax
As the deadline for the removal of Goodwill from capital resources calculations approaches, John Detheridge highlights the areas of concern for brokers and questions whether the move is as bad as the industry first thought
MIB sets the record straight over spillages
The Motor Insurers' Bureau (MIB) was surprised following the comments of Andrew Campbell in the arti...
No longer blinded by Independent
Now the criminal proceedings are out of the way, and the guilty put away, it is perhaps timely to re...
Weathering the CGT storm
The recent changes in Capital Gains Tax (CGT) may well prompt a number of brokers to consider sellin...
Commission missing word from NU cost cuts
At an Aviva investor and analyst conference in New York last month, Igal Mayer, chief executive of N...
Changing holidays
Q. I hear that holiday entitlement has just been increased and that further changes have been proposed. Is this correct, and if so, what are these changes?
Seeking fair counsel
Q. The Financial Services Authority will provide advice to small firms in order to meet new treating customers fairly requirements. Should I wait for their advice?
Overheard
Invitations have been coming in thick and fast to the PB team. Last month we managed to blow a fortu...
Fraud detection plan
The last 10 years have been defined by increasingly sophisticated fraud and more advanced methods fo...
Will the industry leave flood defences exposed?
The industry will expect great things from the review set up to examine what has been learned from the summer floods
The hottest insurance gossip
Polly was delighted to join Peter Hubbard and the rest of the Axa team for some champagne in the cit...
Settling some Rockpool issues
I refer to the letter 'Something Strange at Rockpool' in the October edition, and must put the recor...
Findings reveal a sorry state of affairs
The findings of the latest review of the sale of payment protection insurance (PPI) by the Financial...
Brokers need to unite over aggregators
It is good to see the British Insurance Brokers' Association standing up to the aggregators. Eric Ga...
Life's often full of surprises
Life with Towergate is never dull. Apart from the inexorable purchase of brokers, it never stops mak...
Editor's comment
One story of last month that could have a huge impact on the independent broking sector was the news...
For better or worse?
The lines have blurred over what indemnity really means, as many of the services offered to customers often place then in a better position than before the incident occurred. However, where does indemnity end and betterment start, asks Trevor Webb
Contractual changes
The Market Reform Programme Office has revised its guidance on how best to achieve compliance with t...
UK Broker Awards
It has been a busy month in broking and it was great to see everybody having a well-deserved break o...