Regulation
Brokers advised to seek IT expertise
The Financial Services Authority has advised brokers concerned about meeting the deadlines for repor...
Brokers play down alleged support of Burmese dictatorship
Brokers Aon and Willis have been named in a publication that claims to expose companies that are eit...
Distance sales directive published
The Treasury has published the Implementation of the Distance Marketing of Consumer Financial Servic...
CNA and BiBa announce their flagship travel product
CNA and the British Insurance Brokers' Association (Biba) have announced that their flagship travel ...
Decision time in the Toba debate
Zurich and Allianz Cornhill are remaining tight-lipped about whether their new Terms of Business Agr...
Businesses turning blind eye to own-car driver rules
The safety of own-car drivers has been thrown into the spotlight as research from Zurich Risk Servic...
Plan of action
Business continuity
Bennetss adds Axa to its insurance panel
Bennetts, part of the Budget Group of companies, has added Axa to its insurer panel. Axa has previou...
Are you ready?
Insurance Age currently has nearly 400 brokers registered as having received their 'minded to author...
Essential reading
The media industry's audit specialist, the Audit Bureau of Circulation, has confirmed Insurance Age'...
Axa bullish over broker compliance objectives
Axa said it was confident that the majority of its brokers with delegated claims handling authority ...
Airmic criticises Treasury
Airmic has criticised the Treasury for declining a request that risk managers be granted automatic e...
FSA: deadlines for compliance are fair
The Financial Services Authority (FSA) has rejected claims from IT managers that is has set 'unreali...
Building a broker on a popular brand
In his first major interview Kwik Fit Financial Services managing director Martin Oliver talks to Michelle Worvell about rebuilding the business and his plans for the future
Regulatory green light to commingling of funds
Brokers have welcomed the Financial Services Authority decision to allow the commingling of insurer ...
FSA authorisation latest figures
The Financial Services Authority is urging brokers to continue submitting applications for authorisa...
Ian Ritchie
Overheard was most amused to hear a tale from way back about PB's own management clinic aficionado I...
Resolving PMA conflicts
Brokers dealing with property management agents on a company secretary basis need to be aware of potential conflicts of interest
Professional Broking July online poll results
Q. Is the direct sale of commercial insurance products a threat to brokers? 66.7% - Yes 26.7% - No...
Abuse of privilege
Q. I am concerned that, on occasions, staff are using the internet and e-mail for personal use and that sensitive material may be circulated. Is it wise to include rules regarding this in company policy?
FSA refuses to re-examine broker liability under FSCS
The Financial Services Authority has ruled out reconsulting on its decision to place unlimited liabi...
Law Society and St Paul to continue joint venture
The Law Society and insurer St Paul have reached agreement in principle on a framework to continue t...
Not such an honourable system for the insurance industry
I write with regard to the recently published parliamentary comment, Incestuous honours system rewar...
A persuasive argument
Lobbying