Regulation
TOBA moves fail to calm brokers' soliciting fears
Fears that insurers will ignore industry principles that forbid them from soliciting brokers' business
Protection against company insolvency
Product: Insolvency Policy Underwriter: Atradius Commission paid: 20% finder's fee Coverage - Ai...
Axa PPP sends out support manual to brokers
Axa PPP Healthcare has distributed just under 4,000 copies of the first installment of its new busin...
FSA defends helpdesk against broker criticism
The Financial Services Authority (FSA) has defended its helpdesk service against allegations of dela...
IIB claims FSA scheme would decimate profits
The Institute of Insurance Brokers (IIB) has criticised the Financial Services Authority's (FSA) pro...
Alarm, the national forum for risk managers ..
Alarm, the national forum for risk managers in the public sector, has announced Simon Wells as its n...
Regulation possibility is the stuff of 'nightmares'
The Association of Risk Managers (Airmic) is seeking an urgent meeting with the Treasury after the F...
Sungard Sherwood Systems ..
Sungard Sherwood Systems has urged insurers to take the European Union's forthcoming regulatory regi...
Are you ready?
Insurance Age currently has over 200 brokers registered as having received their 'minded to authoris...
Soundbytes
What is this solution? What does it do? It combines email archiving from Legato Software and tiered...
Royal & Sun Alliance has been ..
Royal & Sun Alliance has been announced as the sponsor of the Schemes Intermediary of the Year categ...
Brokers warned over cold calling
Brokers have been warned they face fines of £5,000 if they call businesses registered on the new cor...
Oak targets market top spot within two years
Oak Underwriting, the high net worth insurer, has pledged to double its books within two years and b...
Winner of online competition
Congratulations to Richard Guthrie (right), winner of the Professional Broking online competition pr...
All part of the grand design
Q. With the regulation watershed, and consequent merger and acquisition activity, many brokers are looking at refreshing their firm's corporate identity. What are the main points for consideration?
Industry bodies in tune over business terms
The British Insurance Brokers' Association, the Association of British Insurers and the Institute of...
The dilemma of disclosure
Whistle-blowing
Professional Broking online poll results
Q: Is the Financial Service Authority's guidance regarding secondary intermediaries clear? 55% No ...
Hanging in the balance
Lloyd's: Future perspectives
FSA Compliance Clinic
BIBA Conference
S&C acquires M Rogers
Smart and Cook has made two new acquisitions, taking its total this year to five. It has acquired M ...
Mazars report reveals broker merger reluctance
Accountants Mazars' second annual Insurance Broker Industry report has found that 52% of brokers wil...
FSA pleased with response
The Financial Services Authori-ty received more than 2000 applications from general insurance broker...
Secondary sector takes centre stage
As the deadline to apply for regulation at the discounted rate ended recently, debate over the true ...