Analysis
Protection from the top - Directors' and Officers'
As scrutiny grows on individual liability, directors' and officers' cover is becoming more popular, writes Katherine Brandon
Bluefin launches
Axa-owned broker Venture Preference has officially re-branded as Bluefin Insurance Group. The compan...
Blasting out of the blocks
Broker start-ups
Management training - beyond the 'helicopter factor'
Rachel Gordon gives the lowdown on the true value of management training
IHN - People power
Katherine Brandon speaks to Elizabeth Foster about staff motivation, her charity interests and future plans for Ingram Hawkins & Nock
High-street moves - Swinton kingpin buys again
Swinton's latest move appears at odds with current market trends. Andrew Tjaardstra investigates
Workplace stress - The worth of diligence
A recent Court of Appeal decision has moved the goalposts in assessing an employee's suitability to work when under stress. Rachel Dineley and Dorothy Sproule explain the ramifications
PB online poll and results - December 2008
Jan/Feb poll question: What do you think of Norwich Union's re-brand advertising campaign? To vote ...
Redundancies - Redundancy a costly risk
Katherine Brandon investigates the consequences of redundancies for brokers that may have to lay off staff
Credit insurance - Credit claims on the rise
As more businesses face insolvency, Katherine Brandon looks at the issues faced by credit insurers
Provided by AM Best
Statistics
Offshore security?
There have been doubts about the reliability of offshore legal expenses insurers to provide financial security in the event of a claim. Here, Ralph Savage questions the safety of Hold Harmless agreements
Happy new year
Predictions for 2009
Body of trust
Broker trade bodies
The appliance of compliance
With the passing of the December deadline, Mary Clarke stresses the advantages of implementing the Financial Services Authority's latest bout of Treating Customers Fairly regulations, as well as the consequences of not doing so
To the max
Maximising legal expenses
How to weather the storm
Beating the crunch
A core cover
Market overview
Pulling in niche trade
Once considered the preserve of the nerdy, caravanning is now cool and, as Ian Drewe explains, it's the sort of pursuit that falls neatly into leisure insurance schemes - one of the most untapped niche insurance markets
Top 100 Independent Brokers 2008
Profiling the UK's top 100 independent commercial brokers
WBN roundtable Brussels
PB reports from the Worldwide Broker Network meeting in Brussels.
Stamping out the identity fraud bug
Identity Fraud
Credit write-backs - Clarity on accountancy headache
Katherine Brandon investigates the new guidance on credit write-backs issued by the FSA
Piracy - Shipping moves onto war footing after pirate attacks
Piracy is in the spotlight as 40 ships, including the oil tanker the Sirius Star, have been seized by Somali pirates so far this year, writes Andrew Tjaardstra