Analysis
Top 50 Brokers in Personal Lines 2008
The leading personal lines brokers in the UK
Building regulations - EPCs enter statute
Energy certificates give opportunity for brokers to add value through advice, writes Katherine Brandon
CSR - Reach out
Edward Murray considers the role of corporate social responsibility in engaging with the local community, contributing to charities and improving the quality of life that employees enjoy
CSR - Green gold
Katherine Brandon investigates how setting in place an environmental policy can provide tangible benefits for brokers and their clients
Personal motor - Finding the key to motor
There is no escaping the fact that motor insurers are suffering poor results but there is still much that can be done to improve personal lines brokers' performances in this cutthroat market, writes Katherine Brandon
AIS - Moving on apace
David Bard
Liiba - New broking body splitting loyalties
Major London market and international brokers in favour of tie-up with new breakaway industry body, writes Andrew Tjaardstra
Industry voices speak at Management Event
PB rounds up the highlights from this year's PB Management Event
Insurer solvency - Where does broker liability end?
Garon Anthony and Lucy Tolond demonstrate the need for brokers to take precaution in their retainer documents against insurers going bust
The changing world of insurance
Climate change
Insurer jitters - Insurers on the defensive
The sector's traditional counter-cycle is no longer a sure thing, writes Andrew Tjaardstra
Top 20 Lloyd's syndicates
Statistics
Bank bailouts - Uncertainty could benefit brokers
The weakening position of insurers that are looking to divest their faltering investments could mean higher insurance rates, argues Katherine Brandon
Clarification
Following an article in June's PB profiling Heath Lambert's chief executive Adrian Colosso, PB would...
Biba partners with Ace to reveal final product launch for 2008
The British Insurance Brokers' Association (Biba) and Ace European have partnered to launch a new gr...
Howling for talent
Far from being the horror story that some believe it to be, there is hope that young talent will one day view the insurance industry in a new light. Martin Friel speaks to Neil Grimshaw - the winner of the 2008 Young Broker of the Year award - who is…
The future face of care
With the government focused on finding a solution to the UK's rising social care bill, insurers should be developing solutions that allow policyholders to make their own decisions regarding their long-term future, says Chris Cain
Bad training wrecks
With insurance firms seeking to cut costs in light of the financial environment, how can brokers continue to provide suitable training to staff? Paul Lang looks at cost-effective methods of training and discovers that investing in well-planned programmes…
Going the distance
With consolidation starting to slow down in the broker market, the need for succession planning has never been more acute. Jessica Pothering highlights the challenges of guiding a company towards a happy and healthy future
Brit extends schemes reach
Brit Insurance has upgraded the cover it provides to small to medium-sized enterprises via Britbord....
To sell, or not to sell: that is the question
Remaining independent may come at a price but the market may be edging towards backing the future performance of this channel. Edward Murray profiles three brokers to discover which path they chose and why it suited their model at the time
Facing the axe
With financial belts tightening, businesses are starting to seek out ways to make cost savings - and redundancies are just one way to do this. Martin Friel discusses the difficulties that brokers may face when deciding to reduce staff numbers and…
Schemes solutions
It may seem a cliche but in a schemes environment, claims is a shop window for customers. Yet this a...