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Compulsory culture
Should a code of conduct be voluntary?
Insurance - perceptions of a novice
What a difference two weeks makes.
The other results
August is renowned for a number of things (don’t worry, this isn’t another blog about the silly season).
L&G goes out on a limb
The stand out story by miles this week was Legal & General's shock withdrawal from the Association of British Insurers (ABI).
The results before silly season
What does the flurry of half-year results tell brokers about their insurer partners?
Let’s be clear
The insurance industry has found itself under attack again over transparency on costs and fees.
All go at Gallagher
Readers of Insurance Age will be well aware that over recent weeks we have covered several departures from Arthur J Gallagher.
Sector shows its best side
I joined Insurance Age on Monday as the commissioning editor with a responsibility for looking after the features, videos and roundtables on the website and in the monthly magazine.
All fight on the night
Markerstudy's Lizzie Smith-Foreman gives a blow-by-blow account of the provider's inaugural Fight Night, held in conjunction with Insurance Age.
Public want full commission disclosure
Axa commercial lines and personal intermediary CEO says she is expecting 'brickbats' for her views
Sole provider
The Northern Ireland market dominated headlines yesterday.
No smoking gun
The Financial Conduct Authority has set tongues wagging again in the past week with the publication of its thematic review into conflicts of interest among intermediaries when dealing with SME business.
Motoring on
The biggest news this week for brokers was the news that RSA is reducing its personal lines motor book by 35%.
#Bibafevered
So how was Manchester for you?
Stranger than fiction
Insurance policies are now longer than many novels.
In safe hands
Don’t worry, this isn’t a blog about David Seaman. Not even a review of his biography.
Shot in the foot
The FCA has had a rough couple of weeks.
Thank you and goodbye
I hate saying goodbyes but I find myself in the position where I'm going to have to do so.
Summit to think about
This time last week I had the pleasure of opening the UK Broker Summit 2014 where sixty brokers and five insurers and technology experts got together for a series of roundtable meetings.
Pride before the fall
As inevitable as death and taxes, results season has rolled around again.
Hester's arrival: Baptism of fire or blessing in disguise?
On the face of it, RSA's new boss Stephen Hester has endured a baptism of fire at the insurer.
Too good to be true
Ghost-broking, who is to blame?
Getting your facts right
It’s about time some more network gossip did the rounds, and last week it was a pretty juicy story that hit the Insurance Age newsdesk.
Broker activity on the up - now all we need is an England Six Nations win
On the eve of the Six Nations an England rugby legend has made a timely appearance in the world of insurance broking.