Broker
Budget marketing: Marketing on a shoestring
Raising your company profile and engaging people within the business doesn't have to cost the earth. Anne Hudson provides tips on how to get the most from your marketing without blowing the budget
Reportage - Innovation: Innovate to accumulate
Having the courage to do something different can sometimes be difficult as a lack of time and resources can hold businesses back. Mike Butler shares 10 ways to encourage and deliver innovation
Reportage - coalition government: A political maze
With the first coalition Government in more than 50 years in power, there is plenty of unease among businesses as to what it will mean for them. Louise Meeson explores the risks SMEs face amid a lack of clear direction
Reportage: Sole searching
The recession has led to an increase in sole traders and with such an array to cater for, insurers are struggling to meet their needs. Louise Meeson explores how brokers can identify and service these micro businesses
Reportage - SME aggregators: See you later, aggregator?
As issues of trading SME business through the aggregator channel are brought to light, Edward Murray asks whether it is too complex a sector to ever be successfully sold in bulk.
Reportage - composite v specialist: From the tiny ant to the elephant
When it comes to SME business, are the smaller, niche providers naturally a better fit or does the scale and clout of the composites count the most in this market? Martin Friel asks how much size really matters.
Regional power hour - Bristol: When it rains, it pours
This month's power hour, sponsored by Ecclesiastical and held in Bristol, looks at the growing impact of climate change on the industry - particularly that of flooding. Martin Friel reports.
Interview: Going the distance
After officially retiring from the industry more than 10 years ago, Miles Emblin returned to insurance as an expert witness. The broking legend tells Louise Meeson why his career has still got a few miles in it yet
Opinion: Editor's comment - July 2010
Have you received your letter, the one that informs you that your Financial Services Compensation Scheme (FSCS) bill has gone up a bit? "A bit?" I hear you cry. And cry you might for brokers are reporting increases of up to 800%.
Your letters: Misfuelling misinformation
I have to take issue with Peter Powell, managing director of Complectus on the subject of misfuelling.
Your letters: Think ahead
Without doubt, these are hard times for insurance brokers and this makes us all look for new business and revenue streams. However, what it should not lead to is the use of 'quick fix' and other such schemes that undermine the claims process and the…
Your letters: Professionalism aplenty
I was surprised and a little dismayed with your comments about this year's British Insurance Brokers' Association (Biba) conference at Excel in the June issue of Insurance Age.
E-commerce: LFC Shield plans to double broker base with online quote system
Underwriting agency LFC Shield has launched a new online commercial business quote system, which it hopes will help double its broker base to 400 over the coming year.
E-commerce: Brokers urged to prepare for increase in mobile web access
The insurance industry has been urged to invest in e-commerce as mobile phones are predicted to overtake PCs as the dominant web access device within three years.
E-commerce: Non-intermediaries set to muscle in on micro market
Brokers that fail to embrace technology-savvy trading risk losing their majority share of the micro commercial market.
Competition: All is not lost
As World Cup fever cools and England mourns yet another crushing defeat, there is still a chance for you to walk away with something more than a heavy heart by taking part in the accumulator competition we are running in association with Equity Red Star
Garwyn product to improve claims defence chances
Brokers could utilise a new review service from Garwyn that aims to save businesses significant sums in compensation and cut the risk of health and safety prosecutions.
Schemes news: Multinational cover from Ace
Ace UK has introduced a multinational cover in order to address the compliance challenges faced by companies operating in multiple regulatory regimes.
Schemes news: Trade Protector Plus launched
Evolution Underwriting has launched a fully auto-rated tradesman liability product Trade Protector Plus, underwritten by Groupama Insurance, on its Stingray trading platform.
Product launches: Aviva reviews policy wording
Aviva has enhanced its commercial policy documentation to extend the cover and make it more broker friendly.
Schemes news: JLT gives leg up onto property ladder
Jardine Lloyd Thompson (JLT) has announced the launch of a "groundbreaking" new scheme designed to increase mortgage lending to first-time buyers of Bovis Homes properties.
Scheme news: Recent product launches home in on over-50s sector
Recent product enhancements and launches indicate industry appetite in the over-50s sector is increasing.
Second Insurance 360 insight study about to kick off
This summer, Insurance 360 - Insurance Age's sister industry insight unit - is conducting its second annual study of commercial insurers' performance on service to their brokers.
Flurry of broker buys completed before CGT hikes come into play
A raft of broker acquisitions were completed before the rise in Capital Gains Tax (CGT) came into force.