Management
BIBA chairman speaks out against GISC alternative.
Brokers must continue to support the General Insurance Standards Council, George Nixon, chairman of ...
Millhouse revamps product range and expands distribution.
Commercial underwriter Millhouse has upgraded its product range and is set to increase its network o...
The same but different.
Though essentially loss adjusters all have the same objectives, independent adjusters have a wider scope of expertise than company adjusters and can help keep a claim together, argues Neill Johnstone.
Argyll: Lloyd's accredited.
Argyll Insurance Brokers has been accredited by Lloyd's of London and has opened a City office. Step...
ATE recovery service.
Loss Recovery Group has launched an after-the-event loss recovery service for property and interrupt...
Appointment at Alexander Forbes.
Alexander Forbes has announced a new retail management team for the risk services business. David Ba...
Addressing the symptoms of underperforming staff.
Q: How do you sustain motivation when a team member is underperforming and is unlikely to reach targets?
Avon football competition through to second round.
Test your football knowledge on the three simple questions below and you could win yourself two tick...
Conflict over educational rights.
Though a recent school negligence claim is unlikely to be a trail-blazer, it serves to highlight the ever-increasing incidences of education-based claims.
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Celebration of National Stress Awareness Day.
This month sees the celebration of RSA-sponsored National Stress Awareness Day, an event to raise awa...
Law firm warns: join GISC or face failure
Brokers who delay in joining the General Insurance Standards Council could fail within four years, ac...
GMI puts wholesale commercial up for grabs
Brokers have access to a new commercial lines wholesaler, GMI Insurance Services. The Kent-based br...
IIBRC aims to rival GISC
The Institute of Insurance Brokers has confirmed the new name for its regulatory body launched today...
Not convinced of GISC's superiority.
Reading your editorial in the September issue of Professional Broking, I am moved to reply. I agr...
Staff must be ready for FSA.
Insurance industry staff will find themselves in deep trouble if they do not get to grips with their...
Calder: responsibility should reflect experience.
Brokers should be given more responsibility in the distribution chain because they now often have mo...
The industry reels in bleakest of times.
September was the bleakest of months for the insurance industry. The horrific attacks on the World...
Feeling the heat.
The manufacturing industry is no longer the main risk area for employers' liability, with new 'diseases' in the service sector coupled with an increasingly litigious society, changing the face of this already troubled market. Andy Challoner explains.
Training for commitment.
The insurance industry must improve training standards, according to Tony Tudor, head of enforcement...
GISC: brokers exit as rule 42 founders.
The General Insurance Standards Council has confirmed that up to 30 intermediaries and brokers have ...
No rule F42 means industry fragmentation.
I am writing following the outcome of the decision by the Competition Commission Appeal Tribunal. ...
At your peril?
To write successful business in the increasingly accident-prone construction market, underwriters must be thorough in their assessment of a company and its management attitude, explains Trish White.
Anthony Kidd to provide brokers with new travel policy.
Anthony Kidd Agencies has unveiled a new group personal accident and business travel policy, aimed a...