News Analysis
Professionalism in action
Insurance Age has hosted a roundtable with experts from across the insurance industry as part of our on-going campaign about professionalism.
FCA warns over too complex MLEI
Regulator tells the industry to review marketing of motor legal expenses insurance
FCA flexes its regulatory muscles
Brokers remain unconvinced by new regulator as industry prepares for probe into claims handling
Brokers yet to be convinced by telematics
SSP and Wunelli aim to win over market with launch of smartphone-based telematics product
Equity puts all its eggs in one boot
Market reacts to Equity Insurance’s decision to focus on motor business
Axa blunder highlights data leak dangers
Speedy reaction and communication key to mitigating data breaches
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Professionalism: The client is king
Insurance Age’s professionalism campaign moves on to look at client views
Nearly 3,000 brokers now chartered, CII white paper shows
The Chartered Insurance Institute (CII) has detailed that there are now 2,897 chartered insurance brokers as it published a white paper promoting chartered status.
Biba Focus: A capital conference
Steve White’s inaugural Biba conference as new CEO will be a London affair
Brokers express dismay at Janice Deakin departure
Trouble-ridden Aviva hit by loss of popular intermediary and partnerships director
FCA sets out funding rise as PPI storm lingers
New regulator increases annual funding requirement for FCA and PRA to £646.3m
Expertise Live Video: The fight against fraud
The second Expertise Live event, held in association with Zurich, focused on fighting fraud in personal lines motor business.
Axa turns attention to personal
Amanda Blanc looks to revamp Axa’s personal lines after tackling commercial
Brokers need to wake up to big data
Data can be used to help uncover fraud, cut operational costs and drive simplification
Schemes Masterclass: Brokers get inside track to schemes success
Over 150 brokers took the opportunity last month to grab the knowledge on offer at Insurance Age’s schemes masterclasses in Birmingham and Leeds.
Expertise Live Video: D&O under discussion
The first Expertise Live event of 2013, in association with Zurich, was held in Birmingham where broker experts focused on the directors’ and officers’ (D&O) liability insurance market.
Meet the new boss
Biba appoints Steve White, current head of compliance and training, as its new chief executive
FSA to probe insurers’ use of investigators
Practice of hiring private investigators to look into claims subject of regulator review
Market reacts to Aviva and Willis Networks split
Network pressures symptomatic of insurer scrutiny on profitability, say brokers
Allianz Scholarship Programme sign of industry "commitment"
The Allianz Scholarship Programme is a demonstration of its "commitment to the industry", according to Chris Hanks, general manager, Allianz Commercial.
Market welcomes Bupa’s B2C decision
But Amii voices frustration over Bupa’s communication process with brokers
Brokers facing further FSCS levy hikes
Regulator blames uncertainty over PPI claims for demanding a £20m interim levy for 2012/13
Brokers unmoved by Ageas’ management shake-up
Ageas announced some big-name departures last month, as it set out its new senior management team following the takeover of Groupama.