News
July
Union in emergency talks - Retail union Usdaw held emergency talks with its members at CIS after th...
FSA to simplify handbook
The Financial Services Authority (FSA) has set out the first phase of its programme to simplify its ...
Appointment at Association of British Insurers
Keith Statchell, group chief executive of Friends Provident, is the new chairman of the Association ...
Capita Insurance services acquires BDML Connect
Capita Insurance Services, part of The Capita Group, has acquired BDML Connect from the insurance gr...
Axa household move fills gap in market
Axa has claimed sales of its new household insurance product, Axa Extra, designed to complement its ...
Marsh begins digital move in major technology drive
Marsh is embarking on a long-term strategy of digitising swathes of its business under plans to acce...
FSA launches crackdown on unauthorised brokers
The Financial Services Authority (FSA) has begun a 'crackdown' on brokers, both primary and secondar...
Lawson: Insurers are using data act to mislead brokers
Insurers are using the Data Protection Act as an easy defence to deny brokers access to information ...
Appointments - A monthly look at who's moving where..
Brokers - Corporate insurance and risk management broker Alliance has promoted Jackie Phillipson to...
Brokers call for end to client takeover chaos
Brokers have called on the industry to sort out, once and for all, the continued confusion over how,...
Summit Insurance Services policy
Summit Insurance Services has claimed it has created the first data retrieval insurance policy, whic...
FSCS compensation figures
The Financial Services Compensation Scheme (FSCS) paid out £175m in compensation last year according...
Axa launches product
Axa has launched its new full cycle EDI commercial vehicle product, with Misys brokers the first to ...
Insurance Age Poll
This month's Insurance Age poll asked: Do you think the collapse of Whiteley and BPS is the thin end...
Biba issues guidance
The British Insurance Brokers' Association (Biba) has issued guidance on how to manage conflicts of ...
Identity management launch for online transactions
A new identity management service has been launched to provide secure internet transactions for brok...
FSA sets out issues
The Financial Services Authority (FSA) has set out the issues firms should consider when assessing w...
Internet used to purchase insurance cover
New research from Swinton has revealed that as more UK car insurance companies use foreign call cent...
Allianz Cornhill provides bespoke facility
Allianz Cornhill has confirmed that after extensive research with the Broker Network it will be prov...
MID joins forces with Biba
The Motor Insurer's Bureau (MID) has joined forces with the British Insurance Brokers' Association, ...
FSA rolls out fee paying instalment plan
The Financial Services Authority (FSA) has reassured brokers it would not be making any profit from ...
Cynicism about payouts still clouding judgement
New research has underlined the view that insurance customers are cynical about insurers' willingnes...
Resignation at Highway Insurance Holding
Andrew Gibson, ceo of the board of Highway Insurance Holdings, has resigned with immediate effect to...
Insurers drag feet over Gisc legacy
Brokers confused as large insurers still use old Gisc stationery months after FSA regulation began