Opinion
Not all bad
I write in response to Jessica Pothering's article, 'Brokers warned of telecoms firms mis-selling ca...
Axa wants it, Axa wants it not
In last month's issue I read with interest Richard Bryant's letter describing an example of unfair c...
Editor's comment
Well, well ... aren't you small to medium-sized brokers very popular at the moment? Are you feeling ...
The hottest insurance gossip
Polly sees that the Financial Services Authority's (FSA) Hector Sants has decided to get all tough a...
Any problems? Blame the banks
If you wind the clock back one year, UK banks were the favourites of both the government and the fin...
PB Week: Press week, Barry Smith’s ‘new job’ and the Connaught Hotel
It has been a busy week putting the April edition to bed writes Andrew Tjaardstra, editor of Professional Broking. We hope you enjoy the issue when it hits your desks towards the end of next week.
PB Week: A guest blog from Towergate's head of marketing
Well, the insurance industry loves its three letter acronyms, sorry, TLAs, but one seems to have dominated of late . . . MGAs writes Marc DonFrancesco , group head of marketing at Towergate.
PB Week: There’s no escaping insurance.
It is always surprising how many different routes broker managers have taken into insurance writes Katherine Brandon, reporter, Professional Broking .
Look beyond your websites
Why are so many niche brokers still apparently blind to the business opportunities that the internet...
Employment policies - Codifying protocol
I want to draft employment policies for my business but am unsure which I should introduce as well as what type of issues that they should cover
Security - Confidentiality issues
I read that we should be checking our cleaners' suitability to be left on our premises unsupervised. What will the Financial Services Authority think of next?
Question hangs over results
Several insurer chief executives were being coy with me over the amount of reserve releases propping...
Question hangs over results
Several insurer chief executives were being coy with me over the amount of reserve releases propping...
Look beyond your websites
Why are so many niche brokers still apparently blind to the business opportunities that the internet...
Security - Confidentiality issues
I read that we should be checking our cleaners' suitability to be left on our premises unsupervised. What will the Financial Services Authority think of next?
Employment policies - Codifying protocol
I want to draft employment policies for my business but am unsure which I should introduce as well as what type of issues that they should cover
Editor's comment
A senior industry figure said to me recently that the insurance industry is expert at managing risk....
Unfair competition?
Have other insurance brokers experienced unfair and unprofessional competition from Axa Solutions, t...
Taking care of business
Ever-changing market conditions create numerous challenges for brokers, among which is finding the best client deals. Pat Drinan explains why, in this climate, partnering with the right insurer is vital
The lesser evil: increase IPT!
The Financial Services Compensation Scheme (FSCS) was hijacked on the eve of the Tory conference las...
The hottest insurance gossip
The state of the environment often concerns Polly, so it was encouraging to hear that insurance's to...
Are brokers still as safe as houses?
Insurance brokers have been resilient to recession in the past, particularly those in the independen...
PB Week: The week that was
Andrew Tjaardstra, editor of Professional Broking , writes a brief summary of the week's news.
PB Week: What can we learn from Scolari’s sacking, if anything?
Roman Abramovich's decision to sack Chelsea's manager Phil Scolari after the transfer window reflects the growing impatience for success in football writes Andrew Tjaardstra, editor of Professional Broking , the management magazine for insurance brokers.