Opinion
Building from the ground up
The clock is ticking for the industry to take contract certainty initiatives on board. Colin Foster offers his advice on how brokers can achieve this with the minimum of disruption
Searchlight Letter of the month
Although I fully support the Financial Services Authority idea of offering the general insurance cus...
Marketing matters
I read the Broker Management Forum article on marketing in the July edition of Professional Broking ...
Hiscox reeals unusual claim
Insurer Hiscox has revealed a rather unusual claim. A thief broke into a customer's house and made o...
Perks of the job
Q. As the EU plans its own Spitzer-style investigation, should we be reviewing the 'extras' we recieve by way of hospitality from our insurer partners?
Child care-arrangements
Q. What amount of time away from work is an employee legally entitled to in order for them to care for a sick or injured child?
Group grows as legislation looms
The next year promises a large number of bills that will have an impact on the insurance industry and MPs in the All Party Group have put influencing the draft of the new Compensation Bill at the top of their agenda
Last month's Insurance Age..
Last month's Insurance Age front cover story seems to have struck a chord with a vast number of brok...
Get out while the going is still good
Selling your business is a stressful thing to do, both for you and your employees. Justin Lewis offers advice on the pitfalls that could stand in the way of a successful completion
The hottest insurance gossip
If you have ever had the pleasure of meeting Rod Kitchen, head of claims at Royal & Sun Alliance you...
Planning for an uncertain future
The Association of British Insurers (ABI) has just produced the premium income for its members for 2...
Regulator is heading for the tightrope
The regulator is easing off from its enforcement stance and, while this will be welcomed by the market, the FSA risks incurring the wrath of the consumer lobby if it backfires
Avoiding the parent trap
Q. Could you inform me what regulations, if any, are in place that specifically deal with employees taking parental leave?
Searchlight - Letter of the month
The crackdown on uninsured drivers reported in Professional Broking (June 2005) has to be welcomed b...
The Spirit of Basil Fawlty
The spirit of Basil Fawlty abounded around specialist broker Lancaster Insurance recently with echoe...
Rules of dirty money
Q. Am I right in thinking that money-laundering regulations do not form part of general insurance Financial Services Authority regulation?
The friendly face of the FSA
The UK took the world stage in July, beginning with the Live 8 concert, scooping the bid to host the...
Too late for complaint
While the Financial Services Authority client-money rules are far from ideal, if you are prepared to...
Stop the profiteering
Recently, the Financial Services Authority revealed that it is undertaking 'a major project' to revi...
More regulation will only add insult to injury
Full commission disclosure seems to be back on the agenda and its supporters appear to be coming fro...
Conflicts of interest
It would be interesting to discover how many brokers are scratching their heads and wondering if the...
The hottest insurance gossip
A story came to Polly's attention the other day of a call from a UK broker who had reported a claim ...
Grabbing innovation from the jaws of regulation
Following regulation of the intermediary sector, the question remains as to what extent brokers can ...
Big quitters
Q. I am concerned that an employee appears to be dissatisfied at work and was wondering what the general guidelines were with regard to employee resignations