Opinion
Caught in the web
Listening to the latest Broker Management Forum regarding online marketing, I found the results of t...
Too many masters spoiling the plot
While brokers often say that, individually, they experience difficulty in getting straight answers f...
Chaotic EU to raise profile - Spitzer-style
While many thought the UK would escape a Spitzer-type investigation, the EU, for mostly internal political reasons, is set to do just that - brokers beware
Searchlight - Letter of the month
Insurance practitioners that have studied for professional qualifications might be forgiven for thin...
Getting in some RMAR
Q. Fitting in my duties to the regulator as well as my clients and running the business is a tall order. What and when do I have to report on my business to the Financial Services Authority?
New ventures
When 'new' ventures are launched by companies, the concomitant fanfare - with claims of revolutionar...
pollyc@incisivemedia.com - The hottest insurance gossip
Don't ever let it be said that David Vine, development manager, Allianz Cornhill Legal Protection, i...
As I predicted at the start ..
As I predicted at the start of Financial Services Authority (FSA) regulation, we are now starting to...
Brokers lack a hero to battle regulation hell
The Government has yet again promised to tackle bureaucratic red tape, which is costing UK businesse...
A case of failing to communicate
The use of after the event insurance has increased dramatically in recent years but it continues to attract more than its fair share of controversy. Brian Dunk offers his opinions
A welcome visitor?
Q. As part of the FSA's regional broker visits, it is inviting brokers to individual 'surgery' sessions to discuss any issues that the broker may have. Is it best to keep a low profile or should I take advantage of the opportunity of meeting with them?
Help the aged
Q. I was looking into employing an older segment of the workforce that could provide invaluable broker experience to my business. Would it be wise to provide technical training to these employees and what are the implications of employing an individual…
Visiting Royal & SunAlliance's headquarters
While visiting Royal & SunAlliance's headquarters in EC3 recently to interview Duncan Boyle, a raft ...
Charting the shift in personal habits
As the old phrase goes: there are lies, damn lies and there are statistics. This is what many broker...
Substance over form
There has been some speculation as to whether - under the Financial Services Authority client accoun...
Ambitious wish list fits the bill
Following the Queen's Speech, many of the bills in the government's enormous, and almost certainly over-ambitious, programme for the next 18 months should come as good news for the industry
Letter of the Month
I listened with interest to the comments regarding 'desktopping' during the recent Broker Management...
BIBA rebuttal
I read again with interest Richard Wynn's letter (Professional Broking, May 2005) and am delighted t...
I admit I do admire John Portwood
I admit I do admire John Portwood for his attempt to promote the insurance broking community instead...
One step ahead of the hacker attacker
Nothing wakes people up to the seriousness of a risk quite like news of a near miss such as in the case of the £220m Sumitomo hacker attack. Lisa Hansford-Smith offers some advice
The hottest insurance gossip
While Polly always strives to produce a quality publication, and hopes her loyal readers find it a r...
Out with the old guard, in with the young turks
I noticed at the British Insurance Brokers' Association (Biba) conference that there was a shift in ...
The arrogance of it
I found myself asking why insurers are so arrogant recently when we changed insurers on one of our p...
Snippets from the industry
A Norwich Union staff member had a potentially career-shortening moment recently when he made a joke...