British Insurance Brokers' Association (Biba)
Be Wiser rejoins Biba
The personal lines specialist has become the latest new member of Biba, after previously cancelling its membership of the trade body in 2016.
Latest Ogden rate change will cost the industry over £160m
Insurers have revealed the impact from the change in the discount rate to -0.25%.
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Biba accounts reveal reserves of £3.89m
Chief executive Steve White pledged to use the surplus to benefit Biba members.
Is the industry doing enough to stop ghost broking?
With ghost broking back in the news, commissioning editor Laurence Eastham asks a panel of five experts what the industry can do to tackle the problem.
ABI hopes Boris Johnson will focus on regulation as PM
Director general of the ABI, Huw Evans hopes that Johnson will implement an orderly Brexit and aid the industry by “improving the competitiveness of our tax and regulatory environment.”
Biba warns of scammers targeting brokers
Fraudsters are claiming to sell attendee data from the Biba conference, but trade body confirms it has not had a data breach.
Hastings expects £8.4m hit from Ogden rate change
Company says it had believed the rate would end up between 0 and 1%, as Biba states move to -0.25% is "nowhere near enough".
Julie Page steps down as Biba deputy chair
Yutree's Laura High named as Page's successor, as Bridge Insurance brokers' John Batty joins as chair of Biba’s regional chairs’ advisory board.
Biba warns that HMRC's IPT consultation may have "detrimental impact" on brokers
Trade body calls for input from members as it gears up to respond to the government.
Broking success: Neil Campbell, managing director of CCRS
Doing things differently: CCRS managing director Neil Campbell tells Insurance Age what motivated him to start the company and why the industry needs to up its game
CII launches new code of ethics
The digital code of ethics is the latest modernisation measure at the body.
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FSCS paid out £473m in compensation in 2018/19
A total of 371,000 premiums were returned following the collapse of unrated Danish provider Alpha.
Broker MP backs Boris Johnson
Craig Tracey has thrown his support behind Johnson in the Conservative leadership race but is yet to broach the topic of IPT with the former Foreign Secretary.
Insurers could face fines for £4bn dual pricing "rip off"
The government is set to give the Competition & Markets Authority power to bypass the courts and fine firms that exploit loyalty.
Podcast: The top five stories of the week
The Insurance Age team examine the most read stories for the week commencing 3 June 2019.
Quizzical questions: 7 June 2019
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Boris Johnson’s Biba pay revealed
Tory leadership hopeful was a keynote speaker at the 2019 Biba Conference in May.
Government launches IPT review
HMRC calls for evidence from the insurance sector, admitting the current IPT model can lead to “unfair tax outcomes in the insurance industry”.
In Person: Simon Cooter and Carolyn Callan, Covéa
On the 1st May Simon Cooter effectively handed over the commercial and high net worth director baton at Covea to Carolyn Callan and became in his words ‘minister without portfolio’. At last week’s British Insurance Brokers’ Association Conference…
Diversity & inclusion success in Insurance to be celebrated at new Age awards
The first Diversity & Inclusion in Insurance Awards to be held in November
Quizzical questions: 17 May 2019
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Biba will return to Manchester in 2020
Conference will take place on 13 and 14 May.