Financial Services Authority (FSA)
FSA letter in the post for broking CEOs warning them of obligations over clients' money
The Financial Services Authority (FSA) has sent a letter and report to the chief executive officers (CEOs) of major insurance brokers drawing attention to the regulator's concerns over the handling of clients' money and assets.
FSA bans Bolton broker
Mortgage and insurance broker, Riaz Ahmad, has also been fined £5,000
Antares receives regulatory approval
Management of Lloyd's Syndicate 1274 transfers from Chaucer Syndicates to Antares Managing Agency
FSA bans insurance fraudster
Mark Hazelwood, company director of Hertfordshire-based Synergys Ethical, deceives customers out of almost £400,000
FSA bans three insurance brokers
"They showed themselves to be neither fit nor proper" - Margaret Cole
IIB attacks FSA levy proposals
Barbara Bradshaw claims proposed fee is disproportionate
Changing the face of PPI
The bad atmosphere surrounding payment protection insurance (PPI) seems to have tainted the sector to such an extent that it may not survive much longer in its current form, writes Liz McMahon
Outlook 2010
The only certainty over the coming year is change, with brokers seeking new avenues to secure their businesses while regulatory control could undergo seismic shifts in the UK and Europe, writes Jessica Pothering
IIB plea for fair treatment of brokers
Bradshaw demands regulator treat brokers as it does consumers
FSA fines up 53% to £34.8m in 2009
Average fine up 97%, according to law firm Reynolds Porter Chamberlain
ABI calls for RDR advice to be simplified
Association welcomes retail distribution review but says a simplified advice process is needed
2009: stepping into the unknown
A near-catastrophic global banking collapse and the worst recession in living memory have all affected insurance broking. Andrew Tjaardstra reviews the big stories from an unprecedented year.
FSA bans broker for sales techniques
Financial Services Authority bans Aaron Nickols, trading as Warwick Finance, for "widespread systems and controls failings"
FSA bans brokers for lying about criminal conviction
Brothers Faraz Ahmed Siddique and Waqas Ahmed Siddique have been banned
Brokers attack FSA over latest 'misleading' complaint statistics
Biba claims results misrepresent broker performance
KPMG study offers two-way perspective on regulation
Respondents see threats and benefits of regulation
AMII unveils plans for more 'broker-friendly' PMI training
Collaboration with CII to be launched next year
FSA delays PPI policy statement on back of industry reaction
FSA hit by claims proposals are too ambiguous
Aggregators hit back at results of Which satisfaction survey
Customers not happy with service from aggregators according to survey
New COO for Aon
Former Prudential man tasked with driving operational improvement at broking giant
Broker EXPO on film
Who has been the most influential figure in the general insurance sector in the last 12 months and why? And have aggregators had a detrimental or positive impact on the industry?
FSA reviews annual fees approach
The Financial Services Authority says it wants to "enhance fairness and transparency" for annual fees
Insurers unite to attack aggregator phenomenon
Comparison sites blamed for impact on pricing
IIB welcomes FSCS review
Barbara Bradshaw, chief executive of the Institute of Insurance Brokers, said she is "delighted"