Professional Broking - 2010-02-02
Articles in this issue
PB and Post launch industry standards campaign
Bid to promote professional skills through training, ethics and service standards
Jackson report stokes controversy
Emmanuel Kenning summarises industry reactions to recommendations that could shatter the after-the-event insurance market
World economy recovering - slowly
With the UK finally emerging from recession, Emmanuel Kenning reports on the prospects for the global economy
E-trading leads 2010 technology agenda
Four industry information technology experts give Emmanuel Kenning their views on which developments will affect the profession in the coming year
Editor's comment: Client money needs reviewing
Editor Andrew Tjaardstra explains why nobody should be complacent over client money
Viewpoint: Industry's deep freeze challenge
Replacement vehicle sector under the spotlight
Apportioning liability
Paul Castellani assesses the implications of Dunlop Hayward v Barbon for producing and placing brokers
Management Clinic: Reviewing client money arrangements
A review of our insurer agency arrangements shows that we have risk transfer with all our insurer partners. Can we cancel our permission to hold client money?
Management Clinic: Equal opportunities in working practice
I believe my company to be an equal opportunities employer but want to ensure that I protect it. How can I show myself to be one?
Broking Success: Lessons in growth
Emmanuel Kenning journeys to Ware to meet the managing director of Cullum Capital Ventures' first broker purchase, Moffatt Saunders
Survival guide 2010: moving in rough terrain
Edward Murray notes that, while the mega-brokers benefit from economies of scale in beating recessionary pressures, small and medium-sized firms can take advantage of their business agility
The PB Interview - Rob Worrell: Yorkshire pride
Hull's leading independent broker has had floods and a recession to contend with, yet it is a vibrant business that is growing strongly. Andrew Tjaardstra meets managing director and majority shareholder Rob Worrell
Market Watch: Connecting with the UK Muslim community
Emmanuel Kenning looks at opportunities and developments in the UK takaful market
Startups: Plotting the first move
There are many reasons for brokers to start their own businesses, from wanting to escape the confines of a consolidator, suffering redundancy or having the vision to create smart, independent new firms who provide superb service for their clients, writes…
Consumer bill heralds industry boost
A proposed change in legislation to protect consumers could be good news for the public, insurers and brokers, writes Emmanuel Kenning