Editor's comment - The times they are a-changing

We are in the second month of the new-look PB and, judging by your response, you like what you see. A great deal of hard work and thought was devoted to the magazine and our website in the last quarter of 2007 and we feel we have taken PB to the next level. Our new strapline, business intelligence for broker managers, encapsulates what we are trying to achieve.

In a world where news travels faster and faster, instead of covering every press release we have decided to concentrate on providing in-depth news analysis that searches for both the trends behind the news and the long-term implications of events.

Our comprehensive focus features aim to give you key management information on how best to run your business and spark ideas on how you might improve your structures. This month we tackle financial management issues, including the very latest changes to capital gains tax and establishing stable equity structures (pp. 18-26) In March we will look at your offices and where you could make gains from reviewing your property assets.

In our Director's Q&A section (p.35) we ask your customers, the forgotten element in the insurance press, how they feel about your ability as brokers and insurers to handle their needs. A statistics page (p.40) will provide the top 20 underwriters from a different sector each month.

Regular sections such as Market watch, the rebadged PB Interview, Broking success and our Management clinic remain the bedrock of the magazine and are aptly complemented by our website, professionalbroking.co.uk. The website has been revamped to include a weekly blog that rounds up the week's news, parties and industry hearsay. Our website news is now provided by the dedicated web team at our sister title, Post, breaking the biggest stories of the day to keep you ahead of the game.

We look forward to more of your feedback.