Regulation
'Problem' brokers still failing Goodwill duty
The industry's Goodwill issue has still not been resolved with up to 10% of identified 'problem' fir...
The law of the GI jungle
Following the development of Howden's professional indemnity scheme for brokers, Richard Wynn highlights the dangers of businesses walking on the wild side of the UK's complex regulatory environment
Taking regulation to the extreme
Tony Cornell's comment last month struck a cord (Insurance Age, May, p20) - why is it that the 'big ...
FOS figures reveal mixed performance picture
Figures from the Financial Ombudsman Service (FOS) have revealed a mixed picture for complaints rela...
On-air news review
Insurance Age news editor Sarah Hills provides a run down of the major news stories from this week - watch it now
Zurich launches new Green Guaranteed Account
Zurich is for the first time offering intermediaries and their clients a Guaranteed Account linked to the green business sector.
Another Hollywood sequel as directors ensure payday
Has it really been a week already? That went quicker than the spaceship in the latest Indiana Jones , writes Andrew Tjaardstra, editor, Professional Broking.
Gocompare.com welcomed into Biba membership
The British Insurance Brokers’ Association (Biba) has welcomed Gocompare.com into membership and is calling on other comparison sites to adopt the Gocompare.com model.
UK Motor Insurance Aggregators: Still Much to Do
The second report on car insurance comparison sites by Defaqto has been published, stating that theri is 'still much to do.' The report has analysed 41 aggregator sites including new entrants into the market and changes that may have occurred to other…
PB Week; Commission disclosure on the agenda in Parliament
The week started off with Brit holding its first editor’s dinner on Monday night – although the conversation occurred under Chatham House rules I can confirm the food, company and debate were of the highest quality writes Andrew Tjaardstra, editor of…
No more cowboy claims companies says MoJ
Cowboy claims companies have been forced to clean up their act, according to a Government report.
Insurers raiding pensions pot says Karma insurance
Travel insurers are pressurising senior citizens into spending more than a week's pension on over-inflated premiums, according to research undertaken by karmainsurance.com
FSA fines Land of Leather and its chief executive for PPI failings
The Financial Services Authority (FSA) has fined furniture retailer Land of Leather Limited (the firm) £210,000 for allowing its sales force to sell Payment Protection Insurance (PPI) on loans without effective monitoring or training in place to ensure…
Insurance Age weekly on-air news review
Last week, Biba hosted its conference in Glasgow - Insurance Age news editor Sarah Hills provides a run down of the major news stories from the event - watch it now
Confused .com warning as FSA issues aggregator recommendations
In response to the Financial Services Authority's recommmendations into the regulation of the aggregator market, Jennifer Rose, PR manager at Confused.com, said: "We welcome any regulation to the aggregator market -our only concern is with the…
DAS makes Law Assist acquisition
DAS UK Group has acquired the after the event legal expenses insurance business of Litigation Protection, trading as Law Assist.
Appointment at AMII
The Association of Medical Insurance Intermediaries (AMII) has made Mike Izzard its chairman. Izzard...
Groupama Insurances
Sentiment Survey
A flawed initiative
In the financial services world, timing is everything. As the first of the Financial Services Author...
Renewals reducing
The latest PB Sentiment Survey has revealed that around 40% of brokers are seeing their commercial r...
Mortgage fraud - Spotting the danger
Mortgage fraud is on the rise in the UK, meaning that brokers are well advised to keep abreast of Law Society advice on how to spot it, writes Marcus Thompson
Heathrow claims handling - RBSI criticised despite T5 u-turn
Commentators have pilloried RBSI after its climbdown over claims for missing baggage at Heathrow's new Terminal Five, writes Charlie Thomas
Howden Insurance Brokers appointed to panel
Howden Insurance Brokers has been appointed to the British Insurance Brokers' Association (Biba) pro...
Let the battle commence
Just as it seemed that mandatory commission disclosure had gone away for a while, the Financial Serv...