Regulation
FSA fails to see the smaller side
Once again, Tony Cornell has his finger on the pulse, with his predictions for the market, post comm...
Firms' T&C approach disappoints
Appointed representatives (AR) are over-reliant on the quality of the supervision and compliance bei...
Get a grip
At the start of next year, the Financial Services Authority will be given the authority to regulate the sale of travel insurance by travel agents and tour operators. While this has the potential to introduce a new revenue stream for brokers, Martin Friel…
The sins of the fathers
In the past few months, I have unfortunately had to deal with two personal claims, and was amazed at...
Disclosure discussion highlights small brokers' competition concerns
The Financial Services Authority's (FSA) push for commission disclosure is being driven by large mul...
Biba responds to review
The British Insurance Brokers' Association (Biba) has responded to the Financial Services Authority'...
Principle Insurance to provide insurance
Principle Insurance has revealed it will be providing Shariah-compliant motor and home insurance to ...
FSA publishes discussion paper
The Financial Services Authority (FSA) has published a discussion paper that explores the creation o...
'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.