Regulation
Compliance - How much supervision?
All of my staff are experienced and competent people, but I have been told to monitor them. In some cases they know more than I do in their respective areas, so how should I do this?
Finance - How much goodwill?
Mark Grice explains what to consider when following the new goodwill rules
Employment - Protecting company interests
An employee is leaving and may take confidential information. What notice period must they serve and what can I do to protect us?
The passing of a broking champion
In memorium
Broker reorganises - Marsh UK remains stable despite global shakeup
Sector giant outlines plans for growth, writes Charlie Thomas
Share plunge boost for rates
January was a horrible month. The skies were grey, the weather was cold, the liturgical calendar was...
Local planning - Rooting for trouble
What happens when protecting and preserving the amenity value of a tree is prized above a home? Your staff should be aware of the Court of Appeal's recent answer
Finance - Spelling out the changes
The Chancellor's reforms of capital gains and corporation tax will come into force in April. Howard Jones gives the lowdown
Compliance - Building in conformity
Management
Finance - Finding the right note
John Needham kicks off a focus on managing your finances by investigating debt and equity structures
EU report on business insurance flags potential conflict of interest
The European Union (EU) Competition Commission has raised concerns over conflicts of interest and th...
Biba's call for regulation review draws mixed response from firms
The British Insurance Brokers' Association (Biba) call for a review of the Insurance Conduct of Busi...
Misinformed brokers need help from industry to implement TCF
Broker networks and industry bodies should be doing more to help brokers meet the impending Treating...
Industry must respond now to new EU environmental directive
The insurance industry has been warned that it must get to grips with the latest European Union envi...
Editor's comment
Last month, an interesting war of words broke out between the British Insurance Brokers' Association...
Home and Legacy Let
Home and Legacy has launched a product for brokers that offers cover through intermediaries for let ...
Insurance Race Day
The inaugural Insurance Race Day will take place on 22 April 2008 at Kempton Park - an initiative by...
The commission time bomb
Last month, this column focused on prospects for the market in 2008, and touched on the issues surro...
Tokio Marine Europe joins the Biba
Tokio Marine Europe has joined the British Insurance Brokers' Association (Biba) as an associate mem...
Software provider implements MI-friendly functionality to suite
EG Solutions has developed software to help brokers put management information (MI) measures in plac...
UK insurance law biased towards insurers
Over 35% of companies in the global insurance market has admitted that there is a bias towards insurers, rather than insured parties, in UK insurance law, accoridng to research. A survey of more than 40 companies in the global insurance market highlights…
IIB responds to Hunt Review
The Institute of Insurance Brokers (IIB) has responded to the review, being conducted by Lord Hunt, into the Financial Ombudsman Service (FOS).
Biba's call for tougher regulation rejected by Gocompare
Gocompare has hit back at Biba’s call for tougher regulation of comparison websites.
Biba hits out at aggregators again
The British Insurance Brokers’ Association (Biba) has called on the Financial Services Authority (FSA) to urgently review its Insurance Conduct of Business rules for electronic introductions, following independent research into price comparison websites.