Regulation
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.
Drug profiling to target commercial motor market
A new service, designed specifically to cut commercial motor insurance premiums by providing alcohol and drugs profiling of drivers, has been launched by Trimega Laboratories.
FSA issues fine for PPI mis-selling
The Financial Services Authority (FSA) has fined HFC Bank nearly £1.1m for failing to take reasonable care to ensure that the advice it gave customers to buy payment protection insurance (PPI) was suitable, and for failing to have adequate systems and…
Biba calls for better flood defences in 2008 Manifesto
The British Insurance Brokers’ Association (Biba) has published its first-ever Manifesto, highlighting its key campaigning issues for the next 12 months.
Tokio Marine welcomed as Biba associate member
The British Insurance Brokers’ Association (Biba) has announced that Tokio Marine Europe Insurance has joined the organisation as an associate member.
R K Harrison creates new construction division
R K Harrison has welcomed Mark Playle to work alongside Darren Marshall as joint principals of R K Harrison’s new construction division.
Liberty acquires Vision Underwriting
Liberty International Underwriters (LIU), has acquired Vision Underwriting, a Cheltenham-based specialist in professional indemnity, employers, legal expenses, public and products liability and directors and officers covers.
A new year, a new look for PB, a new website and a new blog - PB Week.
Apologies for the self-promotion but with months of planning and preparation involved the relaunch of PB is obviously a major event for us and we hope you not only like it, but find the content more relevant than ever.
The FSA's view: Treating Customers Fairly in 2008
This is an important year for all insurance intermediaries conducting retail business. We expect the...