Regulation
Appointment at Assurant Solutions
Assurant Solutions has appointed Catherine Lynas as business development manager with responsibility...
PwC voices support for Solvency II directive
The European Commission's drive for a single European market for insurance is being openly supported...
Handling grievances
Q. I am unclear on how to deal with grievance complaints. Can you advise?
Appointment at Henderson
Henderson has appointed four new key members of staff. Andrew Thompson has accepted the position of ...
Issuing a few key facts
Q. I heard that we don't need to issue Keyfacts documents any more. Is this true?
Regulation therapy
Broker Management Forum
Industry panel calls for supportive regulation
The Financial Services Authority's Smaller Businesses Practitioner Panel, which monitors the overall...
IMD apprehension still high
The Insurance Mediation Directive has finally been fully implemented across all 27 European member s...
FSA surgery dates
The Financial Services Authority has released the dates of its latest round of surgeries. Advice and...
BIBA concerned over premium simplification
The proposed simplification of insurance premiums put forward by the Law Commission in July 2007 has...
A worrying case of who cares the most
I rarely write on matters unless I am incensed or disturbed about the consequences of effect. For in...
Biba warns of increased premiums
The British Insurance Brokers' Association (Biba) has warned that suggestions from the Transport Sel...
The final destination
Travel insurance
Regulation Zone
The recent announcement from the Treasury that changes to the Financial Services and Markets Act wou...
Regulator draws flack over close relationship with FOS
The independence of the Financial Ombudsman Service (FSO) came under scrutiny at outgoing chief exec...
Denplan launches website in bid for broker business
Denplan has launched a broker campaign to raise awareness of dental plans as an employee benefit. T...
Sink or swim?
Aggregators
European regulations set to highlight unfair practice
New regulations coming into force could help brokers highlight unfair and aggressive practices from ...
Discrimination tribunal costs on the up
Tribunal costs for UK Small to medium-sized enterprises are rapidly increasing as staff discrimination cases have rocketed and, with new age discrimination laws now in force, many will be expecting to see further increases during the second half of 2007.
QBE fails to buyout Syndicate 386 Names
QBE confirmed today that it had withdrawn a proposed offer to buyout the remaining Names that participate on its specialist liability Syndicate 386, managed at Lloyd's under the Limit brand within QBE European Operations. The external minority comprises…
Name of new ABI chairman announced
Archie Kane, chief executive of Scottish Widows, has become the new chairman of the ABI (Association of British Insurers).
Axa welcomes FSA regulation of travel insurance
Axa has welcomed the Treasury announcement that the Government intends to give the Financial Services Authority (FSA) the responsibility for regulating the selling of travel insurance sold along with a holiday.
More flexible thinking
Q. What are the regulations surrounding flexible working?
Appointment at CLB Littlejohn Frazer
CLB Littlejohn Frazer has promoted John Needham as a partner. Needham has worked with clients in the...