Regulation
IT system introduces fresh strategy for PPI compliance
Technology could help insurers become compliant with new payment protection insurance (PPI) regulati...
Pre-tax profit for Ecclesiastical
Ecclesiastical announced a pre-tax profit of £77.1m for 2006, the second-highest in its history. The...
Many of you may have seen the Insurance Age news alert
Many of you may have seen the Insurance Age news alert last month, which announced that the Financia...
A change for the best?
This month's Power Hour discusses the issues surrounding the Financial Services Authority's plan to change the rules regarding the use of Goodwill, including the potential impact on the insurance market and whether enough has been done to warn brokers of…
Biba launches self-service portal
The British Insurance Brokers' Association (Biba) has launched a self-service portal to allow its me...
Thomas, Carroll moves into health & safety
The Thomas, Carroll Group has moved into health & safety (H&S) and employment law services with the ...
Treasury's 2007 tax reforms increase consolidation fears
The 2007 Budget is simply the Treasury "giving with one hand, and taking with the other", according ...
FSA campaign aims to educate customers
The Financial Services Authority (FSA) has launched a £2m advertising campaign across radio, newspap...
FSA sets up new reporting system to avoid fraud
The Financial Services Authority (FSA) has set-up a reporting system designed to reduce the level of...
Behind the sweet talk
Product liability
Regulator set to revise business conduct rules
The Financial Services Authority (FSA) has made it clear that it intends to introduce new Insurance ...
Roll up, roll up for the UK Broker Awards
The UK Broker Awards are the UK's only broker-focused insurance industry awards, which recognise bot...
Brokers voice concern over lack of Goodwill support
Brokers have accused their trade bodies of not doing enough to raise their concerns regarding the Go...
Biba bites back with campaign wins
I would like to express my delight at seeing the Treasury Select Committee's recommendation that tra...
Broad scale research produces no surprises
Premium finance provider Finsure, to mark its acquisition by RBS, commissioned research of 1500 brok...
The next collision in the regulation calander
It was always the suspicion that regulation would hasten consolidation and, while there was no mass ...
Judgments rest on vagaries of 'desirability'
With the Compensation Act coming into effect, Part 1(1) is under some scrutiny for its ambiguous use of the term 'a desirable activity'
Can't get no satisfaction?
Insurer service
The hard sell
Selling
Principles-based broking
Q. What will principles-based regulation mean for small brokers?
Ablett takes consultancy role
Tim Ablett, former chief executive of FirstAssist, has been appointed by financial services consulta...
Treating staff fairly
Q. Our workforce includes staff who are hard of hearing. Following the fire safety legislation changes recently introduced how do I take this into consideration?
Letters
Part-timers are the real danger I refer to recent press reports confirming the continued stance by ...
News review: February
- Sainsbury's reveals legal plans Supermarket chain Sainsbury's announced its plan to launch a legal...