Regulation
Barometer points to dominating themes in 2007
The latest Sentiment Survey inevitably threw up some of the longstanding issues that continue to mak...
BIBA urges brokers to up their game over commission disclosure after FSA criticism
The Financial Services Authority has aired further concern about the way brokers disclose commission...
Appointment at Markel International Espana
Markel International Espana, the Spanish branch office of specialty property and casualty insurer Ma...
Bark or bite?
Commission disclosure
Risk perspectives - An effective complaints procedure
Complaints are an irrefutable aspect of business life. For every trivial gripe, there is a legitimat...
Source Software releases new online service
Source Software has released a new online version of the Source, which aims to give brokers a faster...
Regulation Zone
The recent announcement that the Financial Services Authority fined Paul Harrison, former chief exec...
Debit card delay is a fatal online flaw
Brokers are lagging behind when it comes to maximising the benefits of online credit or debit card p...
IIB director-general sparks debate over future of FSA
The director-general of the Institute of Insurance Brokers (IIB) has called on the Treasury to consi...
Moving with the times
With the introduction of the updated Companies Act 2006 just around the corner, Alan Tickner offers an in-depth explanation as to the reasoning behind the new legislation and what it means for businesses and directors in the insurance industry
Small, but perfectly formed
Smaller brokers don't have to lose out - they can gain a competitive advantage through access to a variety of wholesale schemes offered by trade associations such as Biba, says Sarah Hills
Zurich completes Endsleigh purchase
Zurich has signed an agreement to purchase all the remaining shares in insurance intermediary Endsle...
The rocky road to regulation
It is now two years since the statutory regulation of brokers by the Financial Services Authority (F...
Brokers see little reason for hope as 2007 dawns
Insurance brokers see little hope of improved market conditions in the next 12 months and are still ...
A year of living dangerously
This month's power hour panel looks at the problems the industry has faced up to in 2006, including contract certainty and it also examines the main issues confronting the industry in the coming year, such as the naming and shaming of brokers by the FSA
PPI: time is not of the essence
Speed of process is key in the financial services markets and providers and brokers are looking to d...
Letter of the month
Is PPI becoming too hot to handle?
Treasury travel agents review gains pace as complaints rise
The Treasury's review of whether travel agents should be regulated by the Financial Services Authori...
Government review calls for FSA changes
A review conducted by QC Lord Davidson for Chancellor Gordon Brown has said the Financial Services A...
PB forges Parliamentary Connections
In an extension of Professional Broking's Parliament column, readers can now engage with the world o...
White promoted at BIBA
The British Insurance Brokers Association has promoted Steve White, head of regulation and complianc...
Drunken behaviour
Q. One of our client care managers was stopped by the police for drink driving. He was just under the limit, however, this is unacceptable, what can I do?
AIG revamps accident cover
Insurer AIG Europe (UK) has changed its product Lifeline Plus for the group personal accident and tr...
Disclosure poser
Q. I am concerned about commission disclosure. How can brokers dissuade the FSA from going the hard disclosure route?