Regulation
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?
Food for thought
Review of the year
Queen's Speech focuses industry
The list of bills in the Queen's Speech has refined the areas the industry will be looking at in the coming session
Appointment at Ecclesiastical
Michael Tripp has been appointed as Ecclesiastical's group chief executive. Tripp will officially ta...
Paymentshield defends six-months free MPPI offer
Paymentshield has hit out at suggestions its FreeStart mortgage payment protection insurance (MPPI) ...
Flat owners at risk of having dual insurance
Flat owners may be individually insuring their property in a block of flats with some direct insurer...
Oxygen acquisition
Oxygen Holdings, the parent company of the Lloyd's broker, Oxygen Insurance Brokers, has acquired th...
UK general insurance broking
It has been another very interesting year in the world of UK general insurance broking. Just when yo...
FSA application approved
The High Court has approved the Financial Services Authority's (FSA) application for the distributio...
Children of the revolution
Schemes Broker Profile
Biba warns of contract certainty confusion
The Financial Services Authority (FSA) is causing widespread confusion across the provincial broking...