Regulation
The runt of the litter
Good things come in small packages, according to the well known saying, but in the current competitive environment being small is not necessarily an advantage, as Liz Booth explains
Thoughts on the fairness of FOS investigations
- "Surely the charges should relate to who is at fault? Hence, if a claim is upheld the insurer pays...
FSA gives verdict on claims review
The Financial Services Authority (FSA) said it was encouraged by a recent survey of insurers' retail...
The hottest insurance gossip
How strange it was to see Michael Bright and Phil Condon whispering sweet nothings to each other in ...
Broker forum
Visit the Insurance Age Broker Forum as many thousands have since its initial launch. Brokers have ...
Time to change your tune
Music insurance
OFT launches PPI market study
The OFT has launched a market study to look in depth at the payment protection insurance (PPI) secto...
Farm birds not covered for flu
British farmers are not going to be covered for the impact of avian flu on birds as the virus spread...
Where there's muck
Environmental risk is likely to become a significant liability for UK brokers and their commercial clients. Karl Russek outlines the opportunities for intermediaries in ensuring customers meet pending regulations on pollution
The rising costs of covering solicitors
The Consumer Complaints Service has raised the maximum fine it can impose on law firms by 200% - and now new proposals contemplate scrapping the distinction between poor service and misconduct
Norwich Union's fleet risk team doubles in size
Increasing demand for fleet risk management services has prompted Norwich Union to double the size o...
BIBA makes Arch Europe its travel scheme provider
The British Insurance Brokers' Association has selected Arch Insurance Co (Europe) to provide a holi...
Letter of the month - PPI paralysis: but at least BIBA is doing something positive
As providers of payment protection insurance continue to face pressure from consumer groups and regu...
What do you think of it so far?
FSA Review
Smart & Cook's acquisitions spree looks set to boost revenue by £8m
Harrogate-based consolidator Smart & Cook is understood to have signed off the first of a trio of ac...
FSA formally retracts Xsavi's authority to operate
The Financial Services Authority has withdrawn insurance agency Xsavi's authority to trade for faili...
Miscellaneous - Appointment at SVB
SVB has appointed Stephen Heming, formerly of Illium, as head of group compliance and a director of ...
Willis sees fourth-quarter and full-year profits slump
International broker Willis has announced its fourth-quarter 2005 and full-year results, showing a d...
2006 - mirabilis or horribilis?
Broker Management Forum
Biba has branded single payment protection insurance ..
Biba has branded single payment protection insurance (PPI) policies 'bad value' and called for them ...
SVB Holdings has announced ..
SVB Holdings has announced its plan to establish and caplitalise a new, wholly-owned Financial Servi...
A lot to take on board
Claims handling
Yellow Pages changes see responses slump
Changes to the format of major directory the Yellow Pages has seen a drop in response to its adverts...
Brokers warned: clock is ticking on Client Money Requirements
Brokers have been warned that they have only a short time left to sort out their Financial Services ...