Regulation
Criminal sanctions and civil actions - a safe bet?
Brokers may face increased demand from manufacturers and distributors for placement of new or extended cover against exposures under the new General Product Safety Regulations 2005
Appointment at CNA
CNA has announced the appointment of Julian Enoizi to managing director of its European businesses, ...
Fabien directors facing threat of legal action
The directors of failed broker Fabien Risk Services are facing the threat of legal action. Lloyd Bi...
Staying ahead of the regulator
Last year, we were looking forward to authorisation but, after many months of experience with the Fi...
Brokers must mind the gap with TCF
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A survey by the Financial Services Authority
A survey by the Financial Services Authority (FSA) has found that many insurance companies are not y...
Brokers facing race against time to clear 'goodwill' debt
Brokers must immediately start removing goodwill from their accounts or risk insolvency when account...
A new IT service designed to
A new IT service designed to reduce the time, risk and costs associated with creating new insurance ...
Brokers need advice on market monitoring
Brokers should have clear guidelines on when they need to check the market, otherwise they risk incu...
Biba and IIB make shared stand against FSA paper
The British Insurance Brokers' Association (Biba) and the Institute of Insurance Brokers (IIB) have ...
Groupama Insurances has purchased
Groupama Insurances has purchased UK Healthcare subsidiary Clinicare subject to formal approval by t...
Reviewing the reviewers: FSA gets end of term report
This month's power hour panel discusses whether the Financial Services Authority's (FSA) general insurance regime has been effective since it began on 14 January and what should be addressed on the dawn of the FSA's review of its own effectiveness
Address change tool rolled out to help keep track of customers
A new data programme has been launched that can help both brokers and insurers to keep track with cu...
Bad practice comes under the spotlight
The FSA intends to find out once and for all whether insurers are complying with its rules on selling payment protection insurance. Ian Moffatt says it will be a long, but worthwhile, task
The Financial Services Authority
The Financial Services Authority (FSA) has published a guide on Basic Advice in the form of a Freque...
QBE European Operations
QBE European Operations has changed the name of QBE International Insurance to QBE Insurance (Europe...
European Commission targets directive rebels
The European Commission has decided to launch infringement procedures against the 10 European Union ...
The latest proposals issued
The latest proposals issued by the Financial Services Authority (FSA) in its Quarterly Consultation ...
This month's Insurance Age poll asked
'Do you think that Biba and the IIB should accept secondary intermediaries?' Log onto www.insurancea...
Soundbytes - Simon Bloomfield, broker proposition development manager, NU
What is the broker regulatory risk tool? It is a simple application Norwich Union (NU) has put toge...
Catastrophic subsidence claims avoided following mild weather
Subsidence claims are slightly up on average, but industry insiders do not expect a catastrophic yea...
Breaking the unbreakable
IT case study
FSA criticises control of appointed representatives
The Financial Services Authority is not happy with the treatment of appointed representatives. Clive...
Openness and honesty during Arrow visits
Trevor Newbury, partner at Financial Markets Group, advised brokers to be open and honest before, du...