Regulation
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...
Sentiment surveys
News Analysis
Sentiment insight
The Sentiment Survey published in this edition of PB reflects brokers' fears about insurers competin...
Cliff in broker compliance warning
In a warning to brokers, Mark Cliff, distribution director of Axa, said the firm had recently carrie...
Taking the pulse
Q. An employee has been absent from work for over three months with injuries sustained outside of the workplace. Proposed return dates keep getting set back. Can I dismiss him?
Timely renewals
Q. Our firm is experiencing difficulty in obtaining renewal terms from certain insurers in time to meet FSA deadlines. What should we do to ensure that we do not breach FSA rules ourselves?
Mahoney calls for contract certainty action
Dennis Mahoney, chairman and chief executive officer of Aon, said contract certainty was the key to ...
Appointment at OWL Regulatory Consulting
Former MP Howard Flight has become an associate at OWL Regulatory Consulting. ...
The brave face of a broker-only insurer
After masterminding some sizeable deals in the last 12 months, Barry Smith, chief executive of Fortis, is certainly making his mark on the company. But, after taking a hit from the onslaught of direct motor insurers earlier this year, he talks to Richard…