Regulation
London market can handle downturn
London market insurers are broadly confident they are better placed than at previous points in the c...
AIG Europe launches new travel insurance product
AIG Europe (UK) has launched a new travel insurance product available to brokers through an extranet...
Clients money rules falling by wayside
A recent seminar held by Clyde & Co and KPMG has highlighted key areas where companies are consisten...
An explosion of activity
Fraud
FSA plans major review of its regulation regime
The Financial Services Authority (FSA) has declared that it will be reviewing the effectiveness of i...
Benfield launches risk advisory operation
Benfield has launched its risk advisory and intermediary operation. Benfield Corporate Risk said it ...
Young Broker of the Year - Oliver Smith
Insurance Age Awards 2005
Brokers may be delighted to hear ..
Brokers may be delighted to hear that at the Chartered Insurance Institute conference the Financial ...
Personal lines brokers facing mortgage threat
Personal lines brokers may need to watch their backs after new research revealed that a staggering 9...
The hottest insurance gossip
Polly has discovered that UK motorists are prepared to feel the 'good vibrations' with the launch of...
Is FSA IT regulation just leading a horse to water?
This month's power hour panel asks if the process of regulation by the Financial Services Authority has increased the pace that brokers have moved their IT capabilities forward or had this process already been taking place before regulation
Biba welcomes call from CAB
The British Insurance Brokers' Association (Biba) has welcomed a call from the Citizens Advice Burea...
Risk Management Service of the Year - Cooke & Mason
Insurance Age Awards 2005
Building from the ground up
The clock is ticking for the industry to take contract certainty initiatives on board. Colin Foster offers his advice on how brokers can achieve this with the minimum of disruption
Brokers come up wanting during FSA 'health check'
No broker was fully regulatory compliant when Axa performed health checks at 22 of them, a senior fi...
First Assist sells PMI business to Standard Life Healthcare
First Assist has sold its private medical insurance (PMI) business to Standard Life Healthcare for a...
Risk perspectives - Making sure your PI policy is valid
Insurance brokers have a duty to report all circumstances which may lead to a future claim on their ...
Associations look to bring in secondary intermediaries
Garages and retail outlets may be admitted into the British Insurance Brokers' Association (Biba) as...
Searchlight Letter of the month
Although I fully support the Financial Services Authority idea of offering the general insurance cus...
FSA warns of unauthorised insurer
The Financial Services Authority is warning consumers about H&O Insure, which it believes is offerin...
Accountant warns of more BSPs to come
London-based chartered accountant CLB Littlejohn Frazer is warning of more trials and tribulations a...
Lloyd's subpoenaed over finite reinsurance
Lloyd's has confirmed it has received two requests for information from the US Securities and Exchan...
Premium Finance & Regulation - Which way for premium finance?
Premium Finance
RMAR setback for FSA
In yet another setback for the Financial Services Authority's regulation of insurance, the deadline ...