Regulation
Windsor reports reduction in fees and brokerage
Listed broker Windsor has reported a pre-tax profit of £1.51m for the six months ended 31 March 2005...
Blair wants 'common sense' culture to replace compensation culture
The Prime Minister, Tony Blair, has called for the compensation culture to be replaced with a 'commo...
Appointment at Software Solutions Partners
Software Solutions Partners has appointed Guy Oliver as head of corporate operations, where he will ...
Design-and-build product launch by DA Constable
Liability and professional indemnity insurer DA Constable Syndicate 386 has launched a product aimed...
FSA procedures criticised by tribunal
The Financial Services and Markets Tribunal has published its further decision dealing with the thre...
Substance over form
There has been some speculation as to whether - under the Financial Services Authority client accoun...
Brokers in personal lines market share warning
The market share of intermediaries in home insurance is falling rapidly as banks and building societ...
Ambitious wish list fits the bill
Following the Queen's Speech, many of the bills in the government's enormous, and almost certainly over-ambitious, programme for the next 18 months should come as good news for the industry
A leap of faith
Regulation: Networks
London brokers and underwriters agree TOBA
Agreement has been reached for new-model terms-of-business agreements addressing business relationsh...
Mediation and litigation behemoth to head enforcement at FSA
The Financial Services Authority has appointed Margaret Cole, a partner in the London office of inte...
The final word on the falling insurer standards problem
This month's Power Hour panel looks at the justification behind broker complaints that insurer standards have been steadily falling despite FSA regulation of the industry and the possible solutions that will offer a final remedy to the long standing…
Soundbytes
What does the final instalment of the Financial Services Authority (FSA) required system include? A...
The hottest insurance gossip
While Polly always strives to produce a quality publication, and hopes her loyal readers find it a r...
Select & Protect rolls out regulation alternative
General insurance provider, Select & Protect plans to launch its introducer status facility for sell...
Riskclick rolls out funding boost
Riskclick, the business process management (BPM) solutions provider for the insurance industry, has ...
The industry's election efforts - a review
Election Roundup
Fighting talk
Andrew Paddick
FSA appoints enforcement director
The Financial Services Authority has appointed Margaret Cole, a partner in the London office of inte...
Appointment at ALARM
ALARM - The National Forum for Risk Management in the Public Sector - has appointed former chairman ...
Double registration
Q. We are looking to double in size by acquiring a local firm prior to the retirement of its principal. As both firms are regulated, can we go ahead with the deal and deregister the other firm once we have acquired it?
Broker newsletter launch
Accountant Littlejohn Frazer, adviser to the Lloyd's market, has launched a newsletter for brokers c...