Regulation
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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...
Entering the unknown
Ex-pat insurance
ABI requests transparency in FSA enforcement processes
The Association of British Insurers (ABI) is urging the Financial Services Authority (FSA) to improv...
FSA's first insurance sector conference
Speaking at the Financial Services Authority's (FSA) first insurance sector conference, FSA chief ex...
Lloyd's underwriters see pricing as key issue
Lloyd's underwriters believe that buyers are far more concerned about pricing than current insurance...
The hottest insurance gossip
Polly had an email from a disgruntled broker this month venting his spleen over the Financial Servic...
Fabien Risk Services and PI Brokerlink launch Broker Protect
Fabien Risk Services, in partnership with PI Direct's broker-dedicated trading arm PI Brokerlink, ar...
Novae Underwriting agrees deal with Font Marketing
Novae Underwriting, the liability specialist, has agreed a deal with Font Marketing for the provisio...
DAS doubles maximum limit of indemnity
Legal expenses insurer DAS has doubled the maximum limit of indemnity for commercial policyholders. ...
Heath Lambert payment system to set transparency benchmark
Broker Heath Lambert has launched a new payment system for work carried out on behalf of insurance c...
Sticking to the rules
Q. It is tempting to leave getting up to speed with compliance until we receive a visit from the regulator, if at all. How much trouble could we be in with the Financial Services Authority?
Appointment at QBE
QBE has made two appointments to its trade credit team in London. Zoe Stevens joins as risk director...
The rating game
Brokers owe a duty of care to place their clients' business with insurers that show financial strength. Nicolle Farthing discusses whether brokers can be confident that they are doing enough to protect their clients