Regulation
CPD from the school of Spitzer
The festive season promises to bring some much-needed light relief for the industry, from mulling ov...
The special insurance relationship
Wendy Baker
A step too far?
Q. It has been pointed out that my firm needs to have some sort of business continuity plan as part of our Financial Services Authority compliance. Surely this is not a regulatory matter, just another needless example of over-zealous regulating?
Not all TOBAs expected to be signed in time for regulation
Brokers may not have their terms-of-business agreements signed in time for regulation by the Financi...
Marsh chief urges business model revision in light of Spitzer allegations
Marsh UK chief executive Bruce Carnegie-Brown has urged brokers to follow its lead and revise their ...
FSA ruling may trigger reissue of TOBAs
Insurers may have to reissue terms-of-business agreements following the Financial Service Authority'...
Willis agrees Opus buyout
Willis has agreed to acquire UK regional insurance broking and group benefits consultancy business O...
Campaign seeks to thwart draconian EU regulation
A campaign to prevent the UK insurance industry being swamped by rigid legislation from Brussels got...
BIBA launches manual
The British Insurance Brokers' Association has launched the BIBA Compliance Manual. The 230-page man...
BIBA staggered by Airmic survey
Almost a quarter of the membership of the Association of Insurance and Risk Managers may consider ch...
Letting a network work for you
While some networks have come and gone, some compelling arguments remain in favour of the survivors and their brokers
PI costs and regulation to oust lucrative secondary players
Financial Services Authority director of high street firms Sarah Wilson has said the fate of seconda...
EL nino
Manufacturing: Employers' Liability
Professional Broking online poll and results
December online poll question: Are you prepared for regulation by the Financial Services Authority? ...
A new range of low cost and easy ..
A new range of low cost and easy to use asbestos testing kits have been launched by bSure Testing to...
The Financial Services Authority ..
The Financial Services Authority (FSA) has issued Minded to Authorise (MTA) letters to Aon, Marsh an...
More transparency is a must in light of Spitzer
Brokers and legal firms have both made a call for transparency following the fall out from the Marsh...
Allianz hails fairer legal financing
The Government's response to the Better Regulation Task force's report, Better Routes to Redress, ha...
Axa: direct channel threat can be beat
Axa has stated that brokers should not be too concerned about the direct channel as it is not the "g...
The British Insurance Brokers' Association ..
The British Insurance Brokers' Association (Biba) has announced a trio of famous faces to speak at t...
Biba seals approved cyber-liability deal
The British Insurance Brokers' Association (Biba) has appointed CFC Underwriting to its Schemes Port...
St Paul makes compromise on Toba
Property casualty insurer, St Paul Travelers has released its new Terms of Business Agreement (Toba)...
A new market assessment report ..
A new market assessment report shows that only 3% of respondents bought their insurance in response ...
Responding to the Queen's speech ..
Responding to the Queen's speech to Parliament that 'a bill will be introduced to help to further re...