Regulation
Woodstock completes Jack Dent deal
Woodstock Insurance Brokers has confirmed the acquisition of the general insurance business of Jack Dent Insurance Associates.
FSA urges legal checks
The Financial Services Authority is advising loss assessors and loss adjusters acting for members of...
Vehicle decontamination
The Department of Trade and Industry and the Department of the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs h...
FRS5 amendment could erase broker annual profits
Accountant and business adviser Mazars has warned that the amendment to Financial Reporting Standard...
ABI welcomes DWP plan
The Association of British Insurers has given the government's national action plan to improve rehab...
Further Lloyd's loss
Lloyd's closed its 2001 underwriting year on 31 December 2003 with £3.5bn gross claims from the atta...
Appointment at Woodstock
West Malling-based Woodstock Insurance Brokers has made Steve Gamage operations manager and Oliver B...
FSA warns of invalid TRIS cover
The Financial Services Authority has warned around 40,000 policyholders of Tribune Risk and Insuranc...
Putting the regulatory theory into practice
The industry is well aware of forthcoming Financial Services Authority regulation, but brokers should also consider what will happen once the regime is implemented
BIBA chief to set up review
Newly appointed British Insurance Brokers' Association chief executive Eric Galbraith is undertaking...
Temperature's rising
Brokers' Insurance: Overview
A delicate claims balancing act
New proposals to tackle the crisis in the employers' liability market are a step in the right direction but whether they go far enough remains to be seen
FSA encouraged by response
The Financial Services Authority (FSA) says it has been encouraged by the response to the new online...
Network Extra announces carriers
Network Extra has announced that the following insurers have all agreed to be partner risk carriers:...
Axa launches new facility
Axa has launched a new facility for Countrywide members based in the Spirit Unit at Bolton. The addi...
Regulation issues fill small firms with nameless dread
Tony Bridgland refutes some anonymous praise for the FSA
Brokers warned to scrutinise partners
In the wake of the collapse of Tribune Risk & Insurance Services, the British Insurance Brokers' Ass...
Government ducks the warranty issue
The government's decision to exclude extended warranties from statutory regulation is a missed opportunity to improve consumer protection, according to the Association of British Insurers.
Cox Insurance moves swiftly to assist Tribune Customers
Cox Insurance Holdings Plc (Cox) has moved quickly to minimise the impact of Tribune Risk and Insurance Services Ltd’s (Tribune) provisional liquidation on the reputation of the insurance industry and to provide assistance to Tribune’s customers. Its…
Government outlines strategy for tackling Employers' Liability market
Minister for Work Des Browne has set out an agenda for action to help business deal with the costs of employers' liability compulsory insurance.
Woodstock bullish after new acquisitions
Woodstock Insurance Brokers has secured three more acquisitions bringing its total to eight in 21 months. It added that it plans a further 12 acquisitions in 2004 including offices in the north and Midlands.
CII roadshow grows
The Chartered Insurance Institute has increased space at each venue in its UK-wide roadshow. The roa...
Alan and Thomas credit
Alan and Thomas Insurance Brokers has launched a credit insurance division, protecting clients again...
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