Regulation
Hanging in the balance sheets
While some have claimed the market to now officially be soft, one major sticking point that emerged ...
All in the risk
Broker services: Risk management
Too little, too late?
Network failures are indirectly preventing the secondary sector from receiving the support it needs from the primary market
IIB opposes FSA compensation proposal
The Institute of Insurance Brokers has hit out at the Financial Services Authority's Consultation Pa...
Appointment at Smart and Cook
Smart and Cook has appointed Peter Davey to the role of financial consultant. He joins the firm's Ne...
Written binding authority agreements - an FSA debacle
I write in response to the published letter (PB, June 2004) from JG Searle. While agreeing wholehear...
PB June poll and website relaunch
Following the relaunch of the Professional Broking website in April, additional improvements have no...
Health matters
Cash plans
Allianz Cornhill has shortened ..
Allianz Cornhill has shortened the time taken to conduct a full asset inventory of software from thr...
TOBA moves fail to calm brokers' soliciting fears
Fears that insurers will ignore industry principles that forbid them from soliciting brokers' business
Protection against company insolvency
Product: Insolvency Policy Underwriter: Atradius Commission paid: 20% finder's fee Coverage - Ai...
Axa PPP sends out support manual to brokers
Axa PPP Healthcare has distributed just under 4,000 copies of the first installment of its new busin...
FSA defends helpdesk against broker criticism
The Financial Services Authority (FSA) has defended its helpdesk service against allegations of dela...
IIB claims FSA scheme would decimate profits
The Institute of Insurance Brokers (IIB) has criticised the Financial Services Authority's (FSA) pro...
Alarm, the national forum for risk managers ..
Alarm, the national forum for risk managers in the public sector, has announced Simon Wells as its n...
Regulation possibility is the stuff of 'nightmares'
The Association of Risk Managers (Airmic) is seeking an urgent meeting with the Treasury after the F...
Sungard Sherwood Systems ..
Sungard Sherwood Systems has urged insurers to take the European Union's forthcoming regulatory regi...
Are you ready?
Insurance Age currently has over 200 brokers registered as having received their 'minded to authoris...
Soundbytes
What is this solution? What does it do? It combines email archiving from Legato Software and tiered...
Royal & Sun Alliance has been ..
Royal & Sun Alliance has been announced as the sponsor of the Schemes Intermediary of the Year categ...
Brokers warned over cold calling
Brokers have been warned they face fines of £5,000 if they call businesses registered on the new cor...
Oak targets market top spot within two years
Oak Underwriting, the high net worth insurer, has pledged to double its books within two years and b...
Winner of online competition
Congratulations to Richard Guthrie (right), winner of the Professional Broking online competition pr...
All part of the grand design
Q. With the regulation watershed, and consequent merger and acquisition activity, many brokers are looking at refreshing their firm's corporate identity. What are the main points for consideration?