Regulation
Border control.
With regulatory changes breaking down the boundaries between general insurance and the life protection market, brokers need not be fenced out of the mortgage protection sector, says Ronnie Martin.
The Financial Ombudsman Service (FOS) ..
The Financial Ombudsman Service (FOS) is running a series of roadshows over the next few months for ...
Bankhall signs 200 brokers
IFA support services firm Bankhall, which is advising firms on general insurance regulation, has den...
Insurance Age's deputy editor Michelle Worvell ..
Insurance Age's deputy editor Michelle Worvell was voted the winner of the Trade Features Award 2003...
Regulator retreats over new rules
Last month, the Financial Services Authority (FSA) published the eagerly awaited follow-up to its co...
Case Study - ... or coolly assessed?
The assignment: in a classic assessor-versus-adjuster head-to-head, Barry Whyte and Jonathan Samuelson are challenged to untangle a claim for business interruption that dragged on for months and cost nearly £500,000
Deadly responsibility
Corporate Killing
'I your commission will forthwith dispatch' (Hamlet, Act III, sc iii)
Tony Bridgland turns to the Bard for help getting to grips with the FSA's selective approach to disclosure
FSA puts pressure on brokers with mid-July cut-off threat
The Financial Services Authority (FSA) has warned that brokers failing to submit their compliance ap...
Biba takes insurers' side over safety-net
A split has emerged between brokers over the Financial Services Authority (FSA)'s plans to formalise...
Biba asks liability market to pick up Underwriter's baton
The British Insurance Brokers' Association was in talks with three of the UK's remaining liability i...
The Financial Ombudsman's Annual Review ..
The Financial Ombudsman's Annual Review for 2002-03 showed the service received more than 460,000 en...
Is PB editor a square peg in an broking hole?
I was appalled to read the editor's comment (PB May, p15) admitting she does not use the services of...
In defence of the travel industry professionalism.
I refer to the news story 'Industry unhappy with travel decision' (PB electronic, June). I have w...
How to deal with stressed employees.
Q: Three of my employees have recently been off work sick with stress. Is there anything I can or should do about this and are there any risks if I just do nothing?
Beckett network to offer increased agency access.
Brokers which want to exit the market will be able to access a grooming and matchmaking service at n...
FSA's first draft rules now due.
Brokers will gain a good idea of the shape of Financial Services Authority regulation this month, as...
Appointment at Sigma Claims Solutions.
Clive Lodge has become senior adjuster for Sigma Claims Solutions. He most recently operated in the ...
Establishing the ground rules.
The industry must not lose sight of the importance of its role in shaping Financial Services Authority regulation.
Appointment at Deacon Insurance Services.
Specialist property intermediary Deacon Insurance Services has appointed Julie Purkiss, formerly ope...
Don't give up on regulation.
The travel industry may have won the initial battle over regulation but the war is not over. The insurance industry must try to keep the debate open.
In the firing line?
With the chances of being sued increasingly likely, employers should have procedures in place to prevent claims or minimise their impact. Hilary Larter explains.
Incisive Gold Standard.
Professional Broking and Post Magazine's publisher Incisive Media is launching a set of standards fo...
Buoyant mood this month.
Overheard is in buoyant mood this month after a trip to NFU Mutual's idyllic offices. An oasis of pe...