Regulation
Brokers need to tread with care
All is not lost for brokers finding themselves at risk. They may be able to get a contribution if a third party causes the loss.
PI access for IFAs under way
Independent financial advisers will be able to access professional indemnity insurance from a new c...
FSA raising authorisation awareness through summer campaign
The Financial Services Authority will launch a publicity campaign this summer to increase awareness...
A change of gear
The broker market seems to be coming of age, with the high-flyers of the 1970s approaching retirement. This does not mean the market is heading for a fall, however, so long as it moves with the times, says Jennifer Weller.
BIBA 2003
CONFERENCE TIMETABLE. Wednesday 21 May 18:00-20:00 - Opening reception for all delegates and ...
Group benefits of individual actions
British Insurance Brokers' Association chairman Hamish Ritchie has a no-nonsense approach to insurance. The industry is in it together, he tells Diane Smyth, so brokers and insurers should take some responsibility for their own practices and not rely…
CUE PI launches
The battle against fraud has moved up a gear with the Claims and Underwriting Personal Injury Datab...
Increased red tape is destroying small business, warns Michael
Small businesses are being smothered by red tape under the Labour government, claimed shadow chancel...
Homebase appoints Budget Group
DIY giant Homebase has appointed intermediary Budget Group to providehousehold products to its loyal...
News review: April
Ablett leads healthcare MBO Former Groupama managing director Tim Ablett spoke of "an opportunity t...
The FSA's Approach - Unwritten rules
Regulation
Biba must sound the compliance clarion this year
The eyes of the industry will focus on the seaside town ofBournemouth this month for the annual Biba...
The Great Unknown - PI... comply...goodbye?
Regulation
The Hottest Insurance Gossip
Polly was delighted to see England beat Turkey last month - but atale has reached her ears about the...
Brokers must seek cover in the capital
Regional intermediaries need to grasp the nettle and look towards theLondon market for the solutions...
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Red tape blues
Peter Done is appalled the raft of legislation and regulations thatbrokers, both as employers and as assessors of risk, have to cope with
Unlocking the lochs?
Insurers and landowners have been asked to give their views on thecode which will form the core of a...
BIBA PREVIEW - Science, not myth, in 2003
With regulation hanging over intermediaries like a Sword of Damocles,this month's Biba conference wi...
In response to OFT investigation
In response to the Office of Fair Trading (OFT)'s investigation intothe liability insurance market, ...
1,200 brokers will go: Mazars
A hard-hitting survey of the UK broking market has found that 86% ofintermediaries believe there wil...
Travel Cover - A new departure
Regulation
Halifax's service begins At Home
Halifax General Insurance has launched a new claims service that willsee its in-house loss-adjusters...
Euclidian's general insurance broker network put 'on hold
Euclidian Insurance Group has shelved Grid, its general insurance broker network. Grid was laun...