Regulation
News review: February - FSA regulatory takeover put back
Intermediaries found out the definitive timetable for the regulationof the non-life sector by the Fi...
Briscoe joins BIBA board
Large-scale personal lines brokers have received a boost in the British Insurance Brokers' Associat...
Independent compliance
Broker Network members will have to ensure they comply with the Financial Services Authority indepe...
Industry unhappy with private clients definition
The British Insurers Brokers' Association is unhappy with the current private and commercial defini...
A level playing field as standard
Eleanor Linton, head of policy at the Financial Services Authority, tells Diane Smyth how she intends to build on the minimum standards set down by the European Union's Insurance Mediation Directive to ensure a fair set of rules for insurers and brokers…
Fit for a King
Michael King has steered Goss & Co to its current position as one of the largest brokers in the South but still has an eye for the small risks, finds Angela Faherty.
CIIG gears up for action over FSA
The creditors of Independent Insurance Group is meeting on 24 February to brief members on its prop...
The Environment Agency reveals its flood defence plans
The Environment Agency has published its flood defences map, meaning householders in flood plains c...
FSA to give special attention to outsourced processes
Outsourced processes that brokers have handled for years will be scrutinised by the Financial Servi...
S&P's corporate governance scores increase in popularity
Good corporate governance has become increasingly important in the post-Enron and Independent econo...
Directors warned over FSA enforcement plans
The Financial Services Authority is lobbying for the power to investigate suspected breaches of acc...
The tie that no longer binds
Underwriters are finding the new Lloyd's monitoring process and anticipated Financial Services Authority regulation unattractive and this could spell the end for binding authorities.
What is the meaning of N3/N4?
Brokers nervous of Financial Services Authority regulation should voice their opinions - no one wants an unworkable system.
News in brief
Groupama has moved all its continuing and discontinued UK business to a separate underwriting subsid...
Risk perspectives - Get rid of our compensation culture
An unwelcome 'cultural exchange' has been taking place between the US and the UK in recent years - a...
News in brief
The Broker Network has said the best way to attain Financial Services Authority compliance is by dir...
IFAs unindemnified
Professional Indemnity
News review: January - NU offers a helping hand
Britain's biggest insurer, NU, urged intermediaries worried abouttheir future to get in touch with i...
Biba welcomes plans for review of EL
The British Insurance Brokers' Association (Biba) has thrown its weight behind the Government's plan...
Cornhill adopts Allianz identity
Cornhill Insurance, the UK operation of giant German insurer Allianz, has changed its legal name to ...
News review: January - Time to tackle the lack of EL
The British Insurance Brokers' Association (Biba) voiced support forthe Government's plans to review...
News in brief
The ABI has launched a consultation exercise concerning a new consumer guide to income protection an...
News in brief
Aegon UK bought a 9.99% share in Personal Touch Insurance last month for an undisclosed sum. Person...
Jones: follow the US lead on liability
Brokers should improve customers' employers' liability risks by improving their risk management, ra...