Regulation
Regulation for the sake of it.
The Financial Services Authority's muddled proposals fail to see the bigger industry picture or learn from the mistakes of the retail financial services market.
FSA fees notion.
Brokers that do not receive commission payments from insurers will have to calculate a notional commi...
Appointment at Insureassist.
Insureassist, a division of the Helphire Group, has made Phil Weller head of intermediary sales. Wel...
Relying on goodwill is not good business.
I was interested to read the editorial comment about the Financial Services Authority's intentions r...
The finer points of CP 187.
The Financial Services Authority's CP 187 sees controversial proposals from CP 160 dropped. Diane Smyth pinpoints the other main issues thrown up by the document.
Wasted time on wasted costs.
Courts still cannot agree on whether wasted costs orders are penal sanctions or compensatory remedies.
Am I home and dry for FSA regulation?
Q: I run a directly regulated independent financial adviser and a general business within my limited company brokerage. Do I need to worry about Financial Services Authority 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...