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John Parker - Lobbying for industry change
John Parker prides himself on the Association of British Insurers' good relationships with the government and the Financial Services Authority, and says the organisation uses its status to reflect the insurance industry's opinion. Nicolle Farthing reports
Brokers should try to help themselves
As predicted, regulation by the Financial Services Authority is starting to bite and provincial brok...
BIBA faces autumn without a head
The British Insurance Brokers' Association has still not found a suitable replacement for outgoing c...
Wallace denies ultimatum
Norwich Union's intermediary business director Ken Wallace has denied reports that he is giving brok...
Industry split over PI pool for brokers
The insurance industry should look to set up an assigned risks pool (ARP) for brokers that may find ...
Good practice: a case of too little, too late?
While I am sure the industry as a whole welcomes the joint Association of British Insurers (ABI) and...
Norwich Union Risk Services has produced ..
Norwich Union Risk Services has produced a range of online risk management fact sheets for brokers. ...
Mike Williams will finally stand down ..
Mike Williams will finally stand down as chief executive of the British Insurance Brokers' Associati...
Weathering the storm
Are individual capital providers set to return to the Lloyd's market? If the numbers are anything to go by - yes, writes Nigel McFarlane
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Fusion commits to 21-day guarantee across all lines
Virtual insurance company Fusion has agreed to supply all its brokers with a water-tight guarantee t...
Magian appoints board.
Magian Mutual, the new insurer set up to provide independent financial advisers with professional i...
CETA recommendations.
Insurance network Central Electronic Trading Agency has laid down a number of recommendations for bro...
BIBA to finalise new IT forum.
The British Insurance Brokers' Association is meeting this month to decide the format of its new Inf...
Appointment at BWP.
BWP has appointed Peter Newson as a board director and extended the role of board director Charles W...
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.