Regulation
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...
Professional approach
Brokers are not legally obliged to maintain professional indemnity cover but they should not underestimate the benefits it offers in an increasingly litigious society. Peter Ellingham explains.
OAMPS UK acquisition
Acquisition has been the name of the game at OAMPS UK, a general insurance broker based in Esher. O...
Moving an affinity scheme after a premium hike
Q: We run an affinity scheme for a trade association but the insurer has now given us notice of a s...
Folly of earnings disclosure
There has been much comment in the press over the past six months suggesting that it is almost a fo...
In reply to who can vouch for financial security
JG Searle, of Acclaim Insurance Services, wrote to Professional Broking last month (December, p15) ...
Starting the year as you mean to go on
It's the start of a new year and already 2003 looks set to be a busy one for brokers. Pundits are p...
Studying the form
Filling in tax returns is a daunting prospect for many but putting them off or ignoring them altogether can result in a raft of Inland Revenue penalties. David Pointer gives advice for those reluctant to cross the starting line.
Making Lloyd's more accessible
Steve Boucher, senior manager of broker services at Lloyd's, talks to Diane Smyth about the market's decision to give access to regional brokers, how this move has been viewed by the insurance industry and the further changes Lloyd's plans to make.
Making some FSA headway
After all the consultation documents, it seems the Financial Services Authority is finally getting down to business.
FSA encourages brokers to voice opinions
The market has given an enthusiastic response to the Financial Services Authority's consultation pa...
Deacon calls for new D&O package after changes to the law
Legislation on the responsibilities of directors and officers will expose voluntary directors of re...
AIUA: equine product relaunched
Agricultural Insurance Underwriting Agencies has relaunched and repackaged its equine product. ...
MP calls for FSA to include a register
Regulation by the Financial Services Authority should include a register of authorised intermediari...