Regulation
Insurers have no choice but to join the Financial Ombudsman Service.
Insurance companies will be forced to join the Financial Ombudsman Service in November and will be l...
Rosy future for Capita.
Outsourcing group Capita has reported record profits and is predicting a rosy future. The company's ...
Discount rates not set in stone.
Though the Lord Chancellor's decision to set discount rates for personal injury damages at 2.5% was short of what was hoped, a review may be possible.
Cassidy drives at taxi sector.
West Midlands-based broker Cassidy Financial Consultants has launched a risk management programme des...
BIBA offers broker software directory.
The British Insurance Brokers' Association has unveiled a software directory in association with tec...
Patience is wearing thin.
The recent bout of scandals to have befallen the insurance industry has aroused much interest from MPs who are demanding answers from the FSA.
History repeating itself.
Independent is not the first insurance company to have had such a spectacular fall from grace and, despite belonging to what is considered an over-regulated industry, it is unlikely to be the last.
Groupama: fleet relaunch.
Groupama is showing the market that it really is 'business as usual' with the relaunch of its fleet ...
Spare a thought for the financial journalists.
August may be the holiday season but Overheard asks you to spare a thought for the financial journal...
Claiming for compensation.
Q: What can brokers do if they have outstanding claims for commercial clients insured by Independent? Will there be any compensation?
Hard rates, hard work, high reward.
There hasn't been much in the way of good news in the insurance industry lately. We have had scandal...
TPG acquisition makes largest UK travel intermediary.
The Travel Protection Group has acquired The Hamilton Barr Group of Companies, creating the largest ...
Making sure payment timings are in line.
Q: What is the industry norm in relation to receipt and timing of payments when I sell my business?
Bright declares bankruptcy
Michael Bright, the founder and former chief executive of Independent Insurance has declared himself ...
BIBA: ignore letter from Indie regulators
The British Insurance Brokers Association is advising brokers to ignore a letter being sent out by In...
Groupama relaunches fleet policy to intermediaries
Groupama is showing the market that it really is 'business as usual' with the relaunch of its fleet p...
Industry must prove itself.
The collapse of Independent is yet another embarrassing incident for the insurance industry and now MPs will surely take action over regulation.
CSC Supplement - Introduction
While much is written about the future of the general insurance industry, there have been few publica...
Household updates.
Ecclesiastical Insurance has updated its two intermediary household policies. The bedroom-rated poli...
Young is chairman.
Kevin Young, managing director of Argyll Insurance Brokers, has been appointed chairman of the Credi...
Building reliable partnerships.
The collapse of the Independent has highlighted the importance of broker-insurer partnerships. Andy Homer says these relationships should be strengthened and not under-estimated.
Raising tax issues over the point of sale.
Q: I have had an approach to purchase my business and I wonder if there are any matters that I shoul...
New partnerships, new pitfalls.
Changes in solicitor partnerships could lead to problems for brokers, particularly concerning the discrepancy between what is a successor or a prior practice.
Review self-regulation, don't scrap it.
The collapse of Independent Insurance has been followed by a wave of panic that this will be the nai...