Regulation
Insurers call for more guidance on Solvency II
PwC poll reveals fears the directive could negatively impact investment
ABI calls for RDR advice to be simplified
Association welcomes retail distribution review but says a simplified advice process is needed
Pure protection market could shrink due to RDR impact
Majority fear pure protection market will diminish if Retail Distribution Review is applied to the sector
Biba concern over IPT changes
Government to apply insurance premium tax to fees on personal lines insurance
Compliance is not an option
My firm's new accountant has pointed out that we have not been doing our client money reconciliations properly. This has now been rectified but the accountant is insistent that we notify the regulator of the breach although we are now solvent. Surely it…
Checking up on sick leave
An employee has been sick for a long time and is unsure of when they will return. I am unconvinced of the validity of their absence. What can I do and how do I combat my business being affected like this again?
Steep penalties for corporate manslaughter
With the first case under the new Corporate Manslaughter Act to be heard early next year, Andrew Stokes and Duncan Reed argue that brokers must make their clients aware of risks that could close their businesses.
Change on the horizon
Emmanuel Kenning looks at the start of the planning process for the technology implications of Solvency II, an issue that will loom larger for brokers in 2010.
Intermediary customers in line for FSCS payout
Five insurance intermediary firms have been declared in default
FSA bans broker for sales techniques
Financial Services Authority bans Aaron Nickols, trading as Warwick Finance, for "widespread systems and controls failings"
Tax reforms threaten UK competitiveness, warns PwC
Jonathan Howe, UK insurance tax leader, PricewaterhouseCoopers, calls on the Chancellor to get UK competitiveness back on track in next week's pre-budget report
FSA bans brokers for lying about criminal conviction
Brothers Faraz Ahmed Siddique and Waqas Ahmed Siddique have been banned
Brokers attack FSA over latest 'misleading' complaint statistics
Biba claims results misrepresent broker performance
KPMG study offers two-way perspective on regulation
Respondents see threats and benefits of regulation
AMII unveils plans for more 'broker-friendly' PMI training
Collaboration with CII to be launched next year
FSA delays PPI policy statement on back of industry reaction
FSA hit by claims proposals are too ambiguous
Ecological concerns
Further national and European environmental legislation can only increase brokers' duty of care, writes Edward Murray.
Insurers unite to attack aggregator phenomenon
Comparison sites blamed for impact on pricing
Industry reaction on RBSI sale
Peter Stevenson, owner of Alan Stevenson Partnership, questions whether "big is still beautiful"
RBSI sale confirmed
Royal Bank of Scotland said it will divest in its insurance business over the next four years
IIB welcomes FSCS review
Barbara Bradshaw, chief executive of the Institute of Insurance Brokers, said she is "delighted"
FSCS review confirmed
The move has been welcomed by the British Insurance Brokers' Association
Risk Perspectives: Directors' duties
By Tony Gimple, managing director, Crisis Survivor
FSA stands by the need for increased SIF consultation
Senior appointment scrutiny to affect smaller brokers too