Regulation
Online service launched
Health cash plan provider Westfield Health has launched an online service to give insurance intermed...
Editor's comment
This month, Insurance Age is celebrating serving the broking community for 30 years. I think it is f...
FSA facilitates instalment option
An instalment pay-plan has been renegotiated by the regulator to enable firms to continue paying the...
Insurance intermediaries not compelled to disclose commission rates
The Financial Services Authority has announced that it would not compel insurance intermediaries to ...
Risk perspectives - When alarm bells ring
Because of a tougher police attitude to false alarm call-outs and employer concern for staff key hol...
Regulation a waste of time?
Do you feel that regulation to date has been a waste of your time now the FSA is moving away from pr...
The hottest insurance gossip
Polly has fallen victim to many a vice over the years but managed to restrain herself at the Insuran...
Airlines should refund Mexico flights, says InsureandGo
InsureandGo has called on airlines with services to Mexico to offer passengers a refund if their flights are cancelled as a result of Swine Flu.
ABI outlines hopes for flood bill
The Association of British Insurers (ABI) has published its blueprint to ensure that flood insurance will remain available to the more than 2 million homeowners and businesses residing in at risk areas.
Admiral interim statement
Admiral Group has released its interim results covering the period 1 January to 28 April 2009.
PB Week: Darling’s debt mountain
Andrew Tjaardstra, editor, Professional Broking
Biba applauds Government flood protection initiatives
The British Insurance Brokers' Association (BIBA) has issued a statement welcoming the terms of the draft Flood and Water Management Bill by Environment Secretary Hilary Benn and the opening of the Flood Forecasting Centre.
Matanle to head up Lloyd's broker
Specialist broker THB Group has appointed Steve Matanle as its new chief executive for its London-based Lloyd's broking operation Thompson Heath & Bond Limited.
PB Week: Jury service, swimming in the sea and some great football
Andrew Tjaardstra, editor, Professional Broking
PMI sector threatened by inaccurate pricing
A drop in rates on private medical insurance (PMI) policies could threaten the long-term future of the sector, Groupama Healthcare has said.
Regulation - Managing regulation
The raft of incoming regulation and guidelines means that brokers have a range of regulatory topics to grapple with. Ralph Savage discusses some of their options with experts in the field
Disclosure - Knowing what to reveal
Apparently, there is further guidance coming out from the Financial Services Authority relating to commission disclosure. Can you tell me what this entails and if it means a major overhaul of brokers' practices?
Sants: FSA's tough new stance should be feared
Brokers have been warned that the consequences of falling foul of the Financial Services Authority (...
Insurance prepares for worst while other sectors disregard warnings
A study has shown that 10 years of warnings have gone largely unheeded, leaving UK companies vulnera...
Not all bad
I write in response to Jessica Pothering's article, 'Brokers warned of telecoms firms mis-selling ca...
Unfair to shoulder banks' failures
The Institute of Insurance Brokers (IIB) has criticised the Financial Services Authority's (FSA) reg...
Broker Forum - Fair treatment and four wheels
Jessica Pothering reports on this month's Forum: the TCF debate and an interesting question on insur...
The FSA fines Blackburn insurance broker Aspray
The Financial Services Authority has fined Blackburn insurance broker Aspray £21,000 for failing to ...
The hottest insurance gossip
Polly sees that the Financial Services Authority's (FSA) Hector Sants has decided to get all tough a...