Regulation
AXA's new Venture targets small firms.
AXA Insurance has produced a contractors policy designed for firms with up to 10 employees. Calle...
IBRC acts to simplify PI compliance for brokers.
The Insurance Brokers Registration Council is to approach insurers in a bid to simplify the way in w...
Brokers opt for IIB life venture.
The Institute of Insurance Brokers has confirmed that over 260 former IBRC brokers are going ahead w...
Appointment at R.L. Davison & Co.
Bob Crothers (above) has joined the wholesale account team of specialist Lloyd's broker R.L. Davison...
10th Parliamentary Reception.
The good and the great turned out at the end of last year for the 10th Parliamentary Reception hoste...
Make your mind up time.
Many composite brokers are having to decide whether it is worth continuing with life and pensions business. Jennifer Jarrett offers some guidance on this difficult decision process.
Time for brokers to stick together.
Together we stand, divided we fall. It is a very old cliche, but in the broking world its meaning no...
Phase Two 'will be workable'.
The IFA Association is confident that Phase Two of the Pensions Review will be able to go ahead this...
Bug-tester.
Brokers and intermediaries are being offered a free disk that will enable them to test whether their...
Brockbank remedy for patent worries.
Lloyd's-based Brockbank Syndicate Management has launched a new intellectual property patent infring...
European issue.
Whilst discussions currently concentrate on the suitability of the IIB to administer the IBRA, we sh...
Lloyd's in the FSA net.
The Financial Services Authority is to be given regulatory powers over Lloyd's under the Financial S...
Appointment at Bacon & Woodrow.
John Oliver, former finance director at UK law firm Eversheds, has joined actuarial consulting compa...
Lively time for Legal & General.
Overheard couldn't but help noticing what a lively time Legal & General has been having lately. Last...
Pauline Quayle.
Millennium compliance is easier said than done, especially for smaller brokers. The large insurers and software houses should also face up to their responsibilities.
MiniBusPlus presents minibus to charity.
Liz Smith, who plays the mother-in-law from hell in BBC TV's sitcom 2 Point 4 Children, helped MiniB...
AIIB offers to give its members free cars.
The Association of Insurance Intermediaries & Brokers has unveiled its first initiative since it was...
Y2K-readiness wins praise.
This year's IFST conference had clear warnings for the industry about IT-related issues, but also praise for its preparations for the year 2000. Alex Miller reports.
David Worsfold.
NewRo may have lost the battle for interim control of broker regulation, but its financial strength will still make it a viable alternative to the IIB if it makes its intentions clear.
Appointment at Canada Life.
Canada Life has appointed Neil Stevens as executive director, where he will be responsible for the I...
Smaller life assurers feel financial strain.
Continued decline in the world's financial markets could intensify the pressure on the smaller life ...
GRIP gets a hold on income protection sector.
GRIP has launched two new "non-discriminatory" income protection products, both underwritten at Lloy...
Survey finds brokers believe they are Y2k-ready.
Just over half all brokers, intermediaries and independent financial advisers that have responded to...
Ian Ritchie.
Never ignore the value of corporate hospitality - you never know what business may come your way because of it.