Management
High-street broking Q&A
Being a high-street broker in this day and age can be a struggle. With personal lines income being a...
Work stress taking its toll on insurance bosses
It's all work, work, work claim workaholic broker bosses as 82% of bosses can't switch their mind of...
Technical training important
Brokers believe technical training is the most important requirement following the impact of statuto...
Regulation a struggle
Six months on from GI-Day insurers are continuing to find regulation a struggle, according to compli...
Farmers may face jail if they ignore asbestos
Twelve months after the introduction of new legislation and legal obligations to manage the risk of ...
Age Discrimination - Over 50 - not over the hill
New Legislation
Appointment at Finsure
Finsure has appointed Trevor Brittain as managing director. With more than 13 years of experience in...
Axa sees UK commercial and motor revenue decline
Axa has reported that its motor and commercial revenues fell in the first half of 2005 in the UK and...
A potential death trap
Event insurance
Retailers failing to prepare for the worst
Companies in the food, drink and tobacco sector (FDT) are under-prepared for major business-threaten...
Insurance Age Poll
This month's Insurance Age poll asked: Do you think the collapse of Whiteley and BPS is the thin end...
Getting to the root of the conflict of interest issue
This month's Power Hour panel asks if enough has been done to make brokers aware of all the potentially serious pitfalls that can still arise when it comes to the conflict of interest issue, and how far have the Biba recommendations been implemented?
Allianz Cornhill provides bespoke facility
Allianz Cornhill has confirmed that after extensive research with the Broker Network it will be prov...
Insurers drag feet over Gisc legacy
Brokers confused as large insurers still use old Gisc stationery months after FSA regulation began
Scottish Parliament votes
The Scottish Parliament has voted to introduce smoke free enclosed public places. This will have imp...
Flood management schemes could be limited
The UK's ability to implement future flood management schemes could be seriously limited by legislat...
Big quitters
Q. I am concerned that an employee appears to be dissatisfied at work and was wondering what the general guidelines were with regard to employee resignations
Aiming hire
Recruitment: Strategies and Techniques
Appointment at Axa
Carol Anne Stewart has been appointed senior technical surveyor trainer at Axa. ...
Appointment at Searchlight Solutions
Searchlight Solutions has appointed Gill Rideout as relationship and development manager, covering t...
Ex-MMA manager start-up to help brokers get back on track
A hands-on management consultancy has been launched with the aim of giving brokers a competitive edg...
Firms gear up to target ethnic community niche
HSBC is set to introduce insurance compliant with Islamic law into the UK market. According to an HS...
InsurE-com launches broker academy
InsurE-com commenced its SkillBase Training Academy on 1 July. The academy offers brokers three opti...
Getting in some RMAR
Q. Fitting in my duties to the regulator as well as my clients and running the business is a tall order. What and when do I have to report on my business to the Financial Services Authority?