Professional Broking - 2009-10-08
Articles in this issue
Top 50 Brokers in Personal Lines supplement
Insurance Age has published its popular annual Top 50 Brokers in Personal Lines supplement
Fraudulent claims at record high
Research by Ordnance Survey reveals that insurance fraud is continuing to rise above the record levels seen in 2008, writes Emmanuel Kenning.
Brokers honoured at awards
The profession celebrates success at the UK Broker Awards
Final countdown to the PB Management Event
The first full-day PB Management Event will take place on 15 October at Victoria Park Plaza, just a few minutes from London's Victoria station.
Ringing in the changes
Emmanuel Kenning looks at a report which says engagement approaches could improve competitiveness.
Kitson will be missed
John Kitson is leaving Aviva
Powerful argument
With a new 'cap and trade' carbon emissions scheme due to take effect next year, now is the time to look at your electricity consumption, writes Virginia Clegg.
Become a trusted guide
Many of my clients are looking to reduce costs during these challenging economic times and one of the first places they look is at their insurance spend. This has led some of them to shop around and I am finding it harder to retain them. What can I do to…
Keeping IT up to date
Why is the regulator interested in my firm's information technology capability? We have a broking program from one of the leading companies, surely that is enough to keep them satisfied?
A healthy outlook
PMI Health Group may have suffered from awkward growing pains but Emmanuel Kenning discovers that strict financial control and unerring focus on customer service have created a health insurance broker full of vitality.
Change in the wind
Goodwill continues to figure high on the list of accounting matters for many brokers, though other issues are appearing on the horizon, writes Philip Smith.
Life in the fast lane
Andrew Tjaardstra visited 2009 award winning broker MCE Insurance to meet father and son management team Michael and Julian Edwards, whose business is on the up and has developed an innovative marketing campaign.
Birmingham calling
In the final roundtable before this month's Management Event, PB visited Birmingham to gauge opinion on the pressing issues facing brokers in the city.
The next great migration?
An explosion in online small and medium-sized enterprise insurance trading has been predicted more times than almost any other change in insurance. Emmanuel Kenning considers what technology may bring to the sector.
The PB Sentiment Survey October 2009
Our latest survey reveals your views on insurer service, rates, the recession and credit hire.
Credit where it is due?
Few issues in the motor market stir as much controversy as credit hire and the companies that promote and supply it, argues Philip Bird, director of claims at Groupama Insurances.
PB conference inspires and warns brokers
Emmanuel Kenning revisits the highlights of PB's first full-day conference.
DAS Little Book of Business Law 2009 (part two)
Beating the swine flu pandemic and keeping on top of employment law