Regulation
Future perfect?
The Across the Millennium forecasting team's recent report discusses the key post-2000 developments facing the general insurance market. Frank Shaw, programme director, sees radical changes ahead.
David Worsfold.
The Financial Services & Markets Bill is facing long delays giving scope for all manner of problems within the insurance sector - particularly for the IBRC.
Friends in high places.
Lloyd Hanks is looking to exploit his array of market contacts in order to improve the fortunes of The General Network. He tells Tim Collison about his ambitious business plan.
Credit hire win for insurers.
Insurers could save as much as £30m a year following the Court of Appeal's landmark decision on a lo...
Overheard travelled to Wales last month.
Overheard travelled to Wales last month for the BIIBA conference and was alarmed to hear about all t...
Exclusive - Arnott Insurance expands in the buy of the Century.
Northern intermediary chain Arnott Insurance is set to become one of the biggest personal lines inte...
A wider perspective.
The D&O market is growing, and with it the number of extensions to cover company, as well as directors', liability. David Fanning assesses whether the sector is about to trip itself up.
Iron Trades in property push.
A new wide-ranging and flexible property owner's policy has been devised by Iron Trades Insurance. I...
ABI agency cancellations.
The Association of British Insurers has cancelled the agencies of 30 independent, general insurance ...
Y2K survey - 63% of brokers risk-free.
Well over half of the brokers and intermediaries taking part in the Association of British Insurer's...
Editor was highly commended.
Tim Collison, editor of Professional Broking, (above right) was highly commended in the technical ne...
David Worsfold.
The government's recent campaign to tackle financial exclusion has implications for all areas of financial services. Insurers must get to grips with this issue.
Miles Smith exits guarantee market.
Lloyd's broker Edgar Hamilton Group has bought the guaranteed agency business of Miles Smith, which ...
Lloyd's strengthens mutual fund.
Lloyd's has strengthened the mutual fund that backs all its policies by arranging £500m of cover for...
Broker Direct sets up new initiatives to involve shareholders.
Broker Direct has launched a range of new initiatives which are aimed at increasing the day-to-day i...
IIB logo to symbolise quality.
In a bid to promote the professionalism of its members, the Institute of Insurance Brokers has devis...
Appointment at Amicus Legal.
Richard Finan, formerly sales development manager at Eastgate Assistance has been appointed sales an...
Terry Wellard.
Rates in private motor and the fleet sector are now rising. History tells us this should be good news for the rest of personal lines.
MLP sees changes.
MLP Legal Protection has made some staffing changes following the move of general manager David Hayn...
IBRC and FSA agree on dispute solution.
The Insurance Brokers Registration Council is £100,000 better off following the resolution of its fi...
Job losses at Arnott.
North east-based intermediary Arnott Insurance is predicting redundancies as it merges 33 of its bra...
David Worsfold.
The Financial Services Authority's opposition to including mortgage advice in the Markets Bill may be the first line of defence in a looming clash over home service insurance.
Insurers wait for credit hire claims judgement.
Insurers are waiting to discover whether they are liable for credit hire claims, where the hire agre...
Last call for BIA entries.
Time is running out, you only have a week or so left to put together your entries for the British In...