Brokerbility
Norwich-based broker becomes 35th Brokerbility member
Norwich-based broker Knowlden Titlow Insurance Brokers has joined Brokerbility’s membership ranks.
Dual Pricing: Priced Out
Dual pricing is an industry bugbear with traditional errors being replaced with deliberate pricing policies. But is it the sign of a healthy, competitive market or a practice that should be eradicated?
Brokerbility’s Ashwin Mistry set to take CII helm in 2014
Ashwin Mistry is set to become president of the Chartered Insurance Institute (CII) in 2014, Post’s sister title Insurance Age has revealed.
Whiplash: Whipping up a storm
As the debate about bogus whiplash claims rumbles on, opinion is divided on whether two investigations into the issue are warranted and what impact they will have
Axa leads the way in Brokerbility satisfaction survey
Axa has been rated the highest performing firm among Brokerbility’s seven key insurer partners in the collective broking organisation’s bi-annual satisfaction survey.
Brokerbility signs first Scottish member
Brokerbility has signed up its first Scottish broker with Ayr-based MacKay Corporate joining its ranks.
Broking Supplement: Networks - Joined-up thinking
Networks may give a bigger voice to small and medium-sized brokers - but after 20 years is the model still valued by insurers?
Brokerbility inks law firm partnerships
Broking group Brokerbility has complete partnership deals with law firms Berrymans Lace Mawer and DAC Beachcroft that will see members provided with services.
My Best XI: Steve White, British Insurance Brokers’ Association
Steve White, newly appointed chief executive of the British Insurance Brokers’ Association, selects his best XI for an insurance industry start-up. The diehard Arsenal fan’s team includes one of the club’s legends as well as a smattering of industry…
Brokerbility member gains chartered status
Broker Cooke and Mason has become latest Brokerbility member to achieve chartered status.
Brokerbility adds Miles Smith to ranks
A newly formed retail division of Miles Smith has become the latest broking business to join Brokerbility, taking its membership to 35.
Aviva: We are not anti-network
Aviva is confident it will not lose out on any relationships with individual brokers after it breaks ties with Willis Networks, according to the insurer's director of broker distribution, Phil Bayles.
Insurance Census: Race: Background check
In the final part of Post's Insurance Census on diversity in the industry, the focus is on race. To what extent does the sector offer equal opportunities to ethnic minorities - and how much has the situation improved in recent years?
Efra chair pushes alternative flood-risk proposal as SoP pressure mounts
The possibility of using a proportion of insurance premium tax to subsidise a pool of last resort for flood-prone homeowners has been championed by the chair of the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee.
Broking Focus: Cashflow Problem
Macquarie’s withdrawal from cashflow lending last year caught many brokers by surprise, but what has the impact been– and where do brokers look now for finance?
Cheshire broker joins Brokerbility fold
Cheshire-based RK Henshall & Co has become latest addition to the Brokerbility group.
Brokerbility boss challenges industry to set agenda for future generations
Brokerbility has launched a call to arms for the insurance industry having tired of witnessing a series of political and PR own goals.
Post magazine - 31 January 2013
The latest issue of Post is now available to subscribers as a digital and interactive e-book.
Reputation management: It's good to be liked
With customers increasingly taking to the internet to share opinions on insurers, it's more important than ever that firms manage their image.
Brokers turn to unrated insurers for high risk clients
Towergate's decision to sign a £70m underwriting deal with Gable is evidence of a change in market perception on unrated insurers and an increasing willingness to use them, industry players believe.
Online SME distribution: Embracing the internet age
The online SME distribution space has struggled to take off in recent years, but is this about to change?
Brokers rate clarity of contacts crucial amid continued insurer restructures
Axa has retained the top spot in a broker survey of insurer performances in dealing with claims, underwriting and accounts.
Choosing an insurer: Avoiding the money trap
The rush to the bottom over price by customers can only hurt the industry, but brokers are well placed to stop the rot by offering their clients advice on the difference that choosing the right insurer can make.
Insurer-owned brokers: An endangered species?
The insurer-owned broker has become a permanent industry fixture in recent years, but a number of sales may have put the model in doubt. Are its days numbered?