Post - 2009-12-17
Articles in this issue
Towergate pair fired during gardening leave over "regulatory discrepancies"
Towergate has dismissed two former employees in the final days of their gardening leave, after the broker claimed to have uncovered "regulatory discrepancies" in their business operations as part of an internal audit.
EMB founder plots return with underwriting agency
One of the founding partners of specialist general insurance consultancy firm EMB, Mike Brockman, is understood to be in talks about returning to the market with a personal-lines-focused underwriting agency.
Consumer law reformer admits election fear
Proposals to update consumer insurance law for the first time in more than a century have received a mixed reaction from the insurance industry.
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Industry cries foul over IPT decision
The insurance industry has called on the Chancellor to reconsider a decision to apply insurance premium tax to fees on personal lines insurance sold through intermediaries.
Onwards to 2010
The insurance industry has called on the Chancellor to reconsider a decision to apply insurance premium tax to fees on personal lines insurance sold through intermediaries.
Towergate deputy CEO hire raises speculation
Amanda Blanc has emerged as a likely successor to Towergate Partnership chief executive Andy Homer after being appointed as his deputy.
IIB and Biba plan united front if Tories win
Talks over how to present a united front to a new government if the Conservatives seize power next year have begun between the Institute of Insurance Brokers and British Insurance Brokers' Association.
Law firms to merge
nternational law firms Hogan & Hartson and Lovells' respective partnerships have approved the merger of their firms.
Questgates joins PTILG
Questgates is the latest insurance industry company to join the Prince's Trust Insurance Leadership Group.
Under strain
Rising complaints about the solicitors' indemnity scheme have prompted calls for change. Hugh Price and Roger Flaxman explain why varying the renewal date alone will not solve the problem.
View from the top - Aleksandr Orlov: Business made simples
Greetings insurance peoples, and welcome to The View from Top with me, Aleksandr Orlov. I am very honour to give advice to you big cheeses.
Review of the year - general insurance: Watch the green grass grow
Jonathan Swift looks back at how general insurers have developed over the past 12 months and polls industry leaders on the successes and failures of 2009 as well as what they see in store for 2010.
An explosive finale
2009 looked like being a quiet year for loss adjusters, writes Leigh Jackson. However, the floods that hit Cumbria over a three-day period at its tail-end have provoked a surge in activity.
Crisis kickback
The continued credit crisis has set in motion a raft of alterations to accounting standards. John O'Neill outlines these changes and their impact.
Unruly waters
The Gulf of Aden has been plagued by pirate activity, with more than 240 attacks in 2009. But Andrew Moulton reveals how cargo providers and insurers are fighting back in a bid to reclaim the seas.
Sprinkler review vital as fire costs escalate
Calls for urgent action to cut the soaring economic cost of fire could be in vain, after the shadow fire minister said a future Conservative government would not back mandatory sprinkler installation.
