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CII positions itself for distribution review changes
The CII has launched the first of its position papers on the future landscape of the financial services industry, in response to the Financial Services Authority Retail Distribution Review.
Cover TV: hear from six of the health and protection sector's leading lights
COVER, the specialist magazine for the health and protection sector, is this month celebrating its 10th anniversary. To mark the occasion magazine editor Johanna Gornitzki conducted a series of one-off TV interviews with six leading industry figures,…
FSA to contact all small firms as part of TCF drive
The Financial Services Authority today announced it is introducing new measures to increase its contact with small firms. The aim is to help firms make faster progress in meeting the FSA's Treating Customers Fairly intiative and to identify, more quickly…
New measures to help small firms from FSA
The Financial Services Authority (FSA) will introduce new measures to increase its contact with small firms. The aim is to help firms make faster progress in meeting the FSA's Treating Customers Fairly (TCF) initiative and to identify, more quickly,…
Cassidy Davis welcomes FSA's PPI review
Cassidy Davis Insurance has said that the FSA's latest review of selling standards in the payment protection insurance (PPI) market highlighted the need for a more targeted approach to product design and pricing to ensure consumers' needs are met and the…
NAIC inches towards mutual reinsurance recognition with EU
US state insurance regulators’ trade body, the National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC) has announced it is drafting a proposal designed to usher in single-state licensing for reinsurers and eventually mutual recognition between the US and…
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EC report on business insurance - EC re-opens debate on subscription market practices
The EU Competition Commission has issued its final report on the business insurance sector and raise...
Marsh UK creates new senior post
Marsh has appointed James Elder to the new position of chief risk officer of Marsh UK. Mr Elder, joins from Credit Suisse where he was a director in bank operational risk oversight. He will report to John Nicholson, chief operating officer of Marsh UK.
Erinaceous heads roll as it reveals profit loss
Erinaceous Insurance Services revealed its first half profit’s have fallen £3.2m to £4.9 compared with the same period last year despite a revenue increase of £2.5m to £19.2m.
Marsh endorses SME remuneration investigation
Broking giant Marsh has supported the EU Competition Commission's decision to investigate certain aspects of broker remuneration as part of the planned review of the Insurance Mediation Directive.
BIBA hits out at FSA's fee disclosure proposal
The British Insurance Brokers’ Association has today warned that the Financial Service Authority’s proposed new treatment of fee disclosure to consumers in respect of lower risk or ‘other’ general insurance products represents ‘a licence for the…
Solvency II: threat to small insurance companies, says accountant
Accountant Moore Stephens said today that smaller insurance businesses may have to make difficult decisions about their long-term viability under Solvency II, the EU-wide capital adequacy requirements which will come into force in 2012.
Zurich and Tom Tom team up
Zurich has struck a pan-European partnership with the navigation solutions provider, Tom Tom.
Industry granted faster disaster site access
The insurance industry has been told it will gain faster access to disaster sites through the emerge...
Willis: Market will follow us with 2.5% brokerage on fees
The entire national broking market has been tipped to introduce 2.5% commission on fee business in 2...
Decisions needed to end PPI uncertainty
The imminent publication by the Financial Services Authority of its third thematic review of payment...
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Gable makes £0.4m profit
Gable Holdings have announced a £0.4m profit for the first six months of 2007. On modest revenues of...
Former Lord Justice set to back PI mediation
A former Appeal Court judge has announced plans to encourage an increase in mediation for personal i...
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