Institute of Insurance Brokers (IIB)
Throwback Thursday: Thatcher’s honours; General Accident boycott
Insurance Post’s Throwback Thursday steps back in time to January 1991 to remind you what was going on this week in insurance history when former prime minister Margaret Thatcher honoured insurance men and brokers’ plans to teach General Accident a lesson were thwarted.
Editor's comment: Harmony at last? Maybe not...
Last week was busy for insurers at Parliament. First, something unusual happened in Westminster's corridors of power that could spell good news for the insurance industry.
FSCS consultation: Burdening brokers
Proposed changes to the Financial Services Compensation Scheme could see brokers contributing more than ever, but are they still paying for the mistakes of others?
Your say: Stronger support for small brokers
An open letter from Barry Fehler, Bryan Whicher, Bob Pybus and Barbara Bradshaw.
View from the top: Strength from unity
Brokers can play their part in ending fragmented representation and help create a single strong voice, says Brendan McManus.
Your say: Biba and IIB merger is bad news for small brokers
While Ten, among others, has so far reserved judgement on the historic merger of the British Insurance Brokers' Association and the Institute of Insurance Brokers, we were prepared to support the new body.
Biba turnover jumps to £3.2m in 2011
The British Insurance Brokers' Association posted turnover of £3.2m for 2011, an increase of 14% on 2010.
Broking Focus: Bespoke tailoring
Biba’s wants the strategic review of its operations by Deloitte to produce a trade body fit to compete alongside the strongest organisations in the 21st century
BIBA 2012: Biba appoints Deloitte for strategic review following IIB merger
Deloitte, the business advisory firm, has been appointed to conduct a strategic review of the British Insurance Brokers' Association.
Brokers unconcerned as RBSI rebrands as Direct Line
Brand Finance heralds move as sensible
Review of the year - Broking: Regulation and fees frustration
For many 2011 may be defined as the year that Kate Middleton and Prince William married. But for brokers, perhaps a far more important, but somewhat less romantic union, was that of the merger of trade bodies the British Insurance Brokers Association and…
Interview - Edward Fitzmaurice: Broking promises
With Hastings Direct on the cusp of becoming a top five broker and securing its one millionth customer, 2012 could be a landmark year for chief executive Edward Fitzmaurice
Your say: Thinking small
I enjoyed the article about the ‘historic’ merger between the British Insurance Brokers’ Association and Institute of Insurance Brokers but was a little disappointed that the only broker reaction published came from Stuart Reid, Jon Morrell and Phillip…
Insurer regionalisation: Spreading your wings
A number of industry players have recently bucked the trend of rationalising, to open new regional bases. Is localism a pasing fad or here to stay?
Editor's comment: Offering a united front
Despite the speculation that the British Insurance Brokers’ Association may revert to its former name Biiba – the extra ‘i’ once standing for investment — following its merger with the Institute of Insurance Brokers, it has now been revealed that the…
Merged trade bodies to fight for
A campaign to secure a more cost-effective regulatory environment for thousands of brokers will form the basis of the “historic” merger between the British Insurance Brokers’ Association and the Institute of Insurance Brokers.
Building referral fee costs hit industry for ‘tens of millions of pounds’ – Insurance News Now
Post senior reporter Amy Ellis outlines this week's major general insurance stories including claims that referral fee costs that have escalated over the last two years to the point where they are now costing the industry tens of millions of pounds a…
Biba and IIB reach merger agreement
The leaders of the British Insurance Brokers’ Association and the Institute of Insurance Brokers have announced a “momentous” merger agreement in a bid to produce a combined stance on future regulatory changes.
Lloyd's & London market - Compliance burden: The cost of compliance
With the UK the most costly European country for regulation, could UK-domiciled Lloyd’s and London market brokers really become an endangered species?
My best 11: Alistair Steward, Questgates
Alistair Steward, director at loss adjusting company Questgates, names his Best XI for a potential start-up insurance company. Steward has chosen from the insurance elite, the celebrity world and the galaxy of football stars to select his dream team.