All articles by David Blackman
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AgendaFCA takes aim at bad broker behaviour
A letter from the regulator to broking chief executives is the latest effort to clamp down on inappropriate conduct in the industry
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ArchiveMinistry of Justice mounts fresh probe into under-fire CCS
Claims firm subject of Sunday Times investigation
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NewsFCA confirms GAP insurance clampdown
Customers will be given four days to decide whether to take out the product
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Online onlyRed tape puts off firms from taking on apprentices
Survey at inaugural Apprenticeships LIVE identifies bureaucracy as biggest hurdle to job training schemes
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Online onlyIndustry faces 10-fold rise in flood losses, says report
Lack of government action in flood risk areas will have severe impact on the sector
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NewsMinisters given five-year deadline to fix flood funding
Annual losses projected to rise to £12bn per annum unless action is taken, warns report
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Online onlyDaily briefing: Wednesday - It's buoyant Bluefin
Stuart Reid has reported profits up 17% on last year – but insists his shop-floor tour and apprenticeship scheme success are proof that it wasn’t just down to restructuring
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Online onlyFraud Charter: Almost 70% say efforts to beat fraud are not enough
Read the full results of our survey which show that barely one in 20 insurance professionals believe current measures will succeed
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Online onlyDaily briefing: Friday – Metal thefts at record high
Specialist church and historic buildings insurer Ecclesiastical says that 2011 was the worst year to date for metal theft
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Online onlyBrand, price or service – what do customers value most?
Insurance Times commissioned exclusive market research to find out what the public really think about insurance. Price is seen as key, but there are other factors that customers clearly value too
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Online onlyThe big issues for 2012
From motor to flooding, the OFT investigation to the fall-out from last summer’s riots, insurance doesn’t look like straying far from the headlines in 2012
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Online onlyMotor survey: Motor's damaged reputation
Market research commissioned by Insurance Times has some sobering messages for the motor insurance industry. But despite public ire over high premiums, the overall results are not as bad as some expected
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NewsIndustry not doing enough to tackle fraud - survey
Insurance Times poll shows 70% saw more fraud last year
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NewsAlarm raised over new early warning powers
Treasury committee says Financial Conduct Authority could damage firms’ reputations
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Online onlyDaily briefing: Wednesday - Too much information?
The better the industry gets at pinpointing high-risk areas, the greater the risk to reputation as certain people are priced out of products altogether
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Online onlyDaily briefing: Wednesday - Because nobody's immune to motor
With Lloyd’s names likely to lose £180m from Equity’s Syndicate 218 alone, it’s not hard to see why it’s come down hard on the IAG UK-owned insurer
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NewsSpeed up riot claims payments, MPs urge
Home Affairs report backs extending deadline for submitting claims
