All articles by David Blackman – Page 8
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IT SpotlightsFair fees: The clock is ticking …
There is urgency to review the FSCS by April 2012, when lender repayments may spill into insurance sector
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People & OpinionGabriel Bernardino, Eiopa
The chairman of the new Eiopa says that while delays are frustrating, he is confident Solvency II will lead to higher standards worldwide
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NewsFSCS faces £50m claim after Wilmslow failure
Failed payment protection provider had less than £1m of assets for creditors
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IT SpotlightsFair fees: Conduct watchdog to cost ‘extra £200m’
FSA chief Hector Sants warns that the new regulator’s early-intervention approach will come at a price
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Online onlyGabriel Bernardino, Eiopa
The chairman of the new Eiopa says that while delays are frustrating, he is confident Solvency II will lead to higher standards worldwide
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AnalysisDaily briefing: Wednesday - Broker levies rise 1,000%
New data from the IIB shows that the average broker's FSCS fee has increased almost tenfold, so add your voice to our campaign
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NewsABI unveils proposal for risk pool to support high flood risk households
Fund would step in after a certain premium level, keeping insurance affordable
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NewsLawyers submitting RTA claims to pocket £400 fee
Suspicions of a ‘£400 club’ raised as 95% of some firms’ claims never reach final stage
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AnalysisDaily briefing: Wednesday - Zurich's U-turn
As its restructure brings a return to comparison sites, can Zurich convince the market it knows what it's doing? Meanwhile, the RSA pecking order has its own reshuffle
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People & OpinionIT Interviews: Jack Straw MP
‘Insurers are not the villains of the piece, but they have been sucked into a disreputable system’
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NewsIndustry referral fees stance is ‘preposterous’, says Straw
Admiral is latest insurer under pressure to follow AXA in banning the practice
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News1-7 July: David Blackman's week
It's a big week as I speak to Jack Straw, spend a day at Henley and even scoop an award
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Online onlyJack Straw MP
The former justice secretary talks to Insurance Times about the referral fees furore and where things go from here
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Online onlyDaily briefing: Wednesday - Referral fees debate heads to Whitehall
The fate of the controversial payments will rest in the hands of the politicians
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NewsSolvency II at risk of further year’s delay
UK insurers advised to continue towards current deadline
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NewsInformation Commission to investigate insurers
Watchdog will examine claim that insurers are illegally passing on customer data
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People & OpinionIT Interviews: Vern Chalfant, McLarens Young International
‘If you’ve got the best people on the street, the clients will follow’
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NewsAXA scraps referral fees as pressure for ban mounts
Media storm ensues following Jack Straw’s declaration that referral fees are a ‘racket’
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Online onlyVern Chalfant, McLarens Young International
The MYI boss discusses turning a new UK operation into the fifth-largest loss adjuster and the secret of its success - recruiting only the very best people, and paying them well
