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Online onlyBroker regulation: what to watch out for
We tackle brokers’ key regulation concerns, from client money handling rules to this year’s FSCS bill
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Government motor pledges will require payback
If Downing Street can meaningfully curb whiplash and lawyers’ fees, insurers wil be expected to lower motor rates in response
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Online onlyTowergate's results explained
How Towergate performed in the five key areas we highlighted last week
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Online onlyBiba blog: there is a free lunch for brokers
It’s a busy time for Biba as the annual conference and exhibition looms
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Surging profits but Willis is still troubled
Broker’s results look good on the surface but there are challenges ahead
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Online onlyBiba blog: the FSA gets it right
The much-derided regulator deserves applause for not only working to clarify client money rules – but for actually spent time talking to Biba members to get their input
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Towergate yet to realise its potential
Towergate failed to increase its golden measure of EBITDA in 2011, but chief Mark Hodges is gunning for growth in 2012
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Down, but not out
Consolidators looking for easy pickings among independents feeling the effects of a struggling economy should think again
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Online onlyCooper Gay hungry for speedy private equity deal
CGSC needs capital to expand while flotation plans remain longer-term objective
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Online onlyAviva shareholders told to reject ‘excessive’ pay
Insurer moves to defend remuneration for directors after ABI alert and attack by Pirc
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Online onlyAon’s $5bn share buyback spells cashflow confidence
Analysts believe the broker’s move of headquarters to the UK will free up capital
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Online onlyIs the private equity model broken?
Private equity firms’ appetite for buying insurance companies appears to be undiminished. Yet there are signs that, in the present difficult economic climate, such business arrangements can come unstuck
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Online onlyMalcolm Smith, Groupama
E-trading in the SME sector is now available for a wide range of products, but the medium still has yet to reach its full potential
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Online onlyHomeServe fined £750,000 for dialler system breaches
£750,000 penalty is first in watchdog’s crackdown on silent and abandoned calls
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Online onlyGallagher teams up with run-off firm for Groupama
Private equity house to provide funding for bid, with offshore insurer to run off book
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Online onlyCrack down on add-ons: the unanswered questions
The FSA’s announcement that it plans to get tough on add-ons was short on detail. What does it means for brokers? Here we fill in some of the gaps
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Online only20-26 Apr: Lauren Gow's week
Sister title Global Reinsurance’s markets editor jets off to Miami this week to talk insurance regulation and other hot topics
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Online only‘I’ve lived like a monk for years’
The Backchat Insider notes that some insurers are planning a more austere Biba conference this year … and is impressed that so many from the industry took to the streets for the London Marathon
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Online onlyDfT whiplash response slow with little detail
Government response needs fleshing out, argue critics ahead of next insurance industry meeting with government
