British Insurance Brokers’ Association (Biba)
Biba brands SSP's lack of communication 'unacceptable'
The British Insurance Brokers’ Association has said that it is “extremely concerned” over SSP’s lack of communication to brokers following this week’s interruptions to the software house’s Pure Broking platform.
Travel fraud: travelling in a new direction
Traditionally, most fraud associated with holidaymakers has resulted from opportunists who exaggerate, distort or invent relatively low-value claims on their travel insurance policies.
Over-50s: Targeting a mature market
For insurers, targeting the over-50s market would appear to be a no-brainer, not least because there are so many of them.
Ageas' François-Xavier Boisseau calls time on IPT for telematics
It's a sad fact that road casualty rates increase around this time of year as we endure darker evenings and deteriorating weather conditions.
Go Compare celebrates tenth birthday
Go Compare has saved customers over £1bn over its 10 year history, the company said.
All aboard the Brexit rollercoaster
There is a touching stubborn optimism in the insurance industry about where the Brexit negotiations might lead, although it is rather like one of those fixed smiles that it gradually becomes harder to sustain with any degree of conviction.
The question of liability for autonomous vehicle claims
Tesla’s recent hack has moved the liability spotlight onto software providers
State of the Broker Nation Extra: Insurers
In this extra part of the State of the Broker Nation, we find out what brokers really think about their insurers. Michèle Bacchus asked them plainly – and she has received some frank answers
Biba urges Chancellor not to increase Insurance Premium Tax
The British Insurance Brokers' Association is urging the government not to increase Insurance Premium Tax in the Autumn Statement.
The rise and fall of Gable – where does this leave brokers?
The Liechtenstein-based insurer entered administration last month
State of the Broker Nation: Regulation
In the second part of Post’s research, brokers talk candidly to Michèle Bacchus about the British Insurance Brokers’ Association, the Financial Conduct Authority, the government and the European Union
Transactor to host Pukka's commercial vehicle scheme
Transactor Global Solutions has partnered with Pukka which will see the MGA’s soon to be launched commercial vehicle scheme distributed via the Transactor software system.
SSP calls for ‘increased scrutiny’ over software houses
SSP will welcome “increased scrutiny” from the Financial Conduct Authority in the wake of an outage that has affected a third of its customer base.
Biba review into software houses to be a 'major work'
An independent investigation into the disaster recovery plans of broking software houses will be completed by the first quarter of next year.
Biba hosts meeting between SSP and brokers
The British Insurance Brokers’ Association facilitated a “full and frank discussion” between software house SSP and brokers affected by its August outage last night in its London offices.
Biba urges members to contact Enterprise liquidator
The British Insurance Brokers’ Association has emailed its members advising any that have policies remaining with Enterprise to contact the provisional liquidator.
Week in Post: Socials, swingers, and share sales
This week editorial staff at Post and sister title Insurance Age held their annual team social. After a popular vote, we took the unusual step of visiting a swingers club.
How the SSP outage had earthquake repercussions for brokers
Problems started with a power cut but left brokers offline for almost a month
Data protection changes post-Brexit 'could be quagmire of complexity'
The UK must mirror the EU’s data protection regime post-Brexit to avoid a “quagmire of complexity”, insurance bodies have told Post.
New farming risks and their insurance implications
The past 12 months have not been easy for farmers. Depressed produce prices have left the sector facing one of the worst income crisis for more than 100 years.
Yutree launches binding authority liability product with Endurance
Yutree Underwriting has launched a binding authority liability product backed by Lloyd's syndicate Endurance.
SME underinsurance: Fixing the SME market
Has anything changed in the SME sector since the FCA’s thematic review? And if not, why not?
Biba in talks with Enterprise liquidator to help affected brokers
The British Insurance Brokers’ Association is in talks with failed insurer Enterprise’s liquidator with the aim of helping affected UK brokers.
FCA refuses to disclose cost of abandoned Cass 5 review
The Financial Conduct Authority has declined an official request on how much it spent on its now shelved Cass 5 review.