Adviser / Broking

The increased use of integrated technology systems and social media will be vital to the development of IFA businesses post RDR, Aviva has warned.

The British Insurance Brokers' Association (Biba) has called on insurers and regulators to take more responsibility for their products if they want them sold by non-professional brokers.

Official government figures have revealed that the average annual salary earned by financial and insurance brokers this year has increased 17.3% on 2010 to £54,924.

Parents and partners, not professionals, are increasingly the first point of call for financial advice, according to new research.

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Advisers across the health and protection sector have been divided over the unveiling of a new Chartered Insurance Institute (CII) qualification for the market.

Brokers have been warned to ensure that proper internal controls are in place to tackle a rise in simple but potentially business-threatening fraud.

The Finance & Technology Research Centre (F&TRC) Protection Forum is to report on the benchmarking of provider's protection retention systems in December.

A qualification for advisers in the health and protection insurance sector has been launched by the Chartered Insurance Institute (CII).

Choosing the right provider is key to advisers considering the business protection market Defaqto has said in a new guide to the sector.