Adviser / Broking

The British Insurance Brokers' Association (Biba) and the Institute of Insurance Brokers (IIB) have called for regulatory barriers to be lowered and for the current inappropriate style and intensity of regulation to be reformed.

More than 1,000 advisers are now writing protection business through Sesame Bankhall Group's panel following its launch last November, the network has announced.

A shortlist has been formed for advisers wishing to attend the independent protection training after the first two sessions were fully subscribed in less than a week.

A new protection intermediary headed by former moneysupermarket.com management will launch next week.

Avelo has added its weight to those predicting protection sales will grow with IFAs increasing focus to it after the Retail Distribution Review (RDR) is introduced.

The British Insurance Brokers' Association (BIBA) is supporting targeted regulation of comparison sites.

Adviser network Pink has doubled its protection sales in six months following broker training.

Dates have been confirmed for the Protection Review and Personal Finance Society's (PFS) independent protection training sessions.

Defaqto's publications have been recognised as contributing to continuing professional development (CPD) by the Institute of Financial Planning (IFP).

Consumers are becoming more confident in shunning specialist financial advice and purchasing financial products online, according to new research.