The Box

The Box: What are the chances? Causation in claims against insurance brokers

Recorded on 1 April 2025. In our April edition of The Box, James Thompson and Shaira Begum consider the Court of Appeal’s approach to causation in Norman Hay Plc v Marsh Ltd in claims against insurance brokers. They discussed how the courts will approach cases where a broker has failed to put cover in place and the court is asked to assess the likelihood that hypothetical cover would have been available if the broker had done its job.

The Box: Protecting personal data - what should brokers consider?

Recorded on 21 January 2025. The Box is Mills & Reeve's webinar series for insurance brokers, intermediaries and their insurers. After a year in which cyber-attacks and data breaches made significant head-lines, the importance of data security is self-evident. Our January session takes a look at data protection in the insurance context.

The Box: An update on the Appointed Representatives regime - are the new rules working?

Recorded 12 November 2024. In September this year, the FCA published findings of its review into principal firms’ oversight of their appointed representatives. This session provides an update on the issues, as experienced by those within the insurance distribution chain, including an overview of the Appointed Representatives regime; the reasons why the FCA is concerned; and the rule changes introduced in December 2022 and the impact they've had.