2012
Scrap metal thieves target company vehicles
14/05/2012
Businesses urged to protect their vehicles from catalytic converter theft
More needs to be done about metal theft, says BMRA
14/05/2012
More needs to be done to tackle metal theft in the UK
Summit held in attempt to cut bogus whiplash claims
11/05/2012
Fraudulent whiplash claims are costing the average motorist more on their annual premiums, according to the Commons Transport Committee.
Mortgage lenders lobby Minister
for flood cover guarantee
10/05/2012
Access to flood insurance in high risk areas is essential for supporting the housing market
The FA appoints Bluefin Sport for
grassroots football insurance scheme
30/04/2012
The FA has appointed Bluefin Sport to deliver their new National Game Insurance Scheme
Thats the way the cookies crumble
19/04/2012
Businesses warned to abide by new website privacy rules or face a penalty
Capita to acquire employee benefits consultancy,
Bluefin Corporate Consulting
04/04/2012
Capita's pensions business, Capita Hartshead, announces today that it is to acquire employee benefits firm, Bluefin Corporate Consulting.
Leg and Reg newsletter - April 2012
30/03/2012
This newsletter has been produced as a monthly digest of developments in the regulatory sphere that would or could affect your business.
Budget 2012 Update
23/03/2012
Following the announcement of the Budget 2012, we have produced a special Budget Update which picks out those measures likely to be of interest.
Leg & Reg newsletter - March 2012
19/03/2012
This newsletter has been produced as a monthly digest of developments in the regulatory sphere that would or could affect your business.
Solvency II for pensions - EIOPA
19/03/2012
The current economic and financial crisis demonstrates the need for risk-based supervision of banks and insurance companies. In particular, the FSA requires these financial institutions to hold sufficient capital to meet their liabilities.
Letter to the Chancellor urging no change on pension tax relief
12/03/2012
Last week, Nick Burns, Chief Executive of Bluefin, co-signed a letter to the Chancellor on pensions tax relief ahead of the UK Budget Statement. The letter appeared in Saturday's edition of The Times and is shown in this article.
Bluefin appoints DAS to provide legal expenses
product for network members
08/03/2012
Bluefin Broker Partnership Services (BBPS) has appointed DAS to provide a suite of legal expenses and emergency assistance products to its network brokers.
Latest employer duties guidance
02/03/2012
The Regulator has issued employer duties guidance version 3.0. This comprehensive guide has been updated to replace version 2.0 which was issued in July 2011.
Speculation on pension tax relief
22/02/2012
The Budget is less than a month away, and as usual there is some speculation about pension tax relief.
Export drive prompts business travel warning
20/02/2012
Businesses are being urged to remember their duty of care to employees travelling abroad as more companies prepare to expand into overseas markets as part of the government's export drive.
Contingent assets recertification deadline
17/02/2012
All contingent assets must be recertified by 5pm on 30 March. Any contingent asset not recertified by then cannot be taken into account in the calculation of the 2012/13 PPF levy.
Ten tips to protect your business from cyber crime
16/02/2012
Bluefin Insurance Services is advising SMEs on safeguarding their business from the growing threat of cyber crime which is costing the UK around £21billion a year...
Bluefin ceo appointed chair of CII insurance
broking faculty
14/02/2012
Stuart Reid, chief executive of Bluefin Insurance Group, has been appointed as chair of the Chartered Insurance Institute's insurance broking faculty...
DTZ sees increased employee engagement with new flexible benefits scheme
07/02/2012
UK property company DTZ has re-launched its flexible benefits scheme after switching to Bluefin's online portal, Orbit.
Bluefin warns businesses of deep water ahead following government cuts to flood defence schemes
02/02/2012
Businesses could be left at risk of flooding as public sector spending cuts lead to the postponing of multi-million pound defence schemes aimed at protecting thousands of homes and commercial premises.
Technology comes to the fore
31/01/2012
Robin Hames, Head of Technical, Marketing and Research at Bluefin, talks about the crucial role technology will play in interacting with HR and Payroll systems when introducing automatic enrolment.
Leg and Reg Newsletter - February 2012
31/01/2012
This newsletter has been produced as a monthly digest of developments in the regulatory sphere that would or could affect your business.
Bluefin responds to DWP announcement
on delay of auto-enrolment dates
25/01/2012
Following today's announcement on the revised staging dates for automatic enrolment, Bluefin responds and relaunches its calculator inline with the update.
Consultation on GMP equalisation
25/01/2012
There is a lot of brouhaha about the DWP consultation on GMP equalisation, part of a consultation package on PPF rules and wider pension scheme equalisation that is running until April, but what exactly has changed?
Bluefin achieves chartered broker status
18/01/2012
The Chartered Insurance Institute (CII) has awarded the prestigious 'Chartered Insurance Brokers' title to Bluefin Insurance Services Ltd, one of the UK's leading providers of independent insurance advice and support.
Leg and Reg Newsletter - January 2012
05/01/2012
This newsletter has been produced as a monthly digest of developments in the regulatory sphere that would or could affect your business.
John Simmonds steps down from Chairman role
04/01/2012
Bluefin Advisory Services (BAS) has confirmed that John Simmonds has stepped down from his role as Chairman of Bluefin Corporate Consulting and Bluefin Wealth Management.
