From 1 August Sue Copeman, editor of StrategicRISK, will relinquish her current role to be promoted to editor-in-chief. At the same time, associate editor Nathan Skinner will be promoted to editor. In her new role, Sue will continue to work closely with Nathan to extend the brand into new markets and regions. Nathan will assume editorial responsibility for StrategicRISK and its brand extensions including CaptiveRISK which was launched in July.

We watched the UK emergency Budget unfold on June 22 with great interest, not least because the increase in the rate of insurance premium tax (IPT) was a significant piece of news for one of our clients, FiscalReps. We rapidly drafted the press release and were delighted to secure coverage in some key industry titles, including ‘Post Online’ and ‘Insurance Times’.

We’re actually writing a new brochure for FiscalReps at the moment, for a breakthrough product that will be a huge boon for any insurer, broker or policyholder affected by IPT. We can’t say too much right now, but watch this space…

London, England, June 22, 2010 – Independent consultancy FiscalReps is urging the insurance industry to take note of the increase in the rate of insurance premium tax (IPT) in today’s emergency Budget. (more…)

Sarah Veysey has returned from maternity leave and is taking on the role of senior editor at Business Insurance. Sarah can be found tweeting at www.twitter.com/businssveysey.

A good meeting with FiscalReps today to talk over ideas for more thought leadership articles. As our FiscalReps case study shows, even a company that doesn’t naturally generate press release opportunities can sustain a great PR programme by showcasing its thinking on industry trends. Given the latest tax and regulatory developments in the UK and continental Europe, we now have a fresh series of articles in the pipeline to keep FiscalReps front of mind through the insurance trade media.