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Post Blog: Battling back

Made redundant form his role at HSBC Insurance Brokers after being diagnosed with Chronic Fatigue Syndrome, Nick Thomas returned to the market last year at the helm of a new company. Thomas caught up with Post to talk about his tumultuous last decade.

My Best XI, Simon Stevens, Rural Insurance

Simon Stevens, managing director of Rural Insurance, has chosen an industry-dominated XI for his insurance start-up. Electing not to include any football stars, Stevens has opted for a mix of insurer, broker and technology professionals, with a UK…

Middle Eastern Promise

Last week I undertook the first leg of my eating tour of the Middle East, or as I sold it to my employers, “covering the Middle East Insurance Forum in Bahrain”.

Happy Year of the Snake

China is a place where feng shui masters are taken seriously. They are all over the newspapers at the moment declaring what the Year of the Snake will mean for the stockmarket and your love life.

Penny Black's insurance week

Penny loves to see a bit of initiative, and what could be more proactive than penning a letter to the editor of a trade magazine as a step towards gaining entry to the sector?

Post Blog: The great diversity cover-up

For the past four years I have worked as a journalist in the insurance sector, learning the trade, meeting the people that matter and, most importantly, serving the readers of Post Magazine.

From Paris with Snow

The title of this blog is slightly misleading as I am no longer in Paris and there is no longer snow. But before the thaw, I found myself in the Francophile’s playground, courtesy of Coface.

Penny Black's Insurance week

This week, Penny has been curious to see how the industry might vote in an EU referendum proposed by Prime Minister David Cameron.

Postscript: My Best XI: Ben Harrison, Beaumonts Insurance

Beaumonts Insurance divisional director Ben Harrison selects his Best XI for an insurance industry start-up firm. Harrison has selected mainly from the world of broking, with the inclusion of a restoration expert between the posts. Current and former…

Penny Black's Insurance Week

Penny is always interested to hear about insurance bigwigs' past exploits, and Bill Dewsall did not disappoint.

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