Opinion
An interesting challenge: hardening during recession
The UK non-life insurance sector is facing a very interesting and unusual challenge at present - tha...
Sorry ABI, London blew it
This week the Association of British Insurers issued the rather alarmist statement that the future o...
Stiff drink needed over travel tips
The team at Our Network and I were fascinated to read about Grant Ellis's hotel, drink and flight pu...
Climate: doing the right thing for the long term
This week's G20 summit has been a big talking point in the office, not least because of the protests...
Time to be afraid?
News Analysis: Turner Report
High-net-worth clients must have correct cover
I was recently quoted talking about underinsurance for the high-net-worth market in an article 'Hisc...
Limiting your liability
News Analysis: LLP status
Taking on ballast to survive rough seas
If you were an investor in Bermudian IPC Holdings, you probably wish there could be four or five pla...
Loss adjusters fight fraud
In last week's Post, Stuart Dennis, of TCF Corporate, made a number of negative comments about loss ...
A softly softly approach
With the global recession picking up pace, the insurance industry finds itself in a curious dilemma....
An AA-rated row
The broker/insurer battlefield has seen a few bruised egos of late, with both sides trying to make s...
The facts about plaques
Tom Jones confuses "our tired old mantra" (The Claimant's View, 12 March, p10) with the facts. As he...
Insurers spread the love
The heated debate about managing general agents and their role in the market continues apace. PBS H...
Recession-proof brokers?
This year will be my 25th in insurance and if there's one truism I've learned, it's that broker dist...
Businesses and insurers need to work together
It is not the time for the insurance industry to desert UK business by removing cover and being unim...
BIG bad timing for Aviva as share price takes a hit
Last week (5 March), Aviva made two BIG announcements. On one side, it formally unveiled its Broker...
What future for AIG UK? - Eye of the storm
With the US government forced to inject more money into AIG, and a record quarterly loss, Leigh Jack...
You get what you pay for - if it's free
I was interested to see the letter in last week's Post from Paul Brierley questioning the independen...
Motor claims handling - A new driving force
With new research proving the clear link between customer satisfaction and renewal, Ian Hughes calls...
Is NU's broker group truly independent?
The front cover of last week's Post carried the story that Norwich Union is to launch its Broker Ind...
AIG is dead, long live AIU
After all the speculation, AIG ended up posting a quarter loss every bit as large as anticipated at ...
Discouraging the growing impulse to sue
A few weeks ago a plane ditched into the Hudson River in New York. The story that emerged created a ...
A stunning month for reinsurance
What a stunning month it's been for the reinsurance industry. We're still trying to get our breath b...