Opinion
Insurance management through the recession
The UK, together with other economies around the world, is in the worst recession for over a generat...
Past legislation not predictive
As a contributor to the environmental liability directive article last week, I would like to clarify...
Chaucer's white knight tale
It was with little surprise that two companies linked with sales made two very different announcemen...
Once upon a time ..
The global economy is well into its deepest recession since World War II. Brokers handle 80% of prem...
Chaucer's white knight tale
It was with little surprise that two companies linked with sales made two very different announcemen...
Once upon a time ..
The global economy is well into its deepest recession since World War II. Brokers handle 80% of prem...
Insurance is on the up
Taking pleasure in the discomfort of others is not nice but it's hard for insurance practitioners to...
Competition Commission's single PPI ban will invigorate the market
The Competition Commission's decision to ban the sale of single premium policies will ultimately be ...
Shariah has potential
The news last week that the likes of Hiscox, Groupama, Ecclesiastical and JLT were prepared to back ...
Butterfly effect
Following the long anticipated renewals season, it comes as no real surprise that many rates have, o...
The challenge is to work toward the same goal
Every day you read and hear that the next 12 months are going to be challenging. The credit crunch h...
GAB MBO is no surprise
To say the management buyout of GAB Robins' UK business has been a long time in gestation is as much...
Doctor-led MDTs add wasteful costs
I am just catching up with some reading from the Christmas period and came across the article writte...
Buy RBSI, get RBS free?
The latest move by the government to stabilise the banking sector and generate more lending has trig...
Til the end of time or 2009 - whichever comes first
Monday was officially the most miserable day of the year, according to the experts. But having looke...
2009: a claims scorcher or claims washout?
The rain started to fall on 1 August 2006 and it hasn't really stopped now for 29 months (that's 870...
Brokers remain loyal to their customers first
Perhaps the chairman of Moorhouse Lyndon Wood had a bad new year. Reading the comment attributed to ...
Crisis offers opportunities
"Things will have to change in order that they remain the same." This quote from Prince Salina in Le...
Economy needs a rate rise
When I wrote my January 2008 contribution to View from the Top, I never imagined that in January 200...
Act now to reduce claims cost burden
I am writing regarding the many articles and letters I have read about the cost of injury claims. I ...
RAC's identity crisis
The RAC's insurance business continues to be the Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde of the industry, with yet ano...
Collaboration is key to rehabilitation
I read with interest the article by Rachel Bush and Ed Fletcher ('Mind over matter', Post, 4 Decembe...