Opinion
Rehab referral fees concern
I read with some trepidation the article entitled 'What lies beneath' (8 May, p20). I fear that the ...
Hidden hazards
Business continuity
GTA agreement masks much deeper divisions
The recent history of the insurance industry has been littered with delays. Whether it is the Minist...
Even greater expectations
As an industry we talk about how important the customer is to us. Yet, as an industry, we are often ...
The streets with no name
A fortnight is a long time in the world of insurance. No sooner had Barclays Private Equity given h...
More Jaws than Jaws 2?
The strapline for Jaws 2 says it all really - "Just when you thought it was safe to go back in the w...
Beyond reasonable doubt
Commission disclosure
Mortgage holders must be protected
The Council of Mortgage Lender's director general Michael Coogan's call for reforms to income suppor...
Time to address the ugly issue of premium rises
There is a palpable sense of gloom and despondency pervading the UK economy right now and many of ou...
Biba 2008: a reflection
Kicking off with chief executive Eric Galbraith's impassioned call for a "market solution" for commi...
Breaking borders
Global programmes
LAML upbeat despite case
In our view, it is misleading to deduce from the judgement on Brent's particular circumstances that ...
Cyber security presents new avenue to market
In reference to your recent feature on cyber liability (Post, 17 April, p15-16), while it outlined m...
Facing the future
Picking up on this year's British Insurance Brokers' Association conference theme 'influencing tomor...
End of high street blues?
The death of the high street broker has been trumpeted on many occasions. Most recently, aggregator...
Dust off your jump suits
Dear friend, Sometimes we spend so much time knocking something that we forget how good it is, or h...
Never say never again
In conversation with Royal Bank of Scotland Insurance chief executive Chris Sullivan last year, the ...
Performance engineering
Accounting standards
Transparency debate must be won or else?
It is good that the Financial Services Authority paper on transparency is being debated publicly and...
What price customer loyalty?
The recent feature on customer retention raised some interesting issues but it seemed to overlook tw...
Neo-nomads are the future
Until recently, the term nomad was commonly used in the City as shorthand for 'nominated adviser'. B...
Biba hits back over FSA mandate criticism
I feel I must respond to Tony Cornell's letter headed "Broker giants need to team up to halt FSA pla...
The long and short of it
As an actuary by trade, I am used to looking beyond the short term and firmly fixing an eye on the h...
Trouble at the top for Axa?
The departure of Axa chief executive Peter Hubbard brings to a close the longest reign of any of the...