Opinion
Preparation the key to surviving market change
Over recent months we have seen a proliferation in the development of underwriting portfolios and fu...
The benefit of going green
We agree with the sentiments expressed in Sarah Stoddart's article, Treat Them Green (Post, 17 Janua...
Buffett time!
Dear friend, "Psst! Fancy a piece of the action? I can't tell you too much, my friend, but this is ...
PPI is a true duty of care
Personal finance editors jumped on the news last week that the Financial Services Authority had fine...
Competition: win CMI books
The Chartered Management Institute's Instant Manager series aims to give people easy access to manag...
Too many cooks ...?
Everyone knows the old saying: two's company, three's a crowd. But whether the number is three or t...
The only way is up
Market commentators have repeatedly stressed the need for significant rating increases to improve de...
Year of the aggregator
Last year we saw the aggregator phenomenon take the UK insurance industry by storm. A report by mana...
Networks offer a boost
I have just read Andrew Holman's View from the Top "Network members need to tread with caution" (17 ...
Insurers sing to same toon in North-east push
There certainly seems to be something stirring in the North-east, and no, it does not concern the re...
No end to claims brain drain
I refer to your article on the "claims brain drain" (10 January, p3). This has been ongoing for a nu...
The dream ticket is over
The fallout from the aborted PWS/THB merger will certainly be worth watching. When originally annou...
Network members need to tread with caution
It's been all go in the network arena since Towergate purchased The Broker Network, and a lot of wai...
Beazley shareholders happy with independence
I was interested to read the opening paragraph of your article "Beazley: attractive investment talk ...
MPs need to understand complexities
While I support some of the comments made by the MP for Tewkesbury in the recent article (Post, 10 J...
Reviewing the situation
The comment by the managing director of Continuum in regard to "reviewing growth" raises questions a...
2008: More of the same, or major upheaval?
As with any new year it is always interesting to read the early industry predictions and it is no su...
From trash to treasure
As readers of my previous contributions to View from the Top may recall, I regard positively managin...
Aviva needs to make 'key' decision
Having personally visited a number of Aviva's Indian service centres, one thing that was evident was...
The big credit crisis chill
In the final weeks of 2007, as temperatures drop, global markets are still feeling the chill of the ...
A year of highs and lows
It is hard to believe that my first year back in insurance is almost coming to a close. It is a year...
Better the consolidator you know than don't
Towergate's acquisition of The Broker Network continues to be a hot topic of conversation across the...
No reason to sell out
Before the Financial Services Authority took over from the General Insurance Standards Council, folk...
THB/PWS: first of many?
The news that THB and PWS are in merger discussions should come as no surprise to those close to the...