Opinion
Wake-up call over contract certainty
In the aftermath of 11th September 2001, one issue that needed to be addressed was whether the insur...
Knock knock
Financial regulation is on the verge of change and the European legislators are starting to firm up their proposals. Peter Vipond argues the UK industry needs to speak up now to be heard
So long the City towards the brave new world
The recent article 'Aon plots to leave the City for new look EC4' (PM, 2 March, p48) was on the butt...
Lloyd's float a long way off
He has barely had a chance to settle into the office on the top floor of Lloyd's but already the Cit...
Gold Cup Cheltenham ticket winners
The answer to the Brit competition for Cheltenham tickets was the insurer writes 70 classes of busin...
FSA needs reality check on an industry practice
I would like to comment on the news the Financial Services Authority has cancelled broker Xsavi's pe...
More debate is needed over claims views
I'm unsure that those responsible solicitors referred to by Diarmuid McKeown ('It is unfair for clai...
Ad comparison is just a digression
Diarmuid McKeown's attempts to compare the advertising practices of the alcohol industry with the cl...
Employees view different risks
Companies these days tend to place ultimate responsibility for risk management solely and rightly wi...
Are the good times over?
The life of a London market broker is not what it used to be. Long lunches, fat commissions, a job f...
Burglar alarm confusion in quotes
After a ring round of 10 home insurance providers, I was surprised by the lack of knowledge and clar...
Will Aon sing the changes after Canary Wharf move?
It was perhaps no major shock that as thrifty a broker as Aon - we all remember the £70 cap on lunch...
Myriad FSA rules just confuse
When will the Financial Services Authority accept that an effective regulatory working environment d...
Fraud was not condoned pre-regulation
The Financial Services Authority's recent action against Xsavi was absolutely right ('FSA makes an e...
No delay over motor renewal
In an effort to reduce the number of drivers who allow themselves to become uninsured, one of the re...
Hurdling the competition
competition inquiry
Happy to cause annoyance
I appear to be causing annoyance to some of my fellows in our industry. Only today I received a cal...
Six easy steps to ruin
Dear Friend, Now that the renewal season presentations are almost all in, let me run these six quot...
Top 10 deal highlights potential
It appears that Cornell Consulting's latest research into the independent broking sector could not h...
Win Gold Cup Cheltenham tickets
Post Magazine has teamed up with Brit Insurance to offer five pairs of admission tickets with Club E...
It is unfair for claimant law to be pilloried
Have you ever felt that you were being picked on, singled out to be the victim of indirect bullying ...
Putting claimants first is rehab key
In my last contribution to this column, I questioned whether the insurance industry puts customers f...
Access to justice is real issue, not costs
It is interesting to read Litcomp's suggestions that after-the-event premiums will have to be increa...
Iceland goes to London
London's attractiveness to the global insurance market and international players was again highlight...