Opinion
Your trade, your costs, your problem
The occasional outcries about the subject of fraud quite frankly disturb me - there are cursory inve...
Commingling is not the way
It seems to me that many (but by no means all) of what the Financial Services Authority requires of ...
FSA may shoulder responsibility for claims
It appears the debate about who will police the claims management sector is drawing to a close (see ...
Keeping up appearances over claimants
I was pleased to see the comment from Tom Jones of Thompsons last week (PM, 12 January, p18). It se...
Compensation pay condoned
I wonder how long it will take the Financial Services Authority to wake up to the rewards insurers a...
Gable goes to the liability table
An offshore domiciled insurance company looks to provide new liability capacity in the UK, offering ...
2006 must follow up developments of 2005
The start of a new year is a time for reviewing the past 12 months and setting objectives for the 12...
Reform is not attack on lawyers
While some criticism from the legal profession to our proposals for compensation reform is inevitabl...
CII sets out proposals to protect its future and grow
When Rentokil announced plans to close its final salary pension scheme at the end of 2005, there was...
London is as good as Bermuda for trading
Recent moves by various Lloyd's-listed companies to establish Bermudian-based subsidiaries have been...
Snowball throws Aviva towards next stage
The revelation that Aviva has united its UK general insurance and life businesses under Patrick Snow...
Timesheets to the wind
It may be something, it may be nothing but I was interested in your article 'Broker giants to trial ...
Climate conundrum
As we go into the new year, our thoughts are often with resolutions and what we are going to do to m...
Eye should be kept on internet business
The insurance sector is increasingly relying on internet-based services to achieve competitive diffe...
PPI market up for grabs
Current controversy surrounding the selling, or should I say mis-selling, of payment protection insu...
Motor claims briefing: accelerating change
23 February 2006 - Thistle Tower, London As the motor insurance sector feels the squeeze, the need ...
Protocol is not a code
I would like to draw the distinction between the Association of Personal Injury Lawyers' rehabilitat...
Industry is stuck in the Dark Ages when it comes to technology
When it comes to technology, the insurance industry is still in the Dark Ages, and it infuriates me....
Big impact of the depot big bang
As Post Magazine went to press, it was becoming evident the explosion at the Buncefield oil depot in...
Insurers follow Flora with interest and trepidation
Indexation looks set to become a crucial issue for liability insurers next year, following a court r...
Insourcing may not be way forward
The fact that many firms are now choosing to bring outsourced projects back in-house clearly illustr...
Marsh eyes Continental shift
Marsh has this week again raised the thorny issue of 'them' and 'us'; 'large multinational' and 'reg...
Industry must take advantage of regulation
Regulation has been a key focus for the insurance industry in 2005, particularly for general insuran...
CCAC finds itself in a no-win situation
The revelation that MPs have recommended the government to only partially raise the small claims lim...