Opinion
Lloyd's gets cosy on consolidation
The consolidation of Lloyd's' quoted companies, known as Integrated Lloyd's Vehicles, has long been ...
Treating customers fairly starts from within
The Financial Services Authority's 'Treating Customers Fairly' initiative is perhaps a perfect examp...
RSA bid talk a smokescreen?
The news that investment company Corvus Capital is considering a bid for Royal and Sun Alliance spar...
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Tobacco case little comfort
Regarding the recent reports on the failure of the Imperial Tobacco claim against tobacco manufactur...
Car charging and the impact on the insurance industry
Alistair Darling's proposals for a nationwide road-toll system have certainly been the subject of ho...
Airmic still unsatisfied by broking market
The Association of Insurance and Risk Managers used its conference this week to unveil whether there...
Linked health and safety premiums in force
While I wholeheartedly agree with deputy director of the Health and Safety Executive Justin McCracke...
Fixed costs for medical reports good news for all
I was interested to read the recent feature on fixed costs for medico-legal reports and insurers' in...
Hard acts to follow
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Brokers ready to shop
Despite a lot of talk about major consolidation before General Insurance Day, the actual run-up to J...
The claimant's view
Are we in the grip of a compensation culture? Tom Jones does not think so. It was inevitable that T...
Warranty cover a must for self-builders
As an insurance broker specialising in construction warranties, I was interested to read 'Laying the...
Fisher's shoes prove difficult to fill
Hiscox this week confirmed that it was still seeking a managing director for its insurance company a...
Cheesed off by claims farmers
I note the mention of claims farmers being attracted to one of the craziest events in the UK, the Gl...
Industry has chance to be true risk partner
As the risk management industry decamps to Brighton next week for the annual Association of Insuranc...
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Can we avoid the price hikes of the 1990s?
Buyers of motor and home insurance are faced with a huge choice of providers with an even wider rang...
FSA must respond, not react
Our beloved consumer champion, the Financial Services Authority, was caught on the hop last week aft...
TOBA will help London progress
The recent Post Magazine coverage of the new model terms of business agreements was disappointingly ...
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Trust is the way forward
I read with interest the article entitled 'Chain reaction' in the Post Magazine Property Supplement ...
Need must match policy
I read with interest the recent article 'Suspension without suspense', which assessed the changing d...