Your Say: Taking on Tesco

Since Axa and Zurich reported improved UK earnings in mid-February, a number of other insurers have impressed with upbeat personal lines results. After a dismal 2011, these performances should be applauded, and demonstrate that, unlike the banks, which in many cases are still to recover from the global financial crisis, UK insurers have proved their resilience.

However, the robust financial performance of the UK insurance industry masks a longer term reputational issue, and perhaps explains why we seem to get less and less credit for our contribution to the