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From Celtic Tiger to paper tiger?

The Irish insurance market is in dire straits: with too little competition, costs are going through the roof. Although company chiefs are adopting long-term recovery strategies, Marcus Alcock wonders whether the Celtic Tiger has lost its bite.

Putting the viva into Espana.

It is easy to dismiss the Spanish insurance market as a bit of a backwater. In actual fact, the country's life sector is behaving bullishly giving those in the European arena a run for their money, while general insurance is also putting up a good fight…

Home is increasingly where the work is.

The number of employees working from home is rising rapidly, according to several recent surveys, but their employers still have a duty of care to them. Chris Evans looks at the implications of this.

That sinking feeling.

Bad press had caused the income protection sector to founder, but now it has been thrown a life line in the form of moves to simplify policy wordings and introduce best practice. Francis Higney says improved public perception is adding to its renewed…

Community spirit.

The Labour government has put corporate social responsibility at the top of the business agenda. But as many insurance businesses, such as Lloyd's, have discovered, involving staff in doing good works can pay dividends, says Lynn Rouse.

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