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Middle East blog: Poacher turned game keeper
After a stint as an insurance broker, returning to an insurance company position in January of this year was momentous home coming for me.
Post Blog: Making the most of data
In the second part of a two part special, Sabine VanderLinden, head of value propositions at SSP, explains the advantages of effectively utilising big data.
Blog: Has Biba found its valentine in Steve White?
It is now four months since Eric Galbraith announced his intention to leave the British Insurance Brokers’ Association, leading to fevered speculation about his successor.
My Best XI, Simon Stevens, Rural Insurance
Simon Stevens, managing director of Rural Insurance, has chosen an industry-dominated XI for his insurance start-up. Electing not to include any football stars, Stevens has opted for a mix of insurer, broker and technology professionals, with a UK…
Middle Eastern Promise
Last week I undertook the first leg of my eating tour of the Middle East, or as I sold it to my employers, “covering the Middle East Insurance Forum in Bahrain”.
Happy Year of the Snake
China is a place where feng shui masters are taken seriously. They are all over the newspapers at the moment declaring what the Year of the Snake will mean for the stockmarket and your love life.
Post Blog: Does size matter?
In the first part of a two part special, Sabine VanderLinden, head of value propositions at SSP considers the use of big data.
Penny Black's insurance week
Penny loves to see a bit of initiative, and what could be more proactive than penning a letter to the editor of a trade magazine as a step towards gaining entry to the sector?
Penny speed meets... Ian Pritchard, motor development underwriter, Groupama Insurances
Being an insatiable socialite, Penny Black is always eager to probe the personalities behind the professional veneer of her industry friends. What better way to squeeze in and share as many intimate revelations as possible than her very own ‘speed…
Post Blog: The great diversity cover-up
For the past four years I have worked as a journalist in the insurance sector, learning the trade, meeting the people that matter and, most importantly, serving the readers of Post Magazine.
From Paris with Snow
The title of this blog is slightly misleading as I am no longer in Paris and there is no longer snow. But before the thaw, I found myself in the Francophile’s playground, courtesy of Coface.
Claims Club monthly missive: 75% of claims managers admit recruitment 'difficulties'
“I believe the children are our future. Teach them well and let them lead the way”
Penny Black's Insurance week
This week, Penny has been curious to see how the industry might vote in an EU referendum proposed by Prime Minister David Cameron.
Postscript: My Best XI: Ben Harrison, Beaumonts Insurance
Beaumonts Insurance divisional director Ben Harrison selects his Best XI for an insurance industry start-up firm. Harrison has selected mainly from the world of broking, with the inclusion of a restoration expert between the posts. Current and former…
Don’t use 7-Elevens to find your way around Hong Kong
Whatever you do, don’t use 7-Elevens as a point of reference when guiding yourself around Hong Kong. There are about seventeen on every street.
Penny Black's Insurance Week
Penny is always interested to hear about insurance bigwigs' past exploits, and Bill Dewsall did not disappoint.
Penny speed meets: Michael Lawrence, personal lines director, LV Broker
Being an insatiable socialite, Penny Black is always eager to probe the personalities behind the professional veneer of her industry friends. What better way to squeeze in and share as many intimate revelations as possible than her very own ‘speed…
