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Middle East guest blog: Pennywise pound foolish in health insurance?
It is not economically feasible for corporate clients to purchase insurance for 'pound-swapping' layers.
Post Blog: Blackberry, Ratner and the lesson for insurers
The insurance industry can learn from October's Blackberry systems failure and Gerald Ratner's famous gaffe in 1991.
Penny Black's insurance week
Penny has a narrow escape at a mind-reading event
Let's salute one of the few men who really changed Parliament
Norman St John Stevas (Lord St John of Fawsley), who died at the weekend, was responsible for the most significant post-war reform of the way Parliament works.
Penny Black's insurance week
Penny's not sure she'd use a price comparison website with the name 'Quote Baby'
Post Blog: UK riots and loss of trade
Some six months after the widespread rioting hit the UK, the position on loss of trade remains unclear.
Post Blog: Nissan Micras, sexual discrimination and Ramsey Pricing
When I passed my driving test aged 17, the annual car insurance premium for my little one litre Nissan Micra equalled around one third of the total value of the car.
Post Blog: Redknapp, bad weather and PI policies
Alongside Harry Redknapp and adverse weather, the unlikely hot topic of aggregation clauses in professional indemnity policies is hotly debated in insurance circles.
Middle East guest blog: Consumer protection my foot
The insurance broking fraternity in the United Arab Emirates met on 9 February to discuss how, through concerted effort, they can enter into a meaningful dialogue with the UAE Insurance Authority to reverse the recently released, notorious Directive 2.
CII Blog: Past, Present and Future
Now is a good idea time to reflect on the past year and 2011 was certainly a rollercoaster for those in insurance.
Middle East Guest Blog: Firm Foundations
In earlier articles I have written that 2012 will be the year of reckoning following the 2008 financial crisis. Insurance is such that it takes time to unfold. Cyclicality is often blamed for the industry’s woes; and even more so in the Middle East…
Post blog: The year reform hit the road
The reform of the personal injury system may not be as significant as the major events of 2011, such as the Arab Spring, Eurozone crisis or death of Osama bin Laden, it will have a dramatic impact on all those involved in the system.