Post magazine – 22 March 2012

This week Post reporter Amy Ellis looks into the apparent revolving doors operating at UK broker consolidators in a week that has seen senior shake-ups at both Oval and Giles. Are these management changes indicative of just how tough a time such firms are having in delivering for their shareholders? And where will they seek to rationalise?

In other news, Post reporter Callum Brodie reports on reaction to Wunelli's call for data standardisation in the increasingly prevalent and popular field of vehicle telematics. Opinions are divided as to the viability and value of seeking to share black box data as the debate hots up.

Elsewhere, Post details how volatile capital markets were the biggest insurer challenge of 2011, despite the focus on numerous natural catastrophes, as the results season draws to a close and investment income comparisons are made.

Also in this issue, Post catches up with Max Pell, Xchanging's managing director of insurance, who talks candidly about the challenges of past, present and future.

Feature articles not to be missed this week include a roundtable debate on the lack of industry collaboration over technology improvements, the growing menace of application fraud, the damage social media can inflict on insurance company brands and a market update on bloodstock as the racing season gets underway.

Enjoy the read!

Read the 22 March edition of Post.