Interview
An heir of achievement
Interview: Phil McNeilage
The Lime Street convert
Interview: Tony Markel
Reputation is key
Solvent schemes of arrangement have boomed in the last five years, with Pricewaterhouse Coopers dominating the market as the most successful adviser. Dan Schwarzmann tells Ralph Savage there is no question that, in the right circumstances, schemes…
Recruitment moves
Broker BMS has announced that Alexander Johnston will become non-executive chairman of the group on ...
Remember the Alamo!
John Spencer, chief executive of the BMS Group, brings a 25-year perspective to bear on today's (re)insurance market and allows an anecdote or two to make a sneak appearance
The defendant's voice
Lea Brocklebank
Burrows digs deep
Peter Burrows
Bruce foresight
Cathie Bruce
Mapping out a winner
Nicolas Moreau
Natural selection
Mairi Mallon meets Jim Bryce, the chief executive of IPCRe and self-styled 'dinosaur of Bermuda', and finds out why, 13 years down the line, the company is not only still going strong, but is now branching out out of its traditional mono-line catastrophe…
Swimming against the tide
Interview: David Martin
A fine balance
Hiscox is busy striving to become a household name, with its multi-million-pound advertising campaign pushing the brand deeper into the country's conscience. Ralph Savage meets group claims director Jeremy Pinchin to discuss the challenges such a…
Retail therapy
Tom Woolgrove, managing director of Halifax Bank of Scotland's general insurance business, speaks to Andrew Foxwell about putting aside the past and meeting the challenges of the future
Up, up and away!
Scott Carmilani, chief executive of Allied World Assurance Company (AWAC), has been so busy jetting around doing business his feet have rarely touched the ground. Mairi Mallon managed to catch up with him to get a work-in-progress report
Spirit of independence
Almost a year on from its management buyout, Garwyn managing director Declan Treanor talks to Jonathan Swift about its plans to diversify and grow as an independent firm
Punching above his weight
After turning his back on a fledgling career in boxing, Roshan Choolhun has won a different type of title that he is equally proud of - the British Insurance Brokers' Association Young Broker of the Year. Ringside, Tanya Powley reports
Global designs
Shivan Subramaniam, chairman and chief executive of FM Global, tells Jonathan Swift how taking as much risk out of insurance as possible is driving the company's international success
A mind to mingle
With much to promote, Marie Louise Rossi, former International Underwriting Association chief executive, speaks to Ed Vinales about getting down to business at this weekend's Monte Carlo Rendezvous
Imagination gone wild
In the US, reinsurance is increasingly being used as the scapegoat in the political blame game as homeowner premiums are hiked. Mairi Mallon talks to Bob Hartwig of the I.I.I. for answers
A very careful balance
Mark Geoghegan interviews Sally Bramall, managing director of Global Market Security for Willis, to glean her perspective of the financial health of the industry today. He soon discovers that a delicate balance is required when assessing company security
Changing man
Despite falling into insurance at the whim of an administration clerk, Simon Machell has risen to the top of the tree at Norwich Union. He tells Jonathan Swift how three jobs in less than 18 months has left him excited about his latest challenge
As clean as a whistle-blower
Lynn Brewer describes her decision to blow the whistle on corruption at Enron as simply "the right thing to do" but, as she explains to Ralph Savage, the difficulty is in getting people to listen
A bad wind rising?
Despite the above-average storm season forecasts, Ed Noonan, chief executive of Validus Re, remains optimistic about the opportunities for start-ups. But will a bad wind blow them down? Mairi Mallon relays his views
Brand designs
Angela Seymour-Jackson, Norwich Union's distribution director, talks to Jonathan Swift, about quoting customers happy, affinity opportunities and the potential of RACD