Post magazine – 23 February 2012

This week the Post team reports on the reaction of those who were excluded from last week's Downing Street summit on motor insurance premiums, and seeks to find out whether this will help or hinder the ambitions of curbing costs in the long run.

In other news, Willis' decision to take contingent commissions again after previously deploring them is thrown under the spotlight, with rival brokers, risk managers and other interested parties commenting on this move, and the wider implications for the broking and insurer buyer sectors.

Elsewhere, Post reporter Callum Brodie investigates the strange case of a broker who has been targeted by private investigators, while Chinwe Akomah reports how far some loss adjusting employees will go to incentivise contractors to join their networks.

Also in this issue, Post sits down with Capita's new insurance boss, Brent Escott, to discuss his hopes and aspirations for the outsourcing giant, and gathers a host of experts together to discuss whether climate change is really a subject the insurance sector should be worried about, or if their concerns are misplaced.

The continuing success of the high net worth market despite the tough economic conditions, household rates and the changing profile of organised fraudsters are also featured this week, alongside the first in a new series Expertise in Action, focusing on corporate underinsurance.

Read the 23 February edition of Post