Opinion
Snowball exit closes door on IPO avenue
When Patrick Snowball was unveiled as deputy chairman of Towergate last year it was seen as somethin...
Three blind underwriters
Dear friend, (With apologies to Jane Austen) It is a truth perhaps not universally acknowledged tha...
Hothouse must cool for compliance
While I cannot comment on the internal issues regarding Willis' cold-calling campaign ("Willis divid...
The challenge of change
Solvency II
Biba: hypocrite or in line with change?
Having criticised aggregators in the past for their less than ethical tactics, on face value the Bri...
Don't take second best
If the research and insurance media coverage is to be believed, a constant thorn in the side of the ...
Repair dialogue will only help matters
The recent roundtable discussion looking at the issue of cash settlement, the benefits of this metho...
Rehab referral fees concern
I read with some trepidation the article entitled 'What lies beneath' (8 May, p20). I fear that the ...
Hidden hazards
Business continuity
GTA agreement masks much deeper divisions
The recent history of the insurance industry has been littered with delays. Whether it is the Minist...
Even greater expectations
As an industry we talk about how important the customer is to us. Yet, as an industry, we are often ...
The streets with no name
A fortnight is a long time in the world of insurance. No sooner had Barclays Private Equity given h...
More Jaws than Jaws 2?
The strapline for Jaws 2 says it all really - "Just when you thought it was safe to go back in the w...
Beyond reasonable doubt
Commission disclosure
Mortgage holders must be protected
The Council of Mortgage Lender's director general Michael Coogan's call for reforms to income suppor...
Time to address the ugly issue of premium rises
There is a palpable sense of gloom and despondency pervading the UK economy right now and many of ou...
Biba 2008: a reflection
Kicking off with chief executive Eric Galbraith's impassioned call for a "market solution" for commi...
Breaking borders
Global programmes
LAML upbeat despite case
In our view, it is misleading to deduce from the judgement on Brent's particular circumstances that ...
Cyber security presents new avenue to market
In reference to your recent feature on cyber liability (Post, 17 April, p15-16), while it outlined m...
Facing the future
Picking up on this year's British Insurance Brokers' Association conference theme 'influencing tomor...
End of high street blues?
The death of the high street broker has been trumpeted on many occasions. Most recently, aggregator...
Dust off your jump suits
Dear friend, Sometimes we spend so much time knocking something that we forget how good it is, or h...
Never say never again
In conversation with Royal Bank of Scotland Insurance chief executive Chris Sullivan last year, the ...