Opinion
Colorado state outlaws supply chains
I would like to refer to Tony Le Fevre's article "Slaying the golden goose" (Post 24 January, p32). ...
Insurers fail to follow code
With reference to recent articles in the Post, including "Pitt warns insurers of mandatory flood sta...
Legacy is a natural part of insurance's lifecycle
Last month's news of Marsh UK's £200m outsourcing deal with Capita Group is yet one more reminder th...
When is a broker buy not a broker buy? Ask RSA
And so, having previously given the impression that it did not want to get involved in the broker bu...
Credit where credit's due
It does not quite signal a return to anarchy in the credit hire market but rumbles that a trickle of...
Drawback of brain drain
I refer to your article on the claims "Brain Drain" (Post, 10 January, p3) and Mr Richard Hope's res...
Preparation the key to surviving market change
Over recent months we have seen a proliferation in the development of underwriting portfolios and fu...
The benefit of going green
We agree with the sentiments expressed in Sarah Stoddart's article, Treat Them Green (Post, 17 Janua...
Buffett time!
Dear friend, "Psst! Fancy a piece of the action? I can't tell you too much, my friend, but this is ...
PPI is a true duty of care
Personal finance editors jumped on the news last week that the Financial Services Authority had fine...
Competition: win CMI books
The Chartered Management Institute's Instant Manager series aims to give people easy access to manag...
Too many cooks ...?
Everyone knows the old saying: two's company, three's a crowd. But whether the number is three or t...
The only way is up
Market commentators have repeatedly stressed the need for significant rating increases to improve de...
Year of the aggregator
Last year we saw the aggregator phenomenon take the UK insurance industry by storm. A report by mana...
Networks offer a boost
I have just read Andrew Holman's View from the Top "Network members need to tread with caution" (17 ...
Insurers sing to same toon in North-east push
There certainly seems to be something stirring in the North-east, and no, it does not concern the re...
No end to claims brain drain
I refer to your article on the "claims brain drain" (10 January, p3). This has been ongoing for a nu...
The dream ticket is over
The fallout from the aborted PWS/THB merger will certainly be worth watching. When originally annou...
Network members need to tread with caution
It's been all go in the network arena since Towergate purchased The Broker Network, and a lot of wai...
Beazley shareholders happy with independence
I was interested to read the opening paragraph of your article "Beazley: attractive investment talk ...
MPs need to understand complexities
While I support some of the comments made by the MP for Tewkesbury in the recent article (Post, 10 J...
Reviewing the situation
The comment by the managing director of Continuum in regard to "reviewing growth" raises questions a...
2008: More of the same, or major upheaval?
As with any new year it is always interesting to read the early industry predictions and it is no su...
From trash to treasure
As readers of my previous contributions to View from the Top may recall, I regard positively managin...