Opinion
If there was no London Market, you'd have to invent one
Dear Friend, Back in February, I hosted a round-table panel of senior reinsurance professionals bas...
Will ABI plan be plane sailing?
The Association of British Insurers may have come in for some stick in the past for some of its draw...
Eiffel Towergate anyone?
The news that the European Commission is referring several member states, including France, Germany ...
Complacency over investigation
I was interested to see (CIS director of general insurance) David Neave's letter in Post Magazine (1...
Mystery shopper carried out in good faith
With reference to the mystery shopper article last week, if that is all the information provided to ...
ATE market needs to repair image
Post Magazine is right to highlight the Rogers v Merthyr Tydfil appeal as one that should bring more...
Neave gets Saturday night fever
Former Royal and Sun Alliance claims guru David Neave is the latest to have a 1970s flashback after ...
Reinstatement costs addressed
I write with regard to the interview with Tony Boobier ('Mr Fix It', PM, 16 March 2006, pp10-11). T...
Work together to tackle MID
Yet again, it appears that the subject of Motor Insurance Database threatens to open up a war of wor...
Call for a return to thorough training
I wholeheartedly agree with Jim Pittman's comments regarding the recruiting and training of claims s...
ZM points to mutual pitfalls
Zurich Municipal's response to the news that 28 London boroughs plan to form an insurance mutual las...
Internet will not be threat to old values
In response to the article 'Internet brands bid for insurance space' (PM, 23 March 2006, p40), I wou...
Industry's sporting chance
Last week saw two major sporting tie-ups involving insurers: Manchester United announced a £56.5m sh...
Agenda not quite right, says Co-op's questioning director
As managing director of britishinsurnace.com, I wonder what Simon Burgess' agenda is in his letter '...
Adjusters can be different
I would like to respond to comments expressed by Jim Pittman in the article 'Adjusters the same, say...
NU GI bosses on the up
The departure of Norwich Union Life boss Gary Withers last week saw the general insurance business u...
Allianz plays more aggressive team game
The news that a 13-strong property team has defected to Allianz Cornhill from Norwich Union raised a...
Reforms address reality
Tom Jones is wrong to accuse the insurance industry of lies about disproportionate costs in personal...
Young claims staff must be nurtured
Returning to the claims arena after a few years' absence has enabled me to look at the industry with...
Are we the country's oldest broker?
This year represents the 125th year of continuous trading for independent insurance broker and risk ...
Increase penalties for driving uninsured
It has long been my conviction that the odds are unfairly stacked against the law-abiding motorist. ...
Is Misys deal bad news for customers?
In the story 'Misys GI sold for £182m to Montagu Private Equity' (www.postmagazine.co.uk, 30 March),...
Why this creme brulee market will soon become inedible
Dear Friend, First of all, I must acknowledge a debt of thanks to the Benfield research team for co...
Why doesn't ethical Co-op practise what it preaches?
I am saddened to find that the Co-operative Insurance Society and its sister orgnaisation, the Co-op...