Opinion
Climate of change at G8 Summit
This week the world's attention will focus on the G8 Summit in Edinburgh. One of the topics on the ...
JLT cracks under local pressure
The issue of broker remuneration has again been thrust into the spotlight, after Jardine Lloyd Thomp...
Mirror, Mirror in the PI market
Later this month, the Mirror Group unveils a renewed push into the personal injury market in league ...
Image shaken as workers left in limbo
Yet again, the insurance industry has managed to shoot itself in the foot and attract negative comme...
Police joins forces with MIB over uninsured blitz
The news that the Motor Insurers' Bureau is in talks with three police forces about a pilot scheme t...
Quality not quantity key to commissions
I broadly agree with Jeremy Lawton that the actual amount of commission a broker earns on placement ...
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Contract Certainty - The buyer's choice
If the London market is to achieve its goal of contract certainty by the end of next year, buyers of commercial insurance must play their part, says Andrew Cornish
Uninsured drivers' cars should go to auction
I read with interest the recent articles regarding uninsured drivers and the plans to crush their ca...
Brokers should rise to challenge
According to Jeremy Lawton, commission disclosure will create the death of the broker. He contrasts ...
Wood faces old adversaries again
The fact Halifax Bank of Scotland has leapt into the top 10 of UK motor insurance groups four years ...
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Onshore: the new offshore?
The news that AA Insurance Services is to turn its back on India could not have been better timed, c...
View from the Top - How networks and consolidators compare
This time last year all the talk was about how networks were destined to become the next big thing i...
CILA head: adjusters do not face ruin over VAT
I would like to comment on a number of matters arising from the article, 'Adjusters face ruin over l...
Lack of underwriter the only problem at Whiteley
Following on from the recent coverage of the failure of Whiteley Insurance Consultants, I am concern...
ABI firmly behind risk management
Health and Safety Executive deputy director-general Justin McCracken rightly points out that the ind...
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Spitzer: "death of the broker"?
I can obviously appreciate that the Spitzer affair concerned everyone, however, we now seem to be go...
FSA responds over BPS issue
I would like to comment on the leader "FSA must respond, not react" in the 2 June issue of Post Maga...
Who will foot the new VAT bill?
The insurance industry has an interesting decision to make during the coming months. With the Europe...
Lloyd's gets cosy on consolidation
The consolidation of Lloyd's' quoted companies, known as Integrated Lloyd's Vehicles, has long been ...
Treating customers fairly starts from within
The Financial Services Authority's 'Treating Customers Fairly' initiative is perhaps a perfect examp...
RSA bid talk a smokescreen?
The news that investment company Corvus Capital is considering a bid for Royal and Sun Alliance spar...