Opinion
Secondary sector numbers are still cause for concern
The latest figures from the Financial Services Authority do little to ease industry fears that the s...
Mutuals' days are numbered
The recent article 'Open for Business' uncovers seismic changes in medical and dental defence (PM, 9...
Eight years ago
Looking back
Call to arms for MDU AGM
In her response to my factual interpretation of the latest set of the Medical Defence Union's accoun...
Greenaway did not grasp the uninsured nettle
The Greenaway Report has failed to grasp the nettle on the issue of uninsured drivers who it claims ...
The FSA has been sold a system pup
The Financial Services Authority's bid to achieve a position alongside Sarbanes-Oxley and Internatio...
Whistle-blowing is a duty
I agree with all Steve Hearn's points about whistle-blowing (view from the top, PM, 26 August, p9). ...
UK CEOs must act to stop history repeating itself
I was struck by Peter Matson's 'View from the Top' (PM, 29 July, p11). From my own experience during...
EL solutions waiting game
Zurich Financial Services' decision to reward its commercial customers for adopting good risk manage...
Compensation Culture viewpoint
In the last in our series of comments from participants in the Monte Carlo debate, US judge Richard Posner, outlines his views
Insurance IPOs need confidence boost
With Initial Public Offerings being talked up wherever possible, the next few weeks could prove a tu...
MDU claims seem to be off balance
Dr Michael Saunders recently expressed concern about the discretionary membership benefits offered b...
Industry blind spots may hamper claims progress
The news that US firm Cybersettle's blind-bidding claims settlement system is finally set to be give...
Living with risk
Attitudes to risk are all wrong, says Steve Fowler, who suggests that risk need not be seen in a negative light but, as it is a fact of life, should be embraced as an opportunity
How we can learn to live with risk
Risk and opportunity are two sides of the same coin - neither can exist without the other. Companies...
Compensation Culture viewpoint
In the third in our series of comments from participants in the Monte Carlo debate on compensation, John Humphrys, author of Devil's Advocate outlines his views
The MDU is in fine financial fettle
The Medical Defence Union is in good financial shape. Its accounts should be read bearing in mind th...
The rollercoaster heads down
Although reserve pressures remain, softening markets in 2004 may be the result of market competition, explains Edmund Megna
Re is on the next floor up
The 'department store' approach can offer substantial benefits for diversified financial services groups, writes Henry Keeling
Weathering the storm
Each year, the Monte Carlo has a distinct atmosphere and its own major themes over the few days of t...
Politics is part and parcel of insurance
Hiscox is a well run and successful insurer; however, I have to doubt the sagacity of its chairman (...
View from the Top - Telling tales for the benefit of all
Last month's deadline for completed applications to the Financial Services Authority triggered much ...
Brokers plea for underwriting help
I am finding it increasingly difficult to find anyone working in insurance companies that can make a...
Is the gender directive losing impetus?
Halifax Bank of Scotland's move into the women-only insurance market is interesting considering ther...