Opinion
Making the headlines
As the WTC case has thrust reinsurance into the limelight, Henry Keeling says recoverables are also coming under close scrutiny
The real bottom line
Britt Newhouse looks at the real costs involved for (re)insurers when it comes to paying claims
A place at the ratings table
The ratings system is one of the favourite debates of the reinsurance industry, and understandably s...
Is the Association of Insurance and Risk Managers right?
Last week on its website, www.postmagazine.co.uk, PM posed the question: Is the Association of Insur...
Here in Hull, we have no interest in being led from Leeds
I am writing in response to the recent article Leeds leads the way (PM, 15 April, pp8-10) at the beh...
All change
Interview
Taming the regulation beast
Over-Regulation
No exceptions for secondary providers
The Royal Institute of Chartered Surveyors has claimed its members should be exempt from Financial S...
CII member poses questions
I would like to add to the recent correspondence on the subject of Chartered Insurance Institute hon...
FSCS moves to clarify position of European insurers in UK
Recent comments in Post Magazine relating to the protection of policyholders by the Financial Servic...
Liability renewals lip-service
And so it came to pass that the much-lauded statement of good practice for liability renewals is lit...
Broker or direct: or why not both?
In last week's magazine (PM, 20 May, p15), Brendan McManus made a good point regarding the direct co...
View from the Top - Industry should big up the SME market
"SME is the UK industry ... this is what insurers are all about - protecting UK industry and commerc...
Honorary rebrand
The awarding of honorary fellowships by the Chartered Insurance Institute is, in my view, further ev...
Will Lloyd's carry out its promise?
Barometer News
CII honorary fellowships just distract from the real issue of training
I have followed with interest the debate in Post Magazine regarding the awarding of honorary fellows...
Companies will soon reap the benefits of training investments
I read with interest the 'view from the top' from HBOS General Insurance chief executive Howard Posn...
A Markel move across the pond
After six months in London heading up Markel Corporation's international business, Gerry Albanese outlines his changing perspective on the qualities of the Lloyd's and London insurance markets
FSA confusion worries insurance buyers
While brokers now seem more optimistic about the onset of regulation, the risk management and insura...
Bright future for positive brokers
This week, hundreds of people will descend on Glasgow for the British Insurance Brokers' Association...
View from the Top - The industry can satisfy the direct demand while managing channel conflict
I read with interest the following comment in the recent Datamonitor report Targeting SMEs in UK Gen...
View from the Top - Insurance industry must swot up on its recruitment and training
Recruitment, training and development - why is the insurance industry so poor at it? Within the ins...
UK players fail international stage test
Direct Line this week confirmed it had pulled out of Japan, ending another indigenous UK insurer's a...
ABI exclusion plans can only help
The Association of British Insurers should be congratulated for looking to cut down on financial exc...