Opinion
The root of property damage
Local authorities are being urged to take action now if they are to avoid liability for future tree root damage claims. Alan Oliver reports
Will simplified model deliver?
Chris Aslett's two enforced job moves ('"Selfish" insurers are leading to industry-wide skills defic...
Brokers must prove their reform commitment
Lloyd's' decision to mandate the use of London Market Principle-style slips as of next year is furth...
Lets and the City
The City is currently experiencing a depression in its property rental market. John Sprawson suggests landlords look to added-value services to try and attract insurance companies into the Square Mile
Penny Black's insurance week
Hurrah for the much-derided 'white van man' from Norwich Union, which has leapt to his defence follo...
View from the Top
On 24 July, in this column, David Martin, chairman, corporate division at Aon, said brokers apprecia...
Gender debate set to rage
So despite all the talk of European Union social minister Anna Diamantopoulou's plans for the insura...
Loss adjusters still alive and kicking
Tony Levitt raises several interesting issues in his article 'AreAdjusters Numbers Up?' (PM, 16 Nove...
View from the Top
Last month, Lord Levene, chairman of Lloyd's, launched a blisteringattack on the "pernicious, cancer...
"Selfish" insurers are leading to industry-wide skills deficit.
I read with interest the article on damage management independents(PM, 23 October, pp25-27). As an ...
Penny Black's insurance week
There was carnage at the Association of Lloyd's Members' conferencein Lloyd's Old Library this week....
Truth or consequences?
The UK's 'compensation culture', imported from the US, has been adopted by opportunists and fuelled enthusiastically by the new breed of profiteers. David Hooker believes it is time to start taking responsibility for our actions - or face the…
Lloyd's comes out fighting
At first sight, the demise of Goshawk's Syndicate 102 at Lloyd'slooks bad for the market, pointing t...
ALM: FSA appropriate body for Lloyd's
The article 'ALM abandons Perry EU fight' (PM, 23 October, p4) mayhave given the impression that the...
Initiatives see motor claims level off
At last, we have some good news in the fight against uninsureddriving, with the announcement from Th...
Considering the bigger picture
Reinsurance is typically described as a global market and it certainly does have multinational playe...
Matters of concern - Sal Zaffino examines the problems facing US casualty reinsurers
The casualty reinsurance market in the US has seen turbulent times in recent years, and there has be...
Success hangs in the balance
Henry Keeling warns reinsurers to keep things in perspective during the current renewals season
A meeting of minds
Merger and acquisition activity in the insurance industry is back in fashion, with brokers leading the way, but will it deliver value this time? Chris Croft claims the planning of a sound business strategy is often overlooked
Ambulance-chasers have tainted sector
I read with increasing disappointment your article concerning the relationship between Angel Assista...
Consolidation bear wakes up
With statutory regulation of insurance brokers around the corner, the focus tends to be on how the s...
Star's claim is a lesson to all
The news last week that Cilla Black's £1m insurance claim for a burglary at her Liverpool home had b...
Accountants unlikely to supersede adjusters in claims arena
In his article 'Are adjusters' numbers up' (PM, 16 October, p24), Tony Levitt of forensic accountant...
View from the Top - Phil Loney, managing director, Lloyds TSB Insurance
In recent years, consumer pressure for a better deal has become an ever-increasing aspect of our soc...