Opinion
Scotland's Future: Battle of the reports
Earlier this year, the Treasury produced a report on the Scottish Government's proposals for macroeconomic financial regulation in the event of Scottish independence entitled Scotland analysis: Financial services and banking.
C-Suite: The answer is blowing in the wind
Insurers can have a positive influence on the renewable energy debate, but investment is needed.
Editor's comment: Your country needs you
Cuthbert Heath, one of the most innovative and influential Lloyd’s brokers, developed what we would now recognise as business interruption insurance, with the first modern policy issued in London on 1 January 1939, according to LMI Group.
View from the Top: Climate change's impact on tropical storms
Following the release of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change report, Peak Re’s Dr Graham Cook has conducted a study on the impact of climate change on potential tropical cyclone losses.
C-Suite: Get the growth message right
News that the International Monetary Fund has raised the UK’s economic growth forecast from 0.7% to 0.9% for this year has contributed to a growing cautious optimism about the nation’s future.
C-Suite: Prepare for the worst
A recent fire at an AIG building illustrated the importance of a strong crisis management plan.
C-Suite: Concordia proved insurance works
The recent ‘parbuckling’ (rolling over) of the Costa Concordia was a rare event in the maritime world, as it attracted major global media attention.
C-Suite: Slow down and think long term
Major price swings in the motor sector in the wake of legal reform are damaging to consumer confidence.
Editor's comment: All change in government
Insurers know only too well that a reshuffle of staff is an opportunity to “bring on fresh talent” but this week the personnel changes were in government rather than in the industry.
Your Say: Proud of position
I would respectfully like to correct the inaccurate comments that were made regarding Cunningham Lindsey's position, following the outcome of Aviva’s recent tender review.
Editor's comment: Lucky number seven?
They say a change is a good as a rest but Aviva may be taking this maxim a little too far.
Opinion: Treatment key to whiplash woes
Studies suggest early treatment of claimants could bring down the costs associated with whiplash.
Your say: Swinton ‘bigger and stronger’
Post’s article ‘Rivals set to take advantage of Swinton’s downsizing plans’ gives a wholly misleading impression in its tone and treatment of Swinton Insurance’s plans for growth and development.
C-Suite: Keeping up with customers
The increasing pace of change in the industry means customer service is now more important than ever, says Lindsay Forster.
View from the Top: Addressing the protection gap in Europe
Much has been said about the impact of the financial crisis on economies and citizens, but there are also some less obvious side effects of the financial uncertainty in Europe that are nonetheless significant.
Editor's comment: Falling out of favour
Insurers received a surprise this week when some of the market’s aggregators agreed with them over an issue that has been gnawing away at them for some time, most favoured nation clauses.
C-Suite: Training key for focused staff
I was recently at a presentation in our Bristol office on the learning and development culture that has been implemented in our South West region.
C-Suite: Rewriting the law on fraud
Looking to France may help bring down claim numbers and prevent fraudsters escaping detection, says John O'Roarke.
View from the top: Spanish brokers welcome ability to quote and deal online
The online revolution is reaching every part of the commercial world and, of course, it’s not just consumers who are attracted to the speed, ease and economics of transacting online.
View from the Top: Chinese insurers eye overseas property
The Implementation Rules of the Provisional Administration Measures on Overseas Insurance Investment passed in China on 22 October 2012 should help liberalise offshore investment by Chinese insurers.
Editor's comment: Don’t count your (fried) chickens
In my 10 years working on Post and with the insurance sector, I have lost count of the number of times the death knell has been sounded for the high-street broker.
C-Suite: The art of underwriting is evolving
The growing popularity of structured facilities could have a significant impact on the way underwriters work.
C-Suite: Lloyd’s must pick the right candidate
With Lloyd’s search for a new chief executive in full swing, speculation over the identity of the market’s new leader is gathering pace, and it is interesting to consider what kind of individual is required, and what the market will look like under their…
C-Suite: Are you on the right platform?
A managing general agent’s ability to manage its data effectively is key to its long-term success, says Paul Upton, chief executive, Evolution.