Opinion
View from the top: Value added pacts
The industry must band together to push the added value that insurers offer, says Elliot Miller.
View from the top: Setting realistic expectations for 2012
Well 2011 certainly was a challenging year for the global insurance sector. The natural catastrophes in Australia, New Zealand, Thailand and Japan caused massive claims.
Your say: Compensation needs to change
The allegation that the Association of British Insurers is maintaining an “attack on injury victims” would be laughable if it wasn’t so offensive.
Editor's comment: An unexpected return
The recent exploits of Robbie Keane, Thierry Henry and Paul Scholes have illustrated that you cannot keep a good player down. Even if many fans had expected never to see them grace a Premier League football ground again.
North of the border: Civil Justice Council for Scotland
Lord Gill's recommendations will establish a body to progress procedural changes, says Catriona Stewart.
View from the top: Looking longer term
The present market should be given less consideration than future propects, says Laurent Matras.
View from the top: A case of déjà vu in the market
The current economic situation means now is the right time to generate rate rises, says Toby Esser.
View from the Top: The Eurozone crisis is an enterprise risk issue
The Eurozone crisis and its potential impact on the insurance industry are an enterprise issue for risk managers and commercial customers - and not solely the domain of finance managers.
Penny Black’s insurance week
Penny was delighted to visit the London Boat Show with Zurich on Thursday.
Your say: Catalytic converters targeted
Having read the article on the authorities’ slow reactions to metal theft I wanted to highlight that another area being targeted by thieves is motor catalytic converters.
Your say: Tackle the dealers
I read with interest the recent article regarding the industry’s battle against metal thefts — ‘United response called for as metal theft cases see substantial increase’ – and fully support a more co-ordinated approach by insurers to tackle this issue.
Editor's comment: Tempting fate on features
Commissioning editorial copy can be a bit like tempting fate. This week’s broker-focused feature on mergers and acquisitions reflected back over 2011 as its starting point, when first conceived a couple of months ago, with a writer assigned to analyse…
View from the top: Lessons from the East
Catastrophes in Japan showed the resilience and strength of the industry, says Andrew McKee.
Claimant's view: A crisis of your own making?
What does a compensation culture look like? Is it statistics that show road traffic accident claims rising year-on-year? It cannot be employers’ liability statistics, which are falling.
View from the top: Getting power to the people
The insurance industry is in a unique position to generate opportunity from challenge, says Hamish Roberts.
Comment: Compensation culture - myth or reality?
Is the compensations culture a myth or reality? Tom Jones offers his personal opinion on this controversial topic.
View from the top: Fighting fraud
Insurers and intermediaries must act now to beat the rise in personal lines fraud, says Will price, BGL.
View from the top: Time for radical action on motor
Moving to a first-party system would fix many inherent problems and directly tackle inflated costs, says Andrew Torrance, Allianz Insurance.
Ask the expert
I plan to resign soon as, although I like the company I work for, I dislike my line manager. Is it wise to use my exit interview to make others aware of their poor management style or will that affect my references and my new job?
Your Say: Loss adjusting on the up
It was with some disappointment that I read the article in Post entitled ‘Alternative Methods’. It is clear the article was written to a specific agenda but, that aside, there were a number of statements I feel obliged to challenge.
Penny Black’s insurance week
Penny is rather partial to a good Christmas song to get her in the festive spirit but she does prefer the classics to be sung by the experts.
Editor's comment: Time for a scrap over metal
As an avid music lover, the year end is always a good time to catch up with the inevitable flurry of ‘best of’ lists to make sure that I have not missed out on any gems.
View from the top: Regulation - it’s a matter of the right amount
Time and again, debates rage as to the role of the European Central Bank in the crisis.
Penny Black’s insurance week
Penny was in her element when she attended the four-year anniversary of Ecclesiastical’s art and heritage team.