Opinion
Transparency is needed
I write in connection with the headline story in Post, 14 May 2008. Let there be no mistake, for ma...
"Kick back" claim too strong
I would like to clarify possible misconceptions that may arise from the article regarding contractor...
Start-ups still coming
Given this week's poll result (see page 6), it is clear that despite a splattering of start ups and ...
An age old question
Comment: Age discrimination
Rates: are you prepared to face the unexpected?
As the recession continues, we face a significant challenge - how to balance the general perception ...
The good, the bad and the ugly
Comment: Credit hire
"Kick back" claim too strong
I would like to clarify possible misconceptions that may arise from the article regarding contractor...
Start-ups still coming
Given this week's poll result (see page 6), it is clear that despite a splattering of start ups and ...
Transparency is needed
I write in connection with the headline story in Post, 14 May 2008. Let there be no mistake, for ma...
An age old question
Comment: Age discrimination
UAA could dispel myths
APC chief Brian Russell's decision to spearhead the move to launch an association for underwriting a...
A Churchill needed as a new blitzkrieg threatens
It really is a strange time to be working in financial services. Life used to be comparatively predi...
Innovative model is not so fresh
I attended the British Insurance Brokers' Association 2009 Conference and Exhibition last week and w...
A fire is always a fire
I must disagree with the answer given to question three in the Chartered Insurance Institute questio...
Hastings bucks the trend
The market is always interested in stories about companies that are bucking the trend. Whether it i...
A climate of suspicion
Finance and insurance are said to be the biggest sectors for corporate fraud. The scope of the prob...
Delivering for customers
The tension between the short-term financial pressures on customers and their need to maintain adequ...
And then there was one
The news last week that Charles Crawford was to leave Royal Bank of Scotland Insurance after 13 year...
Manchester, here I come
Another British Insurance Brokers' Association conference. I think this is my 15th. My first was in ...
NIG office closures sign of the times
Having spent 10 years at NIG, working with a talented bunch of people to make the 'brokers champion'...
A lifetime in insurance - Clocking off
Retiring after almost 50 years in the industry, Vic Thompson, founder of Thompson, Heath and Bond, r...
Peace at last - but for how long?
Sshhh, don't say a word, but have you noticed - swine fever aside of course - that it is quite quiet...
Insurers must share claims farming blame
So-called motor 'claims farmers' have come under attack from many senior insurer executives. It's a ...
Mediation can slash costs
The Centre for Justice and its dispute resolution service has twice been featured in Post. The first...