Opinion
Drivers of change
News Analysis: Aggregator
Opportunity is knocking
Both politicians and journalists alike have been quick to claim that 2009 is already a historic year...
Pension plans pot shot raises strategy questions
Last week, Aon gathered staff together to announce that it planned to cut its own pension contributi...
Help needed to reach out to SMEs
The latest British Insurance Brokers' Association research into the relationship between small to me...
The yoke is on NU
It is perhaps quite appropriate that, with it being Easter, one UK insurance boss has been left with...
The truth behind deposits
According to Ian Larkins' article, insurance backed deposit protection will be withdrawn for deposit...
An interesting challenge: hardening during recession
The UK non-life insurance sector is facing a very interesting and unusual challenge at present - tha...
Sorry ABI, London blew it
This week the Association of British Insurers issued the rather alarmist statement that the future o...
Stiff drink needed over travel tips
The team at Our Network and I were fascinated to read about Grant Ellis's hotel, drink and flight pu...
Climate: doing the right thing for the long term
This week's G20 summit has been a big talking point in the office, not least because of the protests...
Time to be afraid?
News Analysis: Turner Report
High-net-worth clients must have correct cover
I was recently quoted talking about underinsurance for the high-net-worth market in an article 'Hisc...
Limiting your liability
News Analysis: LLP status
Taking on ballast to survive rough seas
If you were an investor in Bermudian IPC Holdings, you probably wish there could be four or five pla...
Loss adjusters fight fraud
In last week's Post, Stuart Dennis, of TCF Corporate, made a number of negative comments about loss ...
A softly softly approach
With the global recession picking up pace, the insurance industry finds itself in a curious dilemma....
An AA-rated row
The broker/insurer battlefield has seen a few bruised egos of late, with both sides trying to make s...
The facts about plaques
Tom Jones confuses "our tired old mantra" (The Claimant's View, 12 March, p10) with the facts. As he...
Insurers spread the love
The heated debate about managing general agents and their role in the market continues apace. PBS H...
Recession-proof brokers?
This year will be my 25th in insurance and if there's one truism I've learned, it's that broker dist...
Businesses and insurers need to work together
It is not the time for the insurance industry to desert UK business by removing cover and being unim...
BIG bad timing for Aviva as share price takes a hit
Last week (5 March), Aviva made two BIG announcements. On one side, it formally unveiled its Broker...
What future for AIG UK? - Eye of the storm
With the US government forced to inject more money into AIG, and a record quarterly loss, Leigh Jack...