Opinion
Brokers encouraged to respond to FSA's transparency paper
Tony Cornell is absolutely right to encourage all independent brokers to take a very close look at t...
Time for brokers to step up to the plate
The business climate for the UK financial services sector appears uniformly gloomy. The latest quart...
Capital gains tax is a case of deal or no deal
Although it did not quite reach the mania of the countdown seen as the transfer window deadline loom...
Broker giants need to team up to halt FSA plans
Just when we thought the issue of mandatory disclosure could be put to bed, along comes the Financia...
Quality is as vital as cost
I read with interest your article 'Driving down costs' (Post Management Briefing Plus, 28 February 2...
Modern Lloyd's could spur choice environment
The Treasury's consultation paper on modernising Lloyd's raises some interesting questions - not lea...
How unaspirational
It is said that Brits actually enjoy queuing. This may simply be because we are so used to standing...
Technology at the heart of fraud fight
Damian Ward's article on the role of analysts in the battle against insurance fraud (Post supplement...
A bunch of frauds?
Dear friend, I suppose I'd better try and explain this month's intriguing front cover. It all start...
London bridges falling down
It's official: all roads no longer lead to London. Not that they ever did. But while it's a decade s...
North of the Border: potential PI limitation period extension
In Scotland, at present, there is a three-year limitation period for personal injury claims, with th...
Age discrimination legislation will raise price
Government at both a UK and European level is currently considering extending age discrimination leg...
Act like a commodity and be treated like one
It is a common misconception that marketing is about advertising and brochures. Communication pieces...
Indie brokers: it's not quite dodo time yet
This week brought the shock news that an insurance broker had decided not to sell after an independe...
The claimant's view: 'work-health' is missing the point
It is not the principle that employers should do more to promote the health and welfare of their sta...
The window cleaners
Claims Advocacy
Don't stifle the free spirits
Entrepreneurial brokers have played a fundamental role in the way the insurance market is today and ...
Ghosts walk among us
The history of insurance is peppered with stories of people appropriating the market to make a quick...
Brand development is as vital as advertising spend
Mr O'Roarke makes some excellent and timely points about branding in the insurance industry (Post, V...
The land of the setting sun
According to Royal and Sun Alliance's website, The Sun - established in 1710 - "is the oldest insura...
ABI: replacement vehicle costs are stacking up for members
To clarify recent reports, the Association of British Insurers is not commissioning an independent r...
Is RSA rebrand a price worth paying?
If true, I await with dread the inevitable wailing and gnashing of teeth at the news that 'RSA' is t...
Cyber threats must not go unchecked by industry
Last December, 168,000 patient records were lost by the NHS. Shortly before that, Her Majesty's Reve...
Valhalla!
Dear friend, "What we really need is a good loss to sort everything out." Wandering around the mar...