Opinion
Underwriting for the future of the planet
In the week the government announced its Climate Change Bill proposing a 60% reduction in carbon emi...
Liability law changes are serious business
Articles on climate change and headlines on environmental issues caused by fires and spillages aboun...
Loss assessors need to seek new horizons
It was interesting to see the article on the three loss assessors in the Claims Supplement (Post Sup...
Goodwill crisis needs averting
Last week, Post highlighted KPMG's report regarding the ending of concessions for the treatment of g...
Educating drivers on how to beat the crusher
Early this year, one of our customers was stopped by Greater Manchester Police because, according to...
Sow the wind, reap the whirlwind
Dear Friend, I was going to say that the Florida Hurricane Catastrophe Fund news has dominated the ...
Dearth of drug and alcohol policies blight UK businesses
Samaritans' survey on the increased use of alcohol to combat stress ('UK stress-drinking rises', Pos...
Our staff to lead the perception of industry
Products, services and prices can always be replicated - it is only staff that remain unique. Succes...
Repair standard onus rests on all
With reference to the recent article 'Quid pro quo - yes or no?' (Post, 8 February, p42), I would li...
Crofton case: insurers get fair crack of the whip
Last week's judgment in the landmark Court of Appeal case Crofton v NHSLA (see p3) shows that, despi...
Lesson from history can be difficult to remember
September 2006 marked the fi fth anniversary of the World Trade Centre attack, a tragedy that change...
Sticking up for Colossus in debate over injury values
I write in response to John McGettigan's letter referring to something I said in an article entitled...
Small brokers will prosper, not perish
Not having read the report from Plimsoll Publishing, we are very much on the back foot due to not ha...
Composite advisers are once again a la mode
There's something rather wonderful about finding yourself back in fashion. That's how those of us in...
Care review triggers debate
With reference to 'Waiting for the phone to ring,' (Post, 25 January, p41-42), the Association of Br...
Will Quinn succeed where Bupa failed over REPs?
The white knight that rode in to save Bupa Ireland's private medical insurance customers took many p...
Earnings calculation change
With reference to the recent article 'Insurers dealt twin blow by clawback and Ogden' (Post, 1 Febru...
PPI exposed to public eye
There's nothing quite like prime time TV exposure to focus the mind, and I expect the recent Tonight...
Are you being served?
Any broker who provides incompetent, tardy service can expect a swift and rapid exodus of clients. S...
Will EL rates rocket?
The news that liability insurers face the double whammy of increased claims costs from NHS clawback ...
DWI-busting is a full-time job
I Just wanted to say that I thought Julian Beardsworth's article on his day out with the police, org...
The butterfly effect
Dear Friend, We thought that after forcing you to contemplate my hideous visage on the previous iss...
Are police too reliant on the MID?
Norwich Union's director of underwriting for personal lines, Julian Beardsworth, wrote a very intere...
A little bit of T&C can go a long way
I read with interest Andrew Torrance's piece on industry priorities for 2007 in 'View From The Top',...