Opinion
Let's root out cheats who stage car accidents
On reading the article, "Number of staged accidents increases" (PM, 8 September, p3), I was aghast a...
Competition Commission: credit for credit
Following its 18-month investigation into the supply of consumer credit through store cards and asso...
Talk can steer fraud battle
Admitting the insurance industry faces a problem with staged motor accidents is one thing; admitting...
Does flotation suggest a Groupama sea change?
The announcement by Groupama's French parent that it plans to float on the Paris stock exchange next...
Getting personal in an impersonal world
We find ourselves in a category of business that rarely has effective, relevant or timely contact wi...
Subsidence charter proves industry unity
Steven Newman's letter 'Subsidence charter hollow and worthless' (PM, 1 September, p12) on the value...
Learn from experience
In response to the article 'Support System' (PM, 8 September, pp31-32), regarding rehabilitation for...
ABI approval could hasten UK PIAB
There has been much talk about the UK adopting a personal injury system similar to the Irish Persona...
No debate needed over client share
I was interested in the comments made by Tony Durrant, managing director of Oval Financial Services,...
Clucking chicken adverts are demeaning
I am sure I am not the only reader that has been outraged by the way call centres have been portraye...
It is time to think the unthinkable
In 1984, the IRA attempted to kill Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher, and the Tory cabinet, at the Gr...
Katrina legal battle looms
Hurricane Katrina is still very much the talk of the insurance market, from Monte Carlo to London to...
Hiscox drinks to new marketing head
After months of speculation, it appears Hiscox Insurance Company has finally got its man. Hiscox sai...
Could Katrina bring new investment and harder rates?
It was interesting that Lloyd's considered cancelling its first capacity auction this week following...
Groupama needs to decide what next after fall
The news of Groupama's fall down the list of the top 100 UK insurers has been long touted, especiall...
HR outsourcing: "added value"
I read the article 'A perfect fit' (PM, 25 August, p28) with interest. Hugh Morris is right to high...
Online data is dubious
While perusing the online directory of disqualified directors, helpfully provided by Companies House...
CILA boss denies "multiplicity of examinations"
As president of the Chartered Institute of Loss Adjusters, I feel obligated to respond to the letter...
Cracking the code is a watershed
Last week's publication of the Code of Practice for contract certainty in the non-subscription marke...
Insurance can make the drugs work
The impact of last month's Vioxx court decision on the insurance market has raised the issue of the ...
Vioxx - A bitter pill
Last month, a Texan court made an enormous damages award over the drug Vioxx. Fiona Gill and Michael Goldberg explain why UK claimants, however, face an uphill battle in securing funding for similar cases
Subsidence charter hollow and worthless
As one of the few loss assessors who have specialised in subsidence claims for the past 25 years...
Industry calm as Katrina hits
Although many claim it is too early to put an accurate estimate on the insured losses associated wit...
Underwriting discipline is only partly to blame
We know that underwriting conditions are becoming increasingly difficult and, naturally, the finger ...