Opinion
Liability renewals lip-service
And so it came to pass that the much-lauded statement of good practice for liability renewals is lit...
Broker or direct: or why not both?
In last week's magazine (PM, 20 May, p15), Brendan McManus made a good point regarding the direct co...
View from the Top - Industry should big up the SME market
"SME is the UK industry ... this is what insurers are all about - protecting UK industry and commerc...
Honorary rebrand
The awarding of honorary fellowships by the Chartered Insurance Institute is, in my view, further ev...
Will Lloyd's carry out its promise?
Barometer News
CII honorary fellowships just distract from the real issue of training
I have followed with interest the debate in Post Magazine regarding the awarding of honorary fellows...
Companies will soon reap the benefits of training investments
I read with interest the 'view from the top' from HBOS General Insurance chief executive Howard Posn...
A Markel move across the pond
After six months in London heading up Markel Corporation's international business, Gerry Albanese outlines his changing perspective on the qualities of the Lloyd's and London insurance markets
FSA confusion worries insurance buyers
While brokers now seem more optimistic about the onset of regulation, the risk management and insura...
Bright future for positive brokers
This week, hundreds of people will descend on Glasgow for the British Insurance Brokers' Association...
View from the Top - The industry can satisfy the direct demand while managing channel conflict
I read with interest the following comment in the recent Datamonitor report Targeting SMEs in UK Gen...
View from the Top - Insurance industry must swot up on its recruitment and training
Recruitment, training and development - why is the insurance industry so poor at it? Within the ins...
UK players fail international stage test
Direct Line this week confirmed it had pulled out of Japan, ending another indigenous UK insurer's a...
ABI exclusion plans can only help
The Association of British Insurers should be congratulated for looking to cut down on financial exc...
What is in a conference title?
It was no surprise that the title for this week's Association of Lloyd's Members conference was Will...
Will the non-direct motor market see further consolidation?
Last week, on its website, www.postmagazine.co.uk, Post Magazine posed the question: will the non-di...
Honorary fellowship list fails to convince dissenters
Now the first Chartered Insurance Institute honorary fellows have been announced, presumably John Ly...
Light at the end of the tunnel could be snuffed out by staff exodus
Following several extremely difficult years, the service sector is showing some promising signs of r...
View from the Top - Nothing to fear from tighter regulation
With tighter regulation just around the corner and a spate of corporate scandals fresh in the memory...
Has the motor debate stalled?
The debate about whether the motor market is set for an aggressive price war rumbles on, with new en...
Claims ratio suggestions
It is always being noticed that as far as motor insurance is concerned, the claims ratio is more tha...
Cox and Highway both take the credit
Speaking of consolidation in the motor market, the possible merger between Cox and Highway was abort...
Is the CII right to award honorary fellowships?
Last week, Post Magazine posed the question: is the CII right to award honorary fellowships? on its ...
Bureaucracy, the antithesis of efficiency
Congratulations to Paul Meehan for putting his head above the parapet with his piece 'Regulation: Th...