Opinion
View from the Top - Network mania: where will it all end?
There was a time last year when a 'new' broker network seemed to spring up each week, claiming to be...
5 years ago
Looking back
Looking good
Bermuda's (re)insurance industry is positively blooming, says Henry Keeling. But what can other leading markets learn from it?
Enjoying the ride
Geoffrey Bromley analyses the recent movements of capital within the reinsurance markets
Get the most out of change
The significance of long-term relationships comes through in any conversation with players in the re...
Snow business like road business
Each winter, adverse weather conditions lead to road chaos and confusion over the precise obligations of local authorities. Penny Lewis and Kathryn Oldfield examine recent legislation that has gone some way to clear this up
FSA bug impact limited
The regulation time bomb ticking under the intermediary market is more like a grenade than a weapon ...
Is commercial now the key for RBS Insurance?
Despite making a fair bit of money last week, Royal Bank of Scotland is unlikely to make any further...
Patching IT up
As hackers expose flaws in the software that businesses use, IT departments face further strains on their patch management strategies. Andrew Warriner explains
Nothing sinister in Gibraltar's review
With regards to the recent article, 'Gibraltar review set to tackle concerns' (PM, 12 February, p3),...
Insurers support solvency project
I would like to respond to the article, 'Insurers attack EU Solvency II project' (Post Magazine, 19 ...
View from the Top - The high-street brokers will survive gloomsters
Gloomsters have been predicting the demise of high-street brokers since Noah went direct for his mar...
Capita urged to branch out
Capita's proposal to plant a tree in a public place for every tree necessarily removed as part of a ...
Industry must step up a gear to find solutions
The number of recent articles on windscreen insurance discs is witness to the situation our industry...
Plenty of women in the industry
I thought that I should respond to your recent editorial comment bemoaning the lack of women in seni...
FSA targets little guys
The Financial Services Authority this week addressed members of the Association of British Insurers ...
The balance of a tree for a tree
Peter Osborne's letter ('Subsidence battle sees nature pay the price', PM, 5 February, p14) is a use...
No surprise over HHH demise
I'm sure Norwich Union's decision to close Hill House Hammond surprised some but, given a sale had n...
View from the Top - Re-evaluating insurance as a commodity
We are approaching a fork in the insurance road. Historically, relationships in the industry have be...
A passage to India?
With more insurers looking to oursource customer service activities overseas, George Bell considers the potential problems and pitfalls of offshoring
Over-reserving claims don't hold water
If true, claims made by Nottingham University's Professor Diacon that UK general insurers have been ...
The effects of Fairchild are limited
We read with interest the recent story on the impact of Fairchild on product liability claims ('Insu...
HHH is dead, long live the high-street broker
The news that Norwich Union is set to close its subsidiary Hill House Hammond is probably the cleare...
Windscreen discs have a role to play, says solicitor
I was pleased to read the article on the proposals to tackle the continuing problem of uninsured dri...