Opinion
Gender debate set to rage
So despite all the talk of European Union social minister Anna Diamantopoulou's plans for the insura...
Loss adjusters still alive and kicking
Tony Levitt raises several interesting issues in his article 'AreAdjusters Numbers Up?' (PM, 16 Nove...
View from the Top
Last month, Lord Levene, chairman of Lloyd's, launched a blisteringattack on the "pernicious, cancer...
"Selfish" insurers are leading to industry-wide skills deficit.
I read with interest the article on damage management independents(PM, 23 October, pp25-27). As an ...
Penny Black's insurance week
There was carnage at the Association of Lloyd's Members' conferencein Lloyd's Old Library this week....
Truth or consequences?
The UK's 'compensation culture', imported from the US, has been adopted by opportunists and fuelled enthusiastically by the new breed of profiteers. David Hooker believes it is time to start taking responsibility for our actions - or face the…
Lloyd's comes out fighting
At first sight, the demise of Goshawk's Syndicate 102 at Lloyd'slooks bad for the market, pointing t...
ALM: FSA appropriate body for Lloyd's
The article 'ALM abandons Perry EU fight' (PM, 23 October, p4) mayhave given the impression that the...
Initiatives see motor claims level off
At last, we have some good news in the fight against uninsureddriving, with the announcement from Th...
Considering the bigger picture
Reinsurance is typically described as a global market and it certainly does have multinational playe...
Matters of concern - Sal Zaffino examines the problems facing US casualty reinsurers
The casualty reinsurance market in the US has seen turbulent times in recent years, and there has be...
Success hangs in the balance
Henry Keeling warns reinsurers to keep things in perspective during the current renewals season
A meeting of minds
Merger and acquisition activity in the insurance industry is back in fashion, with brokers leading the way, but will it deliver value this time? Chris Croft claims the planning of a sound business strategy is often overlooked
Ambulance-chasers have tainted sector
I read with increasing disappointment your article concerning the relationship between Angel Assista...
Consolidation bear wakes up
With statutory regulation of insurance brokers around the corner, the focus tends to be on how the s...
Star's claim is a lesson to all
The news last week that Cilla Black's £1m insurance claim for a burglary at her Liverpool home had b...
Accountants unlikely to supersede adjusters in claims arena
In his article 'Are adjusters' numbers up' (PM, 16 October, p24), Tony Levitt of forensic accountant...
View from the Top - Phil Loney, managing director, Lloyds TSB Insurance
In recent years, consumer pressure for a better deal has become an ever-increasing aspect of our soc...
Consolidation requires IT investment
I have mixed views on the opinion article written by Robert Gogel - 'Does IT have the answers?' (PM,...
Supermarket defends record
I am writing to express my concern over some of the claims made in a recent article on pet insurance...
Insurers could look to Jersey for fraud guidance
The fraud conference report gave an insight into the difficulties facing the UK insurance industry i...
A valuable asset
As the insurance industry has developed, so the position of adjusting companies within that structure has shifted. Michael Burnett, president of the Chartered Institute of Loss Adjusters, warns insurers not to ignore the value of this "cost-effective…
Insurers read The Riot Act
It is only three months since it was revealed that the government was considering a £3 levy on every...
League tables could help brokers decide future
With the launch of Oval this week (see p2) - on top of the many acquisitional broking groups announc...