Opinion
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...
View from the Top - David Martin, chairman, corporate division, Aon
It is an old chestnut that brokers get angry when insurers give lower quotes to private clients goin...
Colossus' domination in PI medical area ignores advances
I attended the most recent Post Magazine Claims Club event as an associate member and listened with ...
Lloyd's cannot be complacent about market
The decision by Ace to transfer its excess and surplus lines business from its syndicate at Lloyd's ...
View from the Top - Bridget McIntyre, sales and marketing director, Norwich Union Insurance
As a service industry, we often hear the claim that we are only as good as the staff we employ. Whil...
Salvage - Seeing through the salvage assessments
Alan Greenouff believes it is time for the industry to embrace proper and transparent assessment arrangements for damaged vehicles and to agree to a standard approach
Periodic payments ruling is bad news for insurers
The introduction of periodic payment for catastrophic injury has had widespread support from those who responded to a recent consultation paper on the topic. But such payments will not be good news for insurers, believes James Dadge
Should ratings rule brokers?
It seems that the days brokers used insurers on working reputation alone are gone. Now, with their c...
View from the Top - Mary Francis, director general, Association of British Insurers
Uninsured driving costs the insurance industry and its customers £500m a year. That adds up to £30 o...
Rehabilitation - Counting the cost of rehabilitation
Whether rehabilitation actually saves insurers more money than it costs has become a sticking point for those doubters yet to be convinced of its value. But Mark Baylis says a new government initiative could prove its cost-effectiveness once and for all
Seven years ago
Looking back
Brokers are not feeling the benefit of premium finance for insurance agreements
Your recent article on the subject of premium finance 'The best credit money can buy?' (Post Magazin...