Opinion
Trade Voice: Taking cover is a must
Compulsory public liability insurance will improve safety standards while helping protect companies.
Editor's Comment: Time to shout louder
With the party conference season in full swing, insurers are hopeful that less government intervention, lower costs of regulation and a halt on the proposed insurance premium tax hike are areas the Conservative government might consider in its latest…
C-Suite - Insurer: Weathering the storm
With a period of calm weather in 2015, insurers must make sure they are ready for the next major event
Legal Update: Turning the Tables
The Ogden Tables are not the only way to calculate future loss of earnings, says David Williams
AM Best Commentary: Feeling the pinch
A number of market conditions are placing increasing pressure on the UK non-life sector. What will insurers need to do in order to ensure profits remain strong?
C-suite - Insurer: Changing the compensation mindset
Insurance fraud continues to be a huge concern for insurers in an environment of fierce competition and falling premiums.
Fraud Focus – Fraud: the bigger picture
Despite positive steps within insurance to stamp out fraud, other industries must follow its lead.
C-Suite - Broker: In the scheme of things
Insurance graduate training schemes are back, revamped for the 21st century.
Editor's Comment: Avoiding heartbreak
Sometimes the best thing to do is call it all off early on – it is less likely to cause heartache and in many cases it’s the bravest thing to do.
C-Suite - Insurer: Navigating the risk landscape
The industry is responding well to emerging risks but flexibility, creativity and client service are still key.
North of the Border: Dealing with dishonesty
A proposed change to the fund to compensate those who have lost money through solicitor dishonesty has implications for the regulation of firms in Scotland.
Editor's Comment: The era of mega deals
This year’s trend for mega merger and acquisition deals continued last week when Japanese insurer Mitsui Sumitomo agreed a deal to acquire Amlin for £3.47bn – more than twice its tangible book value, subject to approval – while in the broking sector…
C-Suite - Broker: Strike it lucky
Emerging markets may be taking a bit of a hit at the moment, but opportunities within still abound.
C-Suite - Insurer: Which way now?
The market is in transition and will continue to change – it’s an exciting time to be in insurance.
Legal Update: Medco: teething problems
Five months in, Paul Edwards says concerns about the portal’s operation need to be addressed quickly
Editor's Comment: Don't mention the whiplash
The Oxford Dictionary shows the definition of collaboration as the action of working with someone to produce something and I’m sure that this is what the Association of Personal Injury Lawyers’ president was encouraging when he wrote an open letter to…
C-Suite - MGA: A viable alternative
Collaboration opportunities could lead to the richest of rewards.
C-Suite - Broker: The scourge of predatory pricing
The industry needs to ditch the tactic of winning new business with the hook of low price.
C-Suite - Insurer: Innovation in insurance
Contrary to a commonly held view, the insurance industry is making great strides.
C-Suite Europe: Technology opening up new avenues for insurer partnerships
New technology is changing the nature of the partnerships insurers are getting into, says Ageas CEO Bart De Smet.
Editor's Comment: The best is yet to come
The biggest story of the year has run its course, or so many would have us believe, now that Towergate and Arthur J Gallagher have settled their personnel spat out of court, albeit with a £20m price tag, excluding the legal fees already shelled out.
C-Suite - Broker: Sending a message
Attacks on honest motorists need to stop – and a strong message needs to be sent to fraudsters.
Editor's Comment: Time to shine
In a year’s time the Insurance Act 2015 will come into force and the UK insurance market, or at least practices within it, are set to look very different.
Trade Voice: Big data, big opportunities…
…and a fair few big challenges along the way as well.