Opinion
Trade Voice: Living in a fast-changing world
The ABI sets out the issues it is looking to tackle over the upcoming year — and beyond
C-Suite - Broker: Wanted: politician for apprenticeship
Partisan politics and short-term thinking hinder the insurance sector. What can be done to change this?
C-Suite - Insurer: The air of uncertainty
2015 is shaping up to be a year beset by confusion and unpredictability – so change must be embraced
C-Suite: Taiwan lacking insurance provisions for food recall scandals
A senior Taiwanese broker argues that increasing fines is not enough to help Taiwan's food industry overcome several food recall scandals.
Editor's comment: It’s time to seize the day
Insurance is traditionally known for being a slow moving market, which takes its time and waits to be issued with regulation and guidelines.
C-Suite - Broker: A positive outlook for MGAs
Managing general agents still have an influential role to play in the insurance landscape
C-Suite - Insurer: Offering true customer service
Companies sometimes forget that they need to fulfill a claimant’s needs rather than their own
Editor's comment: The right candidate for the job?
Last week I advertised for a CEO for Towergate, calling for someone with broking experience and a firm hand.
Fraud Focus: Out of sight, not out of mind
Could the ruling in Damijan Vnuk v Zavarovalnic Triglav lead to a rise in fraud?
C-Suite - Insurer: No time to lose on cancer
Occupation-related cancer deaths are too high in the UK – more needs to be done to prevent them
C-Suite - MGA: In-genie-ous thinking
New entrants to personal lines are outsmarting a stuck-in-the-mud industry with inspiring ideas
Editor's comment: Applications welcomed
“Born again broker seeks new CEO to restore business with falling Ebitda and declining income to its former glory days. Experience of broking market preferable along with proven track record.”
C-Suite - Broker: Waking up to the cyber threat
With technology advancing rapidly, the industry needs to take its head out of the sand
C-Suite - Insurer: False claims still a pain in the neck
Cross-industry taskforce on fraud welcome as frequency of personal injury claims rises once more
Editor's comment: A market under attack
Quarter three of 2014 saw a glimmer of hope for the beleaguered UK motor insurance market, suggesting rates might be on the rise and claims might be falling as the Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Act 2012 started to take effect.
C-Suite - Broker: The lost generation
The insurance landscape of the 1990s lead to a dearth of opportunities and a loss of new blood
C-Suite - Insurer: Around the world
Insurance cover for business travel has taken on increased significance in the global market
Europe, the next frontier for e-accounting....
XL Group's Simon Squires shares insights from the company's work with the Ruschlikon Initiative, which aims to make e-accounting more widely used within insurance.
Editor's comment: Taking flooding seriously
2015 was always set to be a big year for UK flood discussions, with the Flood Re scheme agreed within the Water Bill due to be up and running this summer.
Trade Voice: Biba sets out manifesto for 2015
The trade body reveals a 10-point plan for smarter, clearer and value for money regulation
C-Suite - Broker: Staying local in a global market
What is the future for Lloyd’s brokers within the international hub model adopted by Lloyd’s?
Video: Preparing for the Insurance Bill
Last year the government introduced the Insurance Bill to Parliament, with the aim of supporting the growth of Britain’s insurance industry and helping customers by updating the 100 year-old rules governing contracts between businesses and insurers.
Editor's comment: Je Suis Charlie
On 7 January terrorists attacked free speech by shooting dead 12 innocent journalists and police at the offices of the French satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo.
Fraud Focus: The key issues on the horizon
What measures, technology and legal reforms will be changing the landscape of fraud in 2015?