Opinion
C-Suite: Time to help out UK exporters
Expanding into new, exciting business territories brings with it a new range of risks, says Ace Group's David Robinson.
C-Suite: India's foreign investor ownership controls
Seven years after the proposal was first muted, India has finally raised the foreign direct investment cap to 49%; a lawyer investigates how the ownership and control systems will work.
Editor's comment: Time to tackle trust
It is that time of year again when the great and the good of the insurance and broking industries come together in one big mass of booze and jellybeans at the British Insurance Brokers’ Association Conference, once again taking place in Manchester.
C-Suite - Broker: The hustings are over
The new government must continue to engage with the insurance industry, says Toby Esser.
C-Suite - Insurer: Investing in the future
Training new talent and putting the customer first are two of the areas insurers must tackle, says Simon McGinn.
Fraud Focus: Form an orderly Cue
It’s time for insurers to find out if claimants have really been whiter than white in the past, says Jamie Taylor, counter fraud director at DWF.
Editor's comment: The quest for talent
Securing and retaining talent has always been important for the insurance sector but recent high-profile litigation in the broking arena suggests this is becoming more of a fight than ever.
C-Suite - Broker: Staying local in a global world
Exposures outside London are rising – and innovation can mean providing a global service locally, says Jane Kielty.
C-Suite - Insurer: To the heart of the promise
As trading conditions remain challenging, the market must not forget the promise made to customers, says Richard Coleman.
C-Suite - Asia: Endless capital raises questions
Capital providers are moving into the insurance industry, taking it into uncharted territory, says Matthew Cannock.
Editor's comment: Insuring the uninsurable
Insurance industry leaders repeatedly tell me how proud they are of the sector’s ability to innovate – after all insurance is usually at the cutting edge of developments and insures risks ranging from satellites in space to deep sea exploration.
Legal Update: Jurisdiction: Weigh up the cost of bringing claims home
Rachel Moore looks at the issues surrounding English courts hearing claims originating overseas.
North of the Border: Informed consent appeal allowed
Times have changed for the doctor/patient relationship –material risks must be disclosed.
C-Suite Insurer: It’s a question of time
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Europe C-Suite: Big data - a real game changer
Big Data is fundamentally changing the world, and while insurers have been quite tardy in coming to the Big Data table compared with others, there is an increasing appetite surrounding the topic.
Editor's comment: Solidarity in a surge
The insurance industry received a chilling warning at this week’s Post Claims Club, when deputy president of the Chartered Institute of Loss Adjusters Benedict Burke told attendees that the sector could not respond to a claims surge on the scale of the…
Trade Voice: Inclusion key to developing skills
It’s not just new entrants into the industry that need access to skills and knowledge, says Managing General Agents’ Association, managing director Peter Staddon,
C-Suite - Insurer: Reducing risk, increasing safety
Telematics can bring down premiums for young drivers, but also alter behaviour in all segments.
C-suite - Insurer: Apocalypse now?
As long as there is choice in the market, it would take a brave insurer to write off Lloyd’s just yet, says Aegis head of broker relations Nigel Roberts.
News Editor's Comment: Countdown to the election
With just three weeks until a general election where the only certainty looks set to be the absence of an overall majority, business leaders across the UK are clamouring for a combination of progress and stability.
C-suite - Broker: Preparing for cyber attacks
Many SMEs are ill-equipped to deal with the threats they face from hacking, says Marsh's Julie Page.
C-Suite - Broker: From price to advice
The agenda of the broker must change, with a renewed focus on understanding customers, says Phil Barton, chief executive, Jelf.
C-suite - Insurer: How to talk to customers
The threat to the insurance industry from ‘disruptors’ can be nullified with good communication, says Alasdair Stewart, Axa Commercial Lines and Personal Intermediary.
Editor's comment: Do as I say, not as I do
Insurers and brokers have been warned to be on their guard after the Financial Conduct Authority set out its stall for 2015 and set its sights on a general insurance shake-up with another series of reviews – despite many thinking this might be the year…