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Middle East Guest Blog: Firm Foundations

In earlier articles I have written that 2012 will be the year of reckoning following the 2008 financial crisis. Insurance is such that it takes time to unfold. Cyclicality is often blamed for the industry’s woes; and even more so in the Middle East…

Guest blog: Offer to sell?

I recently had an interesting debate with a seasoned insurance practitioner, the chief executive officer of an insurance company in the Middle East and Africa region.

CII Blog: Tesco leaves carrot and stick on shelf

At an insurance conference I attended 10 years ago, delegates were given a challenge to "think like a retailer". Specifically, they were asked to consider what Tesco would be discussing at their annual conference. Store openings, layouts, product lines,…