Opinion
View from the Top - Re-evaluating insurance as a commodity
We are approaching a fork in the insurance road. Historically, relationships in the industry have be...
A passage to India?
With more insurers looking to oursource customer service activities overseas, George Bell considers the potential problems and pitfalls of offshoring
Over-reserving claims don't hold water
If true, claims made by Nottingham University's Professor Diacon that UK general insurers have been ...
The effects of Fairchild are limited
We read with interest the recent story on the impact of Fairchild on product liability claims ('Insu...
HHH is dead, long live the high-street broker
The news that Norwich Union is set to close its subsidiary Hill House Hammond is probably the cleare...
Windscreen discs have a role to play, says solicitor
I was pleased to read the article on the proposals to tackle the continuing problem of uninsured dri...
GISC rules are 'far from informal'
I would like to comment on the article 'Broker: GISC too weak to stop white-label fraud' (PM, 29 Jan...
Annual renewal helps instill loyalty
In response to David Martin's view from the top (PM, 29 January, p11), I find it somewhat strange th...
Insurers could follow Aon's lead
David Martin's comments (PM, 29 January, p11) brought a smile to my face since I have, for three yea...
One for the road?
With the issue of uninsured driving high on the industry's agenda, Jack Brownhill argues that windscreen insurance discs are not the answer - despite the clamour for their introduction
View from the Top - Insurance discs are not the uninsured answer
When the government's review into motor insurance and its focus on uninsured driving was announced l...
Legal fictions - and real deaths
Corporate killing
View from the Top - Internet functionality is no longer enough
As we enter 2004 and memories of the dotcom bubble of five years ago begin to fade, the internet is ...
Big hitters of 2004 - have your say
Post Magazine is currently compiling the Post Powerlist 2004, an annual list of the 50 most in...
The changing landscape of terrorism
Terrorism
Outsourcing - backlash is inevitable
I read with interest Simon Machell's View from the Top piece ('Offshoring will not lead to consumer ...
Subsidence battle sees nature pay the price
I agree there are grounds for worry regarding subsidence liability and householders' vegetation (PM,...
Industry needs to be heard
With uninsured driving back in the headlines, the clamour for the introduction of windscreen insuran...
More women required for top jobs
The lack of women in senior positions in the insurance industry has often been commented on. PM has ...
Making progress
Edmund Megna looks at how the role of the reinsurance intermediary has evolved. What does this mean for (re)insurers?
Best foot forward
With the new year, comes the resolutions - Henry Keeling reveals his aims and his hopes for the global insurance industry
Sampling the local goods
By Isobel McCalman, Editor. It is always going to be a struggle to convince anyone who doesn't ever...
View from the Top - Shoot the sacred cow of annual renewal
David Martin, chairman, corporate division, Aon. It's time to shoot a scared cow. The one I have in...
Underinsurance: insurers at fault?
I read with interest about the growing problem of home under-insurance (Homing in on underinsurance,...