Interview

No need to rush - this mar ket will continue to harden

Robert Childs brings a wealth of London market experience to his sprightly Hiscox Bermuda start-up. Mairi Mallon caught up with one of the island's newest (and busiest) residents, to reveal his strategy for "not quite a flea bite in the world of…

Stepping into the big league

David Blackburn is on the hunt for a candidate to lead Miller's assault into the direct-to-client market. Jonathan Swift asks what the Lloyd's broker has in store for the future, and discovers there is a bigger game plan to talk about

Spa-rring to success

Helphire boss Mark Jackson tells Jonathan Swift how, having fought a few rounds with insurers, the Bath-based firm is now cleaning up

Mr Fix-It

Tony Boobier is a man charged with popularising his new firm's solution in the UK: a single pricing schedule for all property repairs, drawn up by independent valuation, to which the whole insurance industry and its suppliers can adhere. If the price is…

Off to a flying start

A year after his appointment, Nick Starling tells Lynn Rouse why he has not had to kick down doors to make his voice heard

Reithian values

Having resigned in the late summer of 2000, Martin Reith had a long period in the garden to look forward to. By the following year, he was in Maurice 'Hank' Greenberg's office asking AIG to back his venture, Ascot Underwriting. Ralph Savage finds out if…

Another re volution is ahead

Ashworth Mairs Group surprised the industry with its swift management buyout, and then topped it by appointing Churchill founder Martin Long to the board. Jonathan Swift talks to group managing director Kevin Wood and Mr Long about their plans for the…

Steve Langan - Good things come to those who wait

After a gruelling eight interviews Steve Langan, who previously worked for drinks giant Diageo, was made head of Hiscox UK and group marketing director. He talks to Tanya Powley about his unexpected switch to the insurance industry

Stephen Bland - Action man

The introduction of statutory regulation has been a difficult and trying process for the industry. Stephen Bland talks to Ed Vinales about the regulator's steep learning curve and the need for enforcement, especially over payment protection insurance

The advocate general

With a new building at 51 Lime Street, Willis has made a statement of intent. Jonathan Swift talks to Joe Plumeri about adapting to the post-Spitzer insurance world

Diversification - The only way to go

With the pure catastrophe reinsurers taking the biggest hit from Hurricanes Katrina, Rita and Wilma, Patrick Thiele, the president and chief executive officer of PartnerRe, tells Mairi Mallon that diversification has proven to be the only way to go

Brave Spirit!

Mairi Mallon interviews industry veteran Don Kramer to find out about his new start-up venture, Ariel Re - not coincidentally named after the character of Ariel, Shakespeare's 'brave spirit' from The Tempest

The disciplinarian

Andrew Torrance talks to Jonathan Swift about how he intends to be more Scrooge than Santa with regard to rate cuts as the year comes to an end

Our mutual friend

The relative merits of mutuality have been topical of late but Ian Geden tells Jonathan Swift he has no doubts about its benefits, pointing to the continued success of his firm

Here, there and everywhere

Many UK brokers mistakenly believe environmental liability insurance is the preserve of experts. Tony Lennon tells Ed Vinales why Hurricane Katrina is likely to raise its profile

Rebel with a cause

Having been ousted from Cox in 2004 for planning a management buyout, Neil Utley returned with backing to purchase the company in April this year. Here he talks to Ed Vinales about his plans for the future

Staying on top

With Norwich Union heading the rankings in the recent Post Magazine top 100, Jonathan Swift has a timely chat with the insurer's new managing director of general insurance, Mark Hodges, about his plans to ensure the company stays ahead of the pack

Rebuilding a business

Hard-nosed, focused, driven, affable and disarming are a few of the words used to describe Andy Haste, chief executive of a rejuvenated Royal and Sun Alliance. He talks to Anthony Gould about life at the insurer in his first three years

Integro sprints ahead

Mairi Mallon interviews Roger Egan, CEO of new broker on the block Integro, who reveals that the company has already secured its first large clients and is set to move into the London market with a new office opening this month