Insurer
Expense spared
With insurers seeking to cut costs, legal spend is an obvious target. Companies are now looking beyond the 'magic circle' firms, seeking fixed rate deals and even cutting outsourced work altogether, writes Victoria Riccalton.
Rough justice or a victory for freedom?
A European ruling on group actions looks set to change the legal expenses landscape. Leigh Jackson looks at the ramifications for insurers in the UK.
Protect your liquid assets
The wine cellars of high net worth individuals can be worth thousands of pounds - so why aren't brokers treating them in the same way as works of art or jewellery? asks Veronica Cowan.
An agent for change
One of the early champions of the managing general agent approach at Oxygen, Sian Fisher is taking the model to new territory. She talks to Mairi MacDonald about overcoming the suspicion of insurers and bringing in SME business.
