All articles by Ellen Bennett – Page 9
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People & Opinion
Leader: Don’t get burned
The question isn't who has injected extra millions into their motor reserves, but who hasn’t?
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Re & Risks
The talk of the town - highlights from this year's Reinsurance Rendez-Vous
We bring you a round-up of the talk, or lack of, at the Monte Carlo meet
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News
Chilton speaks out over Aon Benfield management overhaul
Leading reinsurance broker believes demand will rise next year
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People & Opinion
Leader: MGAs - an angry chorus turns into a solo cry
Why are insurers allowing brokers to move into their space in the value chain?
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People & Opinion
Interview: Donal Kelly
XL’s regional director is the master of understatement and his growth plans may be modest. Yet there was nothing understated about the financial strife the insurer found itself in back in 2008, nor its impressive return to profit
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People & Opinion
Leader: Could Buffett perform a motor miracle?
“Tony and I feel like two hungry mosquitoes in a nudist camp. Juicy targets are everywhere.” So said Warren Buffett of his US motor insurer GEICO, chaired by Tony Nicely, in a letter to shareholders last year
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People & Opinion
Leader: Time to speak up, AXA
You know the summer’s coming to an end when the AXA rumours start up again, and what a belter it was this week
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People & Opinion
Leader: Could it be match point for Andy Haste?
Game on! After months of hollow predictions that the GI market was set for a new wave of M&A, RSA got the ball rolling this week with a bid for Aviva’s GI assets
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People & Opinion
Leader: there’s life in the old motor yet
Is the glass half empty or half full? In the UK motor market, it depends who you ask.
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People & Opinion
Leader: It’s tough, and will be till at least year’s end
Public sector cutbacks have the potential to hit the insurance industry from all angles
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Supplements
E-Broking: Speed test
In the virtual world there is but one reality for brokers: adopt new technology or die
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People & Opinion
Leader: Planning the shape of things to come
The man at the top of an insurer's GI business is not always the one pulling the strings
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People & Opinion
Leader: The FSA must come to its senses on fees
Next week, thousands of brokers will have to pay extortionate fees to the FSA
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People & Opinion
Interview: Paul Moors
Outspoken yet self-deprecating, Bollington’s chairman is far from boring, despite his claims. Insurance Times hears from the man himself about the fascinating Groupama relationship and always wearing his heart on his sleeve
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News
Bollington optimistic despite profit plunge
Results 'still healthy' says chairman Moors after broker's pre-tax profits are cut in half
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News
Former AIG chief escapes securities commission probe
SEC also drops investigation into colleague Foster