All Opinion articles – Page 13
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People & OpinionStuart Reid: Keep moving when the market is still
With a future turn in the market no longer a guarantee, the industry is in uncharted waters. You need to make it work for you
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People & OpinionInterview: Michael Warren
The power behind the throne at UK General Insurance Group says the company’s latest initiative looks set to be a success. He talks to Saxon East about the challenges he faces in his job and in long-distance running … but don’t mention the company’s eventual sale
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People & OpinionLeader: Feeling the burn yet?
With rising PI claims, more levies and falling premiums, brokers are under fire from all sides
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People & OpinionInterview: Mike Smith
The boss of Ink Underwriting is the Mr Big of the insurance world. Insurance Times talks to him about Ink’s plans for a new one-stop solution for brokers, and asks if there are any more acquisitions slated
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People & OpinionClive Nathan: Facebook? You ain’t seen nothing yet
Young people already see emails as rather quaint, and the boundaries of 9-5 are shifting. The industry must embrace a world of 24/7 interaction with clients
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Breaking NewsQBE scales back Evergreen as staff face axe
QBE in redundancy talks with four staff as it stops renewing proportion of business
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Online onlyBob's blog: Claim time is crunch time
If the key message you put to a client is price, they’ll move on next time for a better one. Go the extra mile, especially during a claim, and you’ll win their loyalty
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Breaking NewsIIB responds to Treasury consultation paper
Barbara Bradshaw comments on regulation, fees and PPI
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People & OpinionLeader: Waiting for the fall-out
The government's public spending cuts may be necessary, but the industry will feel it along with everyone else
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People & OpinionValues of the past, delivery of the future
Like it or not, the internet provides the most familiar way for people to buy insurance. We should not be afraid to make it work for us too
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People & OpinionInterview: Carl Shuker
Shunning the internet and remaining loyal to the great British high street, A-Plan is going from strength to strength. The broker’s chief executive talks about the benefits of going against the grain
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People & OpinionSpeak up before new moves are set in stone
Rather than grumbling to each other, brokers should make a noise where it counts
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NewsMeehan follows Maso in AXA departure
Move had been expected following AXA chief exec Paul Evan's restructure
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NewsIn memoriam: Andrew Beazley
After being diagnosed with terminal cancer three years ago, Andrew Beazley fought long and hard but finally succumbed to the disease on the evening of Wednesday 13 October, aged just 57.
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Online onlyAon to shed up to 1800 global jobs
Mainly non-client facing roles to go as part of restructuring plan to integrate Hewitt
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People & OpinionRichard Hobbs: Beware continental drift to supremacy
Proposals to abolish the FSA must be seen in the context of a wider European drive to control regulation in member states
