All People & Opinion articles – Page 10
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As always, it’s the little things that count
Improved training and treating staff well can create key routes to increased sales and sustainable profits
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Interview: Stuart Randall
The man behind Brett & Randall, Brokerbility and now broker buyer Ataraxia is always cooking up the next big idea. We find out why being a super hero just isn’t enough
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Join the fight for fairness
The FSA’s latest fees and levies bill are not so much a wall-up call as a call to arms. Now is the time to unite for our cause
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Leader: 'Dear Insurance Times, What is going on?!'
The hike in FSA fees has meant a short, sharp and expensive shock for brokers
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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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Leader: Will the market ever turn?
Price is still the key purchase differentiator, no matter what extra services insurers offer
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It's time to demand something new
The Airmic conference was in Manchester this year. Bluefin's chief exec went along for the ride
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Brokers are running to stand still
As the soft market continues, what is the impact on the commercial broking sector? Can M&A bring the growth so badly needed?
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Leader: A good place to vent your FSA fees fury
Here at Insurance Times, we’re rarely lost for words
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Interview: Xavier Denecker
Credit insurer Coface may have struggled when an influx of claims during the crisis left it in the red. But as he unveils a new credit insurance model and promises profits for 2010, managing director Denecker is brimming with optimism
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Why one price should cover all
It makes good business sense to offer brokers the ability to be flexible about how much commission they get from any policy sale
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Interview: Freddy Van den Spiegel
BNP Paribas Fortis’s chief economist may have seen it all before, but this financial crisis is different, he says. Contagion and an imbalance in global markets could send the economy toppling back into chaos, and it is ultimately the insurers that will pay for this greater climate of risk, he ...
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Time to refocus on business growth
Where quality insurance providers cannot differentiate on price, they must demonstrate their value to potential clients
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Leader: AXA’s rare breed is off to a new home
As Middle exits for Aviva, Meehan, Reid and Keating prove Maso's management strategy is sound
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Leader: Shout loud if you want to be a Solvency II winner
“There is a lot of uncertainty about how this is going to work,” says Michaela Koller in what is probably one of the biggest understatements of the year