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Brokers shouldn’t put up with bad service
Groupama’s Laurent Matras asks if the writing is on the wall for traditional insurers.
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Flood responsibility
I read with interest your article by Michael Faulkner reporting on the response to the Pitt Report. As an experienced business continuity and disaster recovery professional I feel that the Pitt Report creates a more focused and integrated approach to managing major flood crises. However with the insurance industry’s pledge ...
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Knock, knock. Who’s there? The downturn
Simon Cooter says insurers must prepare as the credit crunch catches up with the sector.
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The perfect storm is set to hit insurance
QBE’s Ash Bathia says brokers should build relationships with insurers through economic hard times.
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Feeling of déjà vu for SME business
Martin McLachlan says SME brokers must heed the warnings of the past to protect their own turf.
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Insurers must be wary of giving the pen away
Deloitte’s Ian Clark says the rise in MGA start-ups should raise the spectre of costly past mistakes.
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A healthy working relationship
AXA’s Fergus Craig says private healthcare can work with the NHS to deliver high performance.
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Staying strong in turbulent times
Lord Hunt says the CII has made great strides in improving the industry this past year.
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The shifting sands of a broker strategy
Tom Flack says Meehan’s move back to AXA may be a shrewd move for both of them.
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Act fast on Google opportunity
Neil McCarthy says online searching has had a dramatic shake-up which could lose business for some.
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Underwriting is key in these challenging times
Bernard Mageean says UK property insurers must remain focused on fundamentals of underwriting.
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Insurers must seek to recover flood costs
Simon Ellis says the causes of floods should be examined so as to allow actions for damages.
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The new cash cows are in the SME sector
Andy Baldwin says the traditional model for SME business is outdated and new ones are taking over.
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Support for Staddon
I am writing to support Biba head of technical services Peter Staddon’s recent statement that there are significant pricing differentials in place and these are not, as the ABI spokesman said, much to do with risk (News, 5 June). Indeed, in recent discussions I had with one insurer, it ...
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Storm clouds gather over foreign profits debate
The ABI’s Sarah Knight says the government must continue to help UK firms operate globally.
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Feedback
Comments on stories appearing in Insurance Times and on the www.instimes.co.uk over the past seven days
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Tomorrow’s winners will be decided on quality
Simon Cooter says that brokers can still prosper despite insurer takeovers.
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Networks are no panacea
Grant Ellis has no option but to talk the way he does (On the record, insurancetimes.co.uk), as his business plan is contingent on that approach. But insurance is no different from any other business and what surprises me is that no one still looks at what took place when ...