All Opinion articles – Page 54
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Online onlyNew appointment for insurance headhunting firm
Siobhan Caragher made managing director at UK Financial Services Practice
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People & OpinionWarren Buffett
The world’s richest man is also its most successful underwriter – and a canny investor who predicted the credit crisis seven years ago. Katie Puckett explores the life of the ‘oracle of Omaha’. Illustration by Richard Phipps
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People & OpinionWhat customers really want – and how to give it to them
Columnist: Laurent Matras, managing director of Groupama Insurances
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Online onlyMBO team details Hastings and Advantage deal
Deal also includes other Equity Insurance Group brands
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Former VFM director joins rival Absolute
Will Gaskell to help boost household portfolio.
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Online onlyVideo reaction: commission disclosure
Biba's Steve White on what the FSA's outcome means for the broker market
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NewsBrokers given chance to test guidelines on disclosure
We’re back in control, says Biba, as regulator backs down and accepts industry-led solution
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People & OpinionThe shape of things to come
The financial crisis in banking has had little effect on most P&C companies, says Chris Hanks. But that doesn’t mean they’ll have a happy new year
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People & OpinionPaul Meehan
The maverick professional is known for the unexpected – which is why his return to AXA shouldn’t have come as a surprise. Neither should any future move, he tells Ellen Bennett. Portrait by Wilde Fry
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Online onlyAllianz wins Morrisons inspection contract
Allianz Engineering to inspect handling equipment
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Online onlyBroker Network to add 70 new staff
Network aims for growth as it moves in to new £3.5m HQ
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People & OpinionChris Giles
The consolidator boss has been painted as a ruthless operator. But, in his first interview since the Charterhouse deal, he tells Tom Broughton he is just misunderstood. Portrait by Julian Anderson
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NewsLeader: How the mighty have fallen
You only have to look at Woolworths to understand how quickly good brands can fall from grace. It is often the indignity of exposure to a sale process that inflicts the most damage, as value is diminished under the scrutiny of due diligence. Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) has watched ...
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People & OpinionColumnist: What are we all doing here?
Philippe Maso on why a global financial crisis is the perfect opportunity to reflect on how the insurance industry works
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NewsLeader: Doing business in the new economy
Decision-making has never been so tough for chief executives as they attempt to navigate this period of instability. Philippe Maso of AXA presents his vision for the future on page 24. He insists this crisis is primarily about banks, not insurers. Our first ever cover star, Peter Harmer, agrees (see ...
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People & OpinionInterview: Peter Harmer
Aon UK’s chief executive may be gregarious. But he avoids too much talk about the acquisition of Benfield. Tom Broughton met him.
