All People & Opinion articles – Page 12
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Peter Cullum: Don’t get left behind
Online ‘fads’ may not seem that revelant to your firm now. But web technology has huge ability to save costs and keep you competitive
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Why we’re in it for the long term
A new generation of responsible MGAs is emerging, one that will add real value in niche and specialist markets
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Leader: Forget green shoots. We need stable roots
Rates are still soft. Quinn’s demise shows no sign of turning the market. And if Europe remains in a state of volcano paralysis for much longer, then that double-dip recession politicians keep touting around may be a lot closer than you first imagined
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Grant Ellis
Far from choosing the quieter life, in his new Broker Network role, Grant Ellis is banging the drum for small brokers, big brokers, and the insurance industry as a whole. Insurance Times meets the man who’s taking it straight to Brussels
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Hold tight as we head for that second dip
Quinn, poor results and no sign of a hardening market – seems like there are few reasons to be cheerful
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Weblog - 22 Apr 2010
Danny Walkinshaw's round-up of the latest insurance stories online
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Make the most of social media
Twitter just for teenagers? Facebook only for fools? No, we have to embrace new opportunities to meet customer expectations
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Wise heads will keep their powder dry
It is vital to take the long view in the PI insurance market, or people will pay later
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David Newman
It’s all about controlled risks, says the broker boss as he sets out on a 110 km trek across the Arctic. He tells us about his fascination for the frozen north, and his role at the head of motorcycle insurance specialist, Carole Nash
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Leader: A knock-out blow or a second chance?
Quinn's coming out fighting but, whatever the outcome, it will be some time before the insurer gets back to business as usual
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Let’s sink our teeth into this election
Do politicians really understand how the insurance sector works? If so, why do they insist on calling the banking crisis a financial crisis?
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Leader: Time to decide
As Gordon Brown this week fired the starting gun on the general election, it was the Conservatives who swept to power with a landslide victory at the Insurance Times Hustings event, polling 75% of the ballot. We asked: which party would be best for the general insurance market?
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Frank O’Halloran and Steven Burns
The top men in QBE are in London to talk about the restructuring of the group’s European management, and they reveal that they have their eye on more acquisitions
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Leader: Quinn’s luck finally runs out
The controversial Irish insurer is yet again in the firing line
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Sweeping the decks before the election
The proposed Financial Services Bill still advocates lumping bank and insurers together in regulation. That just won’t wash, says Lord Hunt
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Reasons to be cautious
Don’t be seduced by the improved results of last year. There still could be difficult times ahead if you’re not sensible