All People & Opinion articles – Page 16
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Leader: Hodges team picked – so let the games begin
No apologies for returning to the subject of Aviva. New UK boss Mark Hodges has moved swiftly and decisively to promote and restructure his top table amid a wave of uncertainty from the market. Chief operating officer David McMillan becomes the top man in general insurance, supported by Janice Deakin, ...
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Up the ladder
Keith Hector, distribution director, commercial lines, at AXA Insurance, on how he made it to the top
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Charles Earle
When Earle left the RBS-acquired NIG and set up Arista, he couldn’t have predicted the challenges ahead. But having steered the agency through the economic crisis, the chief exec tells us that it may be time to consider an acquisition of his own
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The best of times and the worst of times
A year on from his predictions for 2009, Simon Cooter looks back at a year that at times seemed to defy logic, and casts his eye ahead for what to expect in 2010
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Finance functions
Insurance CFOs must step up their game if they want to be masters
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New CFC needed: single, simple, stable
Our tax system must act now to become more competitive. The way redomiciled UK businesses are treated is the best place to start
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Jeffrey Bowman
Essex boy turned all-American leader, Crawford & Company’s chief executive is a man of steely ambition. We spoke to him – and his ‘wing man’ Ian Muress – about the firm’s plans for growth and how they’re bringing a bit of cool Britannia to the table
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Leader: Wishy-washy approach must end
The recent floods in the north of England are a harsh reminder of the decisive action needed by Westminster
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Paul Myners
With the Solvency II deadline creeping ever closer, City secretary Paul Myners addressed an audience of insurance experts to outline the UK government’s approach
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It’s insurance, but not as we know it
The insurer’s modus operandi used to be simple: customer takes out a policy, insurer responds when a claim arises. Not anymore
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Up the ladder: David Walsh
CFC Underwriting’s David Walsh on how he made it to the top
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Leader: ABI’s Kelly has a tough act to follow
The association's new director-general must engage effectively with Brussels
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Paul Donaldson
RSA’s genial Irishman is back and he’s raring to go. But he remains tight-lipped on consolidators
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Looking back, and venturing forward
The past year has been a rollercoaster ride for the economy, but will the industry avoid a double dip in the year ahead