All People & Opinion articles – Page 17
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Penny for the guy?
It will take a major display of fireworks to change the endemic underpricing of risk that looms over the motor insurance industry
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We are family: H&R Insurance
Up against the massive consolidators and with a fall in the motor cycle insurance market, times could be tough for H&R Insurance. But this brother and sister combo knows that the key to staying strong is to keep it in the family
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Business interruption cover
It’s vital to business, so why is it one of the first things to be cut back in a recession?
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And so it begins again
RBSI's price tag will have to be a little more realistic this time
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Weblog
Coverage of recent Insurance Times events have proved a hit with online visitors over the past week and sent website traffic soaring. In particular, our photo galleries have sent users clicking through pages of images. Photos from the Insurance Times Leaders Forum struck a chord when they landed in the ...
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Independent
Two years ago, Michael Bright was sentenced to seven years in prison for his part in the collapse of Independent Insurance back in 2001. Ex-Indy staff have since cropped up at every major insurer and broker in the UK. In the first of a monthly series, we ask: where are ...
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Staying strong for your customer
As we dust ourselves down from the recession, we must adapt to the changed needs of the customer. A stable capital base is key.
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Reading your fortune
Safe to ride out the rest of the recession, key brokers have the banking support to look into acquisitions again.So what’s next for the sector?
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Leader: It’s time for a reality check
The big questions raised in our Leaders' Forum on Conservative reform and the potential fall of the FSA
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Dominic Burke
This group chief executive was tireless in his bid to head JLT and equally tenacious in flipping the company’s fortunes. The man who never takes no for an answer hints at ambitions to reorganise the hierarchy at the very top of the market
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On the road to recovery
As the economic turmoil begins to calm, Andy Baldwin considers the lessons to be learned, such as keeping a more careful eye on our capital
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Leader: Politicians, tackle tax now or lose out later
A complicated and uncompetitive tax regime will only push companies to where the grass is measurably greener
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Vince Cable
As a former chief economist, the Lib Dem’s shadow chancellor warned for years against Britain’s bulging personal credit card debts, and was right about Northern Rock. So what does he predict for the insurance industry?
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Terry Whittaker
QBE’s UK national division managing director, Terry Whittaker, celebrates three decades in insurance this month. Here, he recalls 30 highlights from his career
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Mayer’s mission proves impossible
Aviva yet to announce who will join new UK head Mark Hodges, as Mayer heads to the US
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Giving credit where it’s due
The financial services sector may have suffered a large dent to its reputation, but let’s not throw the baby out with the bathwater, Lord Hunt warns