All People & Opinion articles – Page 25
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People & OpinionRobert Hiscox
He’s an elder statesman of insurance, impeccably tailored and well spoken. But that doesn’t make him a soft touch. Ellen Bennett met the man who turned his family firm into one of Britain’s biggest companies – and still has plans to expand. Portrait by Greg Funnell
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People & OpinionMayday for Solvency II
Paul Barrett says time is running out to approve the European directive on capital requirements. The industry has to take action
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People & OpinionStaying afloat
Believe it or not, a recession and volatile marketplace can offer the chance for growth, says Andy Baldwin. First, you need to work out the right strategies ...
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People & OpinionInterview: Igal Mayer
Norwich Union is at the start of one of the biggest years in its history. So why is its chief executive so reluctant to talk? Ellen Bennett tries to dig beneath the surface. Portraits by Julian Anderson
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People & OpinionUp the ladder
Dr Harry Brünjes, chairman of Premier Medical Group, on how he got to the top
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People & OpinionAll right and proper
The insurance industry is a rare success story amid the economic gloom, says Lord Hunt. As long as it sticks to what it does best ...
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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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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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All I want for Christmas
It’s good to talk, says Eric Galbraith. In fact, dialogue and a little appreciation from the government and the FSA are at the top of his festive wish list
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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
