All People & Opinion articles – Page 7
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Interview: Carl Shuker
Shunning the internet and remaining loyal to the great British high street, A-Plan is going from strength to strength. The broker’s chief executive talks about the benefits of going against the grain
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Speak up before new moves are set in stone
Rather than grumbling to each other, brokers should make a noise where it counts
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Richard Hobbs: Beware continental drift to supremacy
Proposals to abolish the FSA must be seen in the context of a wider European drive to control regulation in member states
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Interview: Mike McGavick
The former Republican candidate Mike McGavick has a huge reputation after turning round XL Group and Safeco. But will his next challenge be in business or politics?
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Ian Clark: The motor value chain is close to broken
Why are claims management companies and personal lines intermediaries showing healthy profits while motor insurers are losing out?
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Leader: Stay strong, Aviva
The insurer's turnaround has put it in acquirers' sights
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Lord Hunt: Restore sanity and set the people free
The timing is right to cut red tape, curb the compensation culture and tackle claims farmers
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Peter Smits: The cost of low prices and high expectations
The banks’ record in the Financial Ombudsman’s report on complaints is no surprise
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Leader: Don’t get burned
The question isn't who has injected extra millions into their motor reserves, but who hasn’t?
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Opinion: This way to better industry regulation
Eric Galbraith compares the clear-out of our signpost-cluttered streets to new rules for financial companies, and says the lesson is: keep it simple
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Interview: Phil Barton
Knee surgery won’t get in my way, says Jelf’s new chief executive as he prepares to integrate the business. He tells us why teamwork is so important – and reveals he once played football with two England stars
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Opinion: We can’t hang around, we have to act now
Income has dried up and too much is being taken from reserves. Now is the time for change
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Branko Bjelobaba: We must learn from our errors and sin no more
With yet another broker banned by the FSA, it’s time to go back to the sourcebooks