AXA UK announces job cuts7 August, 2008
Insurer expected to make 500 redundancies as part of company restructure.
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Analysis
The commission debate is a farce and unnecessary
1 August, 2008
When will the regulator wake up, asks blogger Robert Marshall.
Finally a settlement
1 August, 2008
Royal & Sun Alliance’s settlement with GM ends four years of bitter legal battles
Feeling a little tender
1 August, 2008
Biba's Eric Galbraith delivers his latest blog to Insurancetimes.co.uk.
Pitt Review
Sir Michael Pitt interview
26 June, 2008
The man behind Wednesday's seminal report speaks to Insurance Times.
David Blunkett interview
26 June, 2008
The former home secretary talks exclusively to Insurance Times about last year's events.
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AXA calls for £1.5bn in flood defence spending
21 July, 2008
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Homeserve calls for local input in flood risk plan
2 July, 2008
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Business continuity plans should incoporate flood risks
14 July, 2008
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Assessing the flood review
30 June, 2008
On the Record
It’s going to be a battle
16 May, 2008
Former Smart & Cook chief executive Paul Meehan says the war between insurers and brokers will be fought on the grounds of commission.
Profile
The trend setter
Issue 07-08-2008
Many insurers complain about commission-hungry consolidators but Norwich Union’s Igal Mayer, right, is the first boss to do something about them. Now, armed with a strong set of half-year results, he’s leading the charge. Ellen Bennett reports....
News
Police win landmark case
Issue 07-08-2008
Insurers welcome Lords' decision on whether police can be sued for failing to act.
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Protest group challenges Lord Levene over Lloyd’s Burma business
Issue 07-08-2008
Burma Campaign writes to Lloyd’s chairman detailing importance of withdrawing insurance cover for Burmese organisations.
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Close buys Kaupthing premium finance arm
Issue 07-08-2008
Leading premium finance provider buys rival.
Comments/Letters
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Costs are holding up injury claims reform
Issue 07-08-2008
Hugh Price says two in-depth reviews of legal fees could finally resolve the claims process issues.
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Staying strong in turbulent times
Issue 03-07-2008
Lord Hunt says the CII has made great strides in improving the industry this past year.
Feature
Where next for the industry?
Issue 24-07-2008
Shirley Beglinger, chair of the upcoming Insurance Times Forum: Commercial Lines, Decoding a Competitive Future, outlines some of the questions that will be asked – and answered – at this unique industry event.
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Do the bidding
Do the bidding
Motor 24-07-2008
Independent broker Kerry London has shaken up the fleet market with the introduction of an internet auction service. Director Paul Samways explains to Michael Faulkner how it works.
Personal injury claims under the microscope
Issue 17-07-2008
Insurance Times assembled a panel of experts in a public debate on how the industry should tackle the current issues surrounding personal injury claims.
Deal Watch
Have M&A deals peaked?
Issue 10-04-2008
In the first part of a quarterly series, Corbett Keeling rounds up the deals in the insurance market and asks how long the momentum can be maintained.
Latest Supplements
Motor
Motor 24-07-2008
Another year, another depressing set of results for the UK motor market. Once again, insurers struggled to realise a profit on their motor books, besieged on all sides by soft rates, aggregators, and spiralling levels of fraud.
Top 50 Insurers
Top 50 Insurers 22-11-2007
2007 has been something of an annus horribilis for insurers but now is not the time to lose heart says Ellen Bennett
Top 50 Brokers
Top 50 Brokers 23-08-07
Next year's broker listings will look very different as the mergers and acquisition storm gathers pace
Motor
Motor 24-10-2007
The motor insurance market is an over-crowded highway. Brokers are continuing to face a torrid time, with aggregators and direct players reducing further the dwindling share brokers have in motor.
