Articles by Michelle Worvell
Corporate manslaughter - Counting the cost of corporate manslaughter
The first prosecution under The Corporate Manslaughter Act (2007) serves as a timely reminder for brokers to review the extent of their clients' cover, regardless of the company's size
An increasingly bespoke relationship
Loss adjusting
Workplace stress - Work pressures taking toll on staff
With employees under rising levels of stress, Katherine Brandon says that companies face increasing litigation claims if they don't take action
Parkers - Partners in opportunity
Katherine Brandon talks to David Munday about the importance of experience, attention to detail, acquisitions and joining Jelf's network
Open-source software - Weighing up free business software
Katherine Brandon analyses the pros and cons of free alternatives to costly but necessary office software packages
Managers tackle the recession, cutting expenses and consolidation
Andrew Tjaardstra reports on a PB-hosted roundtable discussion held in the run-up to this year's British Insurance Brokers Association conference in Manchester
Accentuating the positive
Recessionary advice
Ratings interest conflicts
At a break-out session, it was suggested that ratings agencies have 'an inherent conflict of interes...
Deserving of recognition?
Brokers, this is your last chance to enter the UK Broker Awards 2009 as the deadline for entries is ...
Sit up and take note
Although the Solvency II directive may not seem to directly affect brokers, it will provoke some basic structural changes to the insurance market as a whole. Bart Patrick explains why brokers need to pay close attention
Moving the goalposts?
Just as firms were getting used to principles-based regulation, the FSA announces a tougher outcomes-based prescription. Paul Lang asks how TCF will fit into the new approach
Associations - Associated benefits
Katherine Brandon investigates the pluses and pitfalls of joining a management association
Up close and personal
A team player with complete belief in his staff, John O'Roarke talks to Michelle Worvell about how the general insurance market has changed, regrets he has had along the way and his vision to bring LV into the public spotlight
It's party time for Age
This month Insurance Age is celebrating 30 years of serving the UK general insurance broking communi...
An end to collaboration?
The block exemption regulations covering insurers across the European Union ends on 31 March next ye...
Outsourcing - Outside in
Rachel Gordon considers the value that consultants might add to brokers' operations and asks: can the costs be justified in a recession?
Kingsbridge - The specialist
Kingsbridge
Construction PI - Bricking it
As the credit crunch bites hard in the construction sector, professional indemnity rates are set to increase, writes Fiona Nicolson
Product
PRODUCT OF THE MONTH Halfway house for low-value car owners Product: TPFTplus Underwriter: KGM Mo...
Changing the speeding culture
Speeding remains a significant problem in the UK. Although the Government has taken measures to slow drivers down, the insurance industry is lagging behind. Grant Mitchell calls for efforts to be shifted up a gear
Devitt and Lawton - Upping the ante
Andrew Tjaardstra talks to Aaron Devitt and Mike Lawton, who are the front line in driving RSA's commercial UK strategy as it adopts a more aggressive approach to sales to increase its broker activity
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Happy birthday PB
Anniversary