Articles by Michelle Worvell
Construction PI - Bricking it
As the credit crunch bites hard in the construction sector, professional indemnity rates are set to increase, writes Fiona Nicolson
Kingsbridge - The specialist
Kingsbridge
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?
An end to collaboration?
The block exemption regulations covering insurers across the European Union ends on 31 March next ye...
It's party time for Age
This month Insurance Age is celebrating 30 years of serving the UK general insurance broking communi...
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
Associations - Associated benefits
Katherine Brandon investigates the pluses and pitfalls of joining a management association
LBBS taken under the fin
Layton Blackham Business Solutions (LBBS), the commercial network, is to come under the Bluefin umbrella and rebrand as Broker Partnership Services (BPS).
Brit confirms tax-cutting move
Brit Insurance has finally taken the decision to redomicile from the UK to the Netherlands, subject ...
Clearing its name
With the banking sector in the world's bad books at the moment, what effect will this have on the insurance industry? This month, Jessica Pothering asks the panel how insurance can save face
Data loss - Data defence
Anne Crofts and Rhiannon Davies iterate the case for adhering to Financial Services Authority regulations concerning maintaining good data security
Broker feedback prompts release of new products
Home & Legacy has expanded its panel of mid and high-net-worth home (MNW and HNW) insurance products...
Online contact becoming increasingly attractive
Customers are showing significant interest in the increased use of the internet for day-to-day trans...
High net worth - The high life
Katherine Brandon investigates the high net worth market where the broker is still king and trade remains strong
Road to recovery: RSA broking head
RSA has confirmed that its broking boss is to take time off to recover from an operation. "We can co...
Make a targeted approach
Broker Market Share
Regional SME network launched
Marsh UK has made a move into the network sphere with the establishment of ProBroker, a proposition ...
Equality - Broking gender gap closing - slowly
There are relatively few female broker managers, though the obstacles faced by women aiming for senior roles are not insurmountable, writes Katherine Brandon
JLT to the core
Dominic Burke has proved his worth as JLT group CEO by leading the company through tumultuous times with sheer determination and passion. Martin Friel finds out what has been at the top of his agenda for success
Coleman Insurance - Broking with a smile
Coleman Insurance
End of the honeymoon
Consolidators
The industry's empty promises
The industry must raise its customer service standards in line with today's modern, 24/7 world if it is to shake off its poor reputation for policy wording and claims payouts, argues Paul Meehan
Any problems? Blame the banks
If you wind the clock back one year, UK banks were the favourites of both the government and the fin...