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Shot in the foot
The FCA has had a rough couple of weeks.
Thank you and goodbye
I hate saying goodbyes but I find myself in the position where I'm going to have to do so.
Summit to think about
This time last week I had the pleasure of opening the UK Broker Summit 2014 where sixty brokers and five insurers and technology experts got together for a series of roundtable meetings.
Pride before the fall
As inevitable as death and taxes, results season has rolled around again.
Too good to be true
Ghost-broking, who is to blame?
Broker activity on the up - now all we need is an England Six Nations win
On the eve of the Six Nations an England rugby legend has made a timely appearance in the world of insurance broking.
Manifesto for change
Biba published its manifesto this week, and the theme is 'Delivering for customers'.
RSA's long 15 minutes of fame
The completion of the PwC review into the claims and finance issues uncovered in Ireland two months ago brought an element of closure to the insurer's recent stint in the spotlight.
Place your bets for the next CEO at RSA
In undoubtedly the least scientific survey undertaken by Insurance Age this year, I’ve been asking punters at the Nags Head who should be the next CEO at RSA.
Season's greetings
This is my sign-off blog for 2013. It’s also the morning after the Insurance Age Christmas party, so I am going to take the easy route and cast my eye back over the past year.
Over the horizon
For the lovers of list making Christmas is an annual highlight.
Gallagher back in the spotlight
And so it begins again ...
Doing business the Broker Expo way
So when is business as usual not business as usual? The answer was clear at the Broker Expo in Coventry yesterday.
Education, education, education
Reading the Chartered Insurance Institute's (CII) latest skills survey was like perusing the morning paper's following an England football match.
Talking Towergate
Towergate just can’t stay out of the spotlight.
Takeover rumours
The rumours that pretty much everyone is looking to buy RSA made for an exciting day on the Insurance Age editorial desks this week.
Comment is free
In terms of the most commented on stories on Insurance Age, never before has there been such a clear frontrunner.
TEn lots of thanks for Ed Miliband and David Cameron
It is really irritating when a couple of days before you get around to it, someone else writes the blog you were planning on writing.
I love the smell of optimism in the morning
Strolling across the floors of yesterday's Broker Expo South a clear sense of optimism and vigour among brokers and insurers was in the air.
Gallagher's shopping list
Arthur J Gallagher has kicked off its long-awaited spending spree it would seem.
Rocky VII starring Markerstudy v Brightside
Not quite the rumble in the jungle or the thriller in Manila. But wow what a punch up this week.
Hard to please
You're damned if you do and you're damned if you don't.
Here's hoping Flood Re doesn't sink to a halt
The UK is widely accused of thinking big and then dragging its heels in terms of delivering landmark projects and proposals.
False pride
Insurance workers are proudest of their industry, according to research which shows that 90% of insurance professionals surveyed feel proud to work in the market.