Articles by Martin Friel
Markel makes internal D&O appointment
New head of D&O division installed
Brit strengthens motor fleet team
Ian Fraser appointed motor fleet underwriter
Details of Chaucer bid revealed
Brit Insurance Holdings reveals details of the proposal it has made to the board of Chaucer Holdings
Allianz streamlines claims
Graham Gibson: continually enhancing claims service
Broker Assistance moves up another gear
Broker Assistance the specialist motor claims outsourcing company, based in Cheshire, have just moved into a new, purpose built office complex in Warrington
May
Aviva confirmed it was to shut one of its service centre operations in India and bring the work back...
APC eyes up SME agency potential
APC has revealed that it is seeking to acquire an underwriting agency as part of its strategic growt...
Northern charm
Regional Review
Self-appraisal: Hector Sants, FSA
Oh to be a fly on the wall in Hector Sants' next annual review meeting, Martin Friel imagines how he might evaluate his recent performance
A crisis of confidence
The financial services world has lost a great deal of public trust lately and the insurance industry must start believing in itself if it is to regain it. Laurent Matras explains why a re-evaluation of our offering is overdue
The man behind the ego
Victorious in his bid to head up Bluefin, Stuart Reid is quietly confident that he knows best when it comes to leading Axa's broking arm to success. Martin Friel hears how the CEO intends to grow the business, get the public onside and prove the company…
Market forecasts premium plunge
UK companies renewing insurance in Q2 could be paying equal or less premium with just 50% of underwr...
GWP grows despite profit dip
Allianz Insurance has seen a slight drop in its pre-tax operating profits, coming in at £41.1m in th...
Appointment at United Insurance Brokers
United Insurance Brokers has recruited Steve Bradley and Gwyn Derrick as divisional directors to its...
The good old days?
With more than 50 years' experience working in insurance broking, Kenny Downes, chartered insurance broker at Bruce Stevenson Risk Management, tells Martin Friel how he has seen the industry transform
The benefits of hindsight
To commemorate Insurance Age's 30th anniversary, this Power hour will look at the last 30 years of broking to ascertain what lessons, if any, have been learned and predict what the future broking landscape will look like. Martin Friel reports
Points of view
To coincide with this year's Biba conference, Insurance Age has once again conducted its annual broker survey. Here are some of your most notable opinions
Businesses must brace themselves for Swine pandemic
Broking giant Marsh has urged businesses to update their continuity and crisis management plans in c...
Get yourself connected
Jessica Pothering explains how to make the most out of this year's Biba conference, at a time when every minute out of the office must be well spent
Raising the wind
It may not be the easiest climate for insurers and brokers to raise capital but recent legislative changes could have a calming effect. The question is, how long until the impact of these proposals are felt, asks Gary Thorpe
A trip down memory lane
Tony Cornell takes a retrospective look at how the insurance industry - particularly the broking sector - has changed over the past 30 years, since Thatcher's reign and, of course, the launch of Insurance Age
Making the front page
Insurance Age has gone through many changes in the last 30 years. Here we take a look the magazine's evolution and ask industry leaders to give context to some of the leading stories over the years
Appointment at Zenith Insurance
Zenith Insurance has taken on Peter Austin as that company's new chief executive officer. ...