Opinion
Effective cost-cutting
My company is experiencing financial hardship and need to look at ways of cutting costs. I want to avoid making redundancies because I am happy with my workforce. What alternatives are there?
A burning issue
Fire damage is on the up and is costing the insurance industry millions in claims every day. Allister Smith describes how businesses should reduce fire risk by implementing an appropriate management strategy
Ceiling liability
Hugh Price explores the case for capping liability and asks how brokers can implement this
Laying the blame
Jessica Pothering examines the effect of the Corporate Manslaughter Act on the insurance industry
Editor's farewell
Editor Michelle Worvell bids farewell to the market after eight years
Agenda: Organic growth is no quick fix
Tony Cornell asks whether consolidators can secure organic growth
Incredible year for insurance marketing
Andrew Tjaardstra, editor, Professional Broking
Disciplinary procedures - Handling tribunals equitably
I found recently that a friend's business was taken to tribunal for unfair dismissal by a former colleague. With this in mind, I want to ensure that my disciplinary process is up to date, clear and fair so that I can avoid litigation myself, especially…
Going back to the future
Insurers are once again paying attention to the merits of high-street broker outlets, in particular ...
Confidentiality - Keeping secrets from the regulator
We are considering an acquisition within the next few months. Confidentiality is paramount: I do not want to tell the Financial Services Authority in case the details leak out but I am told that this is necessary. Surely it is nothing to do with the…
Editor's comment - Don't forget to shout about it
Cross-selling, upselling, products per client, marketing ... all are words we hear when businesses t...
Time to unite
In recent months a number of insurers have made it clear that they intend to scale back their involv...