22nd July, 2011
So it’s down to me to come up with something interesting and exciting that could rival Daniels discussions. Whilst I am not an ATE expert (although I am getting there…), having worked in professional services for a numbers of years
More...16th July, 2011
It's that time again. I am off on holiday for the next two weeks so you will have to do without me for while. I think Kirsten might try her hand in my absence. Before I go, let's examine some issues regarding time
More...12th July, 2011
Just back from southern Turkey. Now I was expecting it to be warm - the forecast was around 32 degrees. This level of sun I can cope with - after all we had 2 days of these temperatures here (otherwise
More...6th July, 2011
The chickens are coming home to roost. The pot and kettle are at it again. Something smelly is hitting the fan. I am running out of idioms here. Admiral Insurance made £142.4m profit last year from it's motor arm (remember they are part
More...30th June, 2011
It is great to see these masters of spin at work isn't it? First the ABI denied it - then they had to come clean and admit that insurance companies were selling car accident insurance leads. The justification: If we didn't
More...27th June, 2011
Did you hear Jack Straw and a chap from the Association of British Insurers (ABI) on the Today programme this morning? No? Well, it went something like this: Jack Straw's friend had an accident about 6 months ago - no injuries
More...22nd June, 2011
It is all over the papers this morning. The tabloids all concentrate on the rights of home owners to beat up burglars and seem to brush over the other reforms. To be honest, it is a complete mishmash of proposals from
More...21st June, 2011
I have just realised that it has been a week since my last posting. It has been really busy here with new sign ups and policies. Contrary to popular belief, I do have other things to do at work -
More...14th June, 2011
A couple of topics today. First let's talk about Jackson. That well known supporter of the PI industry, Jonathan Djanogly has confirmed that the Justice Bill will be published later this month. It has been delayed due to the Impact Assessment
More...9th June, 2011
Actually, let's start with insurance generally. All insurance companies need to make money (this comes as a surprise to some!). This means that they have to pay out less in claims than they get in in premiums and have enough left over to
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