My Opinion

The Value of Collective Wisdom Outweighs Other Considerations The fact that you can do something does not mean that you should. It is perfectly possible to leap from an airplane without wearing a parachute. The consequences, of course, would be…

Following the Business Interruption claims debacle the latest buzzword in the industry is ‘Transparency’. There is belated recognition that policy wording, pricing practices, and underwriting criteria are all in need of an overhaul if we are to have any hope…

Price comparison websites were invented to provide open, transparent, and easy access to the ‘best’ insurance prices for their users. They heralded a new dawn of consumer power in which individuals would have previously never had available opportunities to ‘shop…

‘This article first appeared in Modern Insurance Magazine’. The post pandemic claims world needs a new vision. I am not one of these ill-informed and often ignorant headline writers who argues that insurers should pay out on all claims at…

I recently bought a new toaster. Bright, shiny, plenty of buttons to press and an ejection mechanism that launches the toasted slice of bread into the air at a speed to rival the best efforts of a North Korean missile…

As I write this article the Labour leadership election is underway, President Trump has opened a new front in his war with Iran, and the bush fires continue their devastating assault upon millions of hectares of land in Australia. Even…

The last month or so has seen me negotiating my way through the tortuous and, to my mind, somewhat deceitful renewal process for my private health insurance.

As the government seeks to implement long anticipated changes in the whiplash and broader PI claims environment there will inevitably be two categories of response from the legal community.