What The Papers Say - September 2011
In this month's edition Paul Anscombe, managing director of Seventeen Group joins Insurance Age's Liz McMahon and Emmanuel Kenning to discuss the latest news stories in insurance.
The panel looks at the broker perspective on commercial market hardening after the flurry of insurer's releasing improved combined operating ratios in their half year results.
They also touch upon the outlook for managing general agents in light of the launch of the MGAA and expectations for whether the Financial Conduct Authority will lower the barriers surrounding broker regulation.
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