Opinion

In the world of communications it has been proven the text message is the first to be responded to, followed by email. Most people expect a response from an email within two working days.  

Mark Twain once remarked ‘reports of my death are greatly exaggerated' upon hearing that his obituary had been published in the New York Journal.

It's fair to say that I've spent more time behind my desk recently than I usually do. That's sometimes not a bad thing - especially for the IFAs and journalists fed up with listening to me going on and on about Liverpool beating Barcelona…

In the previous blog I wrote that I would look at some of the possible replacements to IHT (inheritance tax). This was in response to the Daily Express campaign against what it refers to as the "Death Tax".

‘Factory gate pricing' is the great new buzzphrase in the consultancy and life assurance sectors. But behind the terminology what does it really mean?

I have a friend who is a builder, and he recently told me the tale of how he had charged £750 for less than a day's work to move a small wall. "There's that much work out there that I can increase my prices and just take the jobs that still want me" he...

We are now well into March and as usual everyone's thoughts are turning towards the Budget, with many looking into their crystal balls to try and predict what surprises and u-turns the Chancellor will spring on us next Wednesday.

Last month we held our 4th annual awards bash, which as always means an informal gathering of many of the great and the good from the protection industry for most of the day - and most of the night too for some!

The latest figures from the ABI indicate that the market for offshore single premium bonds sold in the UK has increased from £4.8bn in 2005 to £7.1bn in 2007 - an increase of almost 50%. This is after a 63% increase in 2006 over 2005. This is a big and...

It's taken a while, but the mortgage industry has finally moved out of the inertia that was the result of the imposition of regulation. Now it is back to what it does best - designing and marketing the most innovative mortgage products in the world. But,...