After the initial ‘selling’, the agent does nothing for you. Why, then, should he continue to collect commissions on the premiums you pay?

The insurance industry continues with its merry ways. I have an annual premium policy from a multinational life insurance company. Before selling it, the agent made repeated calls and visits. He collected the first cheque from my office. In the second...

When the business cycle is on an upswing, one of the biggest beneficiaries is transportation and logistics. Strong linkages of this sector with every kind of economic activity pushed up the demand for freight forwarding and containers business. Unfortunately, we have just come off a boom period and are still some time away from the next upcycle. A synchronised global slowdown has led to ...