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Featured CONTRIBUTORS The Insider is the official magazine of The Insurance Institute. The views expressed by contributors should not be interpreted as those of The Insurance Institute or its members. LYNDA BARNES MANAGING DIRECTOR OF 360 SEARCH, During her career, Lynda has consulted, recruited and headhunted at the highest levels, and, has played a pivotal part in enabling international start-ups, map out and recruit the very best talent. The Insurance Institute 01 645 6600 | www.iii.ie Chief Executive: Dermot Murray 4 Some articles in this magazine contain general summaries and should not be viewed as complete or definitive statements of the law. Specific legal advice should be obtained where appropriate. The Insurance Institute will accept no responsibility for any loss occurred to any person acting or refraining from action as a result of the material included in this publication. The information in this magazine is correct at the time of publication. CPD: Reading some articles in this magazine may count towards Unstructured CPD under the CII CPD Scheme for ACII and FCII members. For more information please refer to the CPD section of the CII website www. cii.co.uk/cpd DIRECTOR, 1 MINUTE 40 MEDIA Paul-Michel is a visual storyteller with an eye for detail. His strength is finding the right balance between artistic visuals and meaningful content, making him the obvious choice for our cover story. CAROL DONAGHY PR AND COMMUNICATIONS CONSULTANT To view online, visit the useful resources section in your member area. THE EDITOR With the final arrival of the Insurance Distribution Directive (see more on page 22), the World Cup (see page 24) and of course the heat-wave, it’s been a busy, yet brilliant summer. As we start to head now into the Autumn, we celebrate with the promotion of ou