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CII Thinkpieces are a part of our ongoing commitment to promoting new thinking within the financial sector. Each Thinkpiece is a short paper contributed by an expert and covering topics as diverse as pensions, Islamic finance, terrorism, recruitment, claims, consumer psychology, and more.

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	Who Saves for Retirement? Analysing Incentives for Saving Using the Wealth & Assets Survey 26 Jan 2012: James Lloyd of the Strategic Society Centre and Tim Fassam of the Prudential summarise the results of an extensive survey exploring public attitudes driving pension saving, and draw conclusions in the context of the Government’s new workplace pension auto-enrollment system starting this October.
	Insurance Regulation in 2012: Finding Solutions to the “British Dilemma” 11 Jan 2012: Financial Secretary Mark Hoban MP summarises the UK Treasury's latest work in insurance regulation, including the UK regulatory reforms, Solvency II, and response to the European Court's gender ruling. He the UK's dominance in the global insurance markets both retail and wholesale which cannot be underestimated, and any regulatory reforms must be reflective of the unique issues in this sector.
	Retaining today’s knowledge for tomorrow: Capturing the knowledge of retirees 12 Dec 2011: Knowledge loss can be an unintended consequence of retirements and can prove costly for firms. Adele Wilter of Capita Consulting provides a short guide on how best to capture this knowledge and prevent a brain drain.
	Anthony Hurndall: Dealing with Disputed Claims: Is Jackson the Answer, or a Reminder of the Need for a New Approach? 29 Nov 2011: Amidst all the commentary on the Jackson reforms, Anthony Hurndall describes an alternative model that avoids the aggressive adversarial approach of litigation whilst actually bringing about workable results. At a time when insurers are looking for cost effective and proportionate approaches to settling claims disputes, what is proposed here might just be the fresh approach that is needed.
	Ian Canham: Road to Ruin, Next Exit? Insurance Reflections on Corporate Governance and Risk Management 24 Nov 2011: assesses the implications of a report published earlier this year by Cass Business School in association with AIRMIC and Lockton. In this thinkpiece, Ian Canham (partner in risk solutions at Lockton) provides his personal views towards the this study and draws observations and conclusions for the future of corporate governance in the real world.
	Walter Stahel: The Virtuous Circle? Sustainable Economics and Taxation in a Time of Austerity 10 Oct 2011: In the current economic landscape, Western governments have to make tough choices in balancing a taxation system that promotes economic growth with dwindling resources with which to provide a safety net. Walter Stahel of the Geneva Association calls for a fundamental rethink of taxation policy in favour of supporting the economy's most important asset: its labour.
	Adam Phillips: The Role of Professionalism in Securing Consumer Trust and Confidence 31 Aug 2011: Why are regulators and firms suddenly taking staff professional standards so seriously? Will this make a difference for the end consumer? Adam Phillips, Chairman of the FSA's Financial Services Consumer Panel, offers his personal perspective on why professionalism plays a role in improving public trust and confidence.