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Interview
Alec Finch, Purple PartnershipSubscription
It’s a crowded market, but broker network chairman Alec Finch believes his company has something unique to offer
Jon Hancock, RSASubscription
The commercial managing director’s first move since taking over from Paul Donaldson has been to get to know his brokers. Now on to tackling SME …
Ash Bathia, QBESubscription
The chief underwriting officer has big ambitions to bring QBE’s property division in line with the rest of the business, but insists $5bn is not really that big a target in real terms
Hyperion's top teamSubscription
David Howden, John van Kuffeler and Eric Fady are in great spirits, and with good reason – with a 72% increase in profit, Hyperion is flying high. But is this enought to take it through a planned IPO while also acquiring Windsor?
Mark Byrne, HaverfordSubscription
Son of an insurance legend, friends with Warren Buffett – Mark Byrne has industry credentials to spare. So when his firm, Haverford, made an audacious bid for Omega, the market was enthralled. But what went wrong?
Gary Humphreys, Markerstudy Subscription
Markerstudy is a rare breed: a motor insurer that distributes primarily through brokers. It also has a nice sideline in pawn shops. Insurance Times meets its straight-talking underwriting director to talk about where the company is headed next
Appointments
Miller grows political risk team with hires from rivals
James Cunningham and Ewan Wauchope join London-based broker
QBE merger creates new division
QBE bringing together casualty international with professional and financial lines teams
Blogs
Biba blog: The Galbraith factorSubscription
The launch of an initiative aimed at insuring older people and a series of regulatory changes promise an eventful few months for the brokers’ association
Editor's view
'Where's Biba at the prime minister's table?'Subscription
Last week’s Downing Street summit may have a joint victory for insurers and government, but there was one glaring omission
Backchat
'Perhaps it's true - power is the ultimate aphrodisiac'Subscription
The Backchat Insider has been enjoying the high life, thanks to the pulling power of a certain insurer boss …
