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Markel expands PI offering after broker feedback

2024-09-09T10:51:00+01:00By

The business is ‘excited’ to ‘give brokers and their clients the opportunity to increase cover and limits options’, says broker sales director

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Insurance group appoints ex-Aon leader as head of distribution

2024-09-09T09:25:00+01:00By

’His energy and collaborative mindset will help drive the delivery of our strategy,’ says chief executive

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New MGA launches with ex-Gallagher leader as head

2024-09-09T08:14:00+01:00By

The MGA will ’act as a much needed interface between London and international brokers and markets’, says chief executive

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Chris Rolland: ‘Doing the right thing’ as a competitive advantage

2024-09-09T07:00:00+01:00By

’That flight to quality that we’ve seen across the insurance industry in the past few years has become more important, especially in travel insurance,’ says chief executive

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Chris Newton: Send Technology is focused on ‘solving real world problems for underwriters’

2024-09-06T07:00:00+01:00By

Chief technology officer believes the commercial insurance sector is ’ripe for disruption’

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Jacqueline McNamee: ‘Transparency of data’ is key challenge facing MGA market

2024-09-05T07:00:00+01:00By

Jacqueline McNamee, chief executive at C-Quence, outlines how the MGA is looking to deliver for its broker partners, as well as reveals her views on how the MGA market will evolve over the upcoming year

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Insurance group appoints ex-Aon leader as head of distribution

’His energy and collaborative mindset will help drive the delivery of our strategy,’ says chief executive

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Alps moves motor book to AmTrust

’This is a great decision for us and our customers,’ says managing director

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Lloyd’s reports ‘best interim result since 2007’ for 2024’s H1 with COR of 83.7%

Chief executive attributes balance sheet growth to ‘disciplined underwriting, smart organic growth and real strength in the Lloyd’s balance sheet’

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Hiscox’s London market arm targets ‘underwriting discipline’ to ‘grow profitably’ amid ‘microcycles’

Insurer’s chief underwriting officer expects second half growth for this area of the business after experiencing insurance contract written premium dip in 2024’s H1

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Allianz pays out £51m for crashes during 3pm afternoon rush

’Our data has highlighted interesting patterns in the frequency and severity of claims,’ says claims director

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Sam White: Stella Insurance is focused on ‘solving the problem, not owning the proposition’ for domestic abuse policy

Chief executive would ’love to see domestic abuse and rape crisis support embedded in all home and motor insurance policies’

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Clear Group acquires MGA to enhance underwriting capabilities

’This is another key acquisition for Clear as we build at pace a market leading MGA proposition for brokers,’ says chief executive

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Briefing: Affordability debate continues as risk, reinsurance and politics collide

The Labour party already has motor insurance premiums in its sight – but how long until home insurance starts to face the same level of scrutiny?

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Chris Newton: Send Technology is focused on ‘solving real world problems for underwriters’

Chief technology officer believes the commercial insurance sector is ’ripe for disruption’

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More needs to be done to tackle uptick in social media scams – Ifed

’Social media is increasingly used to facilitate fraud and target vulnerable individuals,’ says detective chief inspector

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Carbon insurance is in ‘startup phase’ – CFC

Equally, AI risks are often ’implicitly’ covered within E&O policies – however, more ’exclusionary’ terms could be on the cards if the technology goes wrong, says innovation manager

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Modern methods of construction could build premiums for independent schools – Ecclesiastical

’It is vital that when clients are considering a new school building or sustainability project, they consult all interested parties,’ says director

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Watch: Relive the 2023 Insurance Times Awards

In December, over 1,000 insurance professionals gathered to discover who would be taking home an award at this year’s Insurance Times Awards

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The photos are in for last week’s Insurance Times Awards 2023, can you spot yourself?

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Why Aviva, Arch and Ageas were named insurers of the year

After being crowned as market-leading insurers at this year’s Insurance Times Awards, Insurance DataLab explores the figures behind the trio’s successes in 2023

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Revealed: Who won at the Insurance Times Awards 2023?

With gold, silver and bronze awards across 36 categories, the winners from last night’s Insurance Times Awards have now been revealed.