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Brokers investing in technology set to continue as ‘face-to-face broking not fundamentally necessary’
Technology has been vital during the Covid-19 pandemic as the insurance industry embraced remote working, but will broker investment in technology continue?
Post-lockdown theft claims see 171% surge over summer months – Urban Jungle
The home insurance provider has therefore provided seven top tips to curb criminals
Saga scoops new pricing director from Willis Towers Watson
The new hire will be responsible for driving Saga’s strategy forward
Zurich teams up with Toronto-based cyber insurtech
Zurich will be participating in the insurtech’s series A funding round
MGA
New MGA 2021 ratings out now
View how brokers rate the service they receive from MGAs in this year's 2021/22 MGA Rating Report!
Claims
Claims are often described as the ‘shop window’ for the insurance industry – getting claims service right is therefore a business imperative for brokers and insurers.
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September 2021 issue
In this month’s edition: Insurance DataLab looks at Lloyd’s MGA underwriting losses, Aki Hussain unveils his priorities ahead of taking the top spot at Hiscox and industry commentators discuss whether the sector is fully prepared for the FCA’s incoming pricing changes
Briefing: Evergrande crisis shows fragility of system
Chinese property giant exposures cause concern
Gibraltar: Light touch regulator or rock steady market of the future?
Solvency II requirements have ‘levelled the playing field’ between the Gibraltar and UK insurance markets, according to exclusive insight from Insurance DataLab and Insurance Times
Underwriters ‘better make the right automation choice’ or risk ‘serious systematic error’
Insurance Times explores how underwriters can successfully use automation, highlighting the challenges and benefits to be aware of
Brokers ‘play a massive part’ in HNW as clients ‘cannot get advice and knowledge with technology’
Ecclesiastical’s art and private client business director says underinsurance is still ‘prevalent’, so empowering broker partners to have informed conversations with clients is paramount
Andrew Yeoman: Internet of Things could fundamentally change how insurance works
The insurtech’s chief executive believes that IoT is the way forward for the insurance industry because the technology is coming of age
Carl Shuker: A-Plan targets commercial rural market gap
Group chief executive further recognises a ‘huge opportunity’ in the broker’s branch network as ‘local businesses still want to deal locally’
‘There are definitely issues’ with getting claimants to use the OIC portal – Axa
The fluctuating coronavirus landscape has created an ‘artificial environment’, making long-term motor claims trends difficult to pinpoint, says UK retail boss
Research and Special report
Briefing: MGAs shine in broker survey…but a big concern remains
MGAs shine in survey, but brokers do have concerns
Revealed: Six firms awarded five stars in Insurance Times’ MGA 2021/22 survey
Insurance Times 2021/22 MGA Survey results reveal that a total of 38 MGAs met the threshold this year
e-trading Q&A: Allianz reflects on four star rating for third consecutive year in e-trading survey
Allianz’s digital trading manger, Julie Tongue tells Insurance Times’s head of research Savan Shah about its improved ranking to second position and achieving a four star rating for the third consecutive year in the e-trading star ratings survey
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Brokers investing in technology set to continue as ‘face-to-face broking not fundamentally necessary’
Briefing: Evergrande crisis shows fragility of system
Gibraltar: Light touch regulator or rock steady market of the future?
Underwriters ‘better make the right automation choice’ or risk ‘serious systematic error’
Briefing: ‘Radical fresh thinking’ is required to tackle ‘connected’ risks and protection gaps