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IT Awards 2024

Insurance Times Awards 2024: Digital Broker of the Year finalists announced

2024-10-21T15:30:00+01:00By Insurance Times

Five firms are competing to win the Digital Broker of the Year award at this year’s Insurance Times Awards

Matthew Collins, managing Director at Ascend

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Insurance Times Awards 2024: Ascend Brokers cites reputation as ‘forward thinking’ business with strong growth

2024-10-21T14:30:00+01:00By Insurance Times

Matthew Collins, managing director at Ascend, talks about the firm’s entry for the Digital Broker of the Year award

Mark Thomas CEO Compare My Insurance

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Insurance Times Awards 2024: Compare My Insurance harnessing 'technology and experience'

2024-10-21T13:30:00+01:00By Insurance Times

Mark Thomas, chief executive at Compare My Insurance, discusses the firm’s reasons for entering the Digital Broker of the Year category

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Ian Summers: Insurance firms should ‘do the simple stuff first’ with data journeys

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’Long projects in technology have very bad track records,’ says global business leader

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Robin Gilthorpe: Earnix continuing to grow organically as it deepens footprint

2024-10-15T07:00:00+01:00By

’Our goal is to make our customers’ businesses run better. Helping insurers to underwrite the right risks for the right prices and the right offers,’ says chief executive

Paul Anscombe

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Paul Anscombe: Seventeen Group’s independence means culture is the ‘number one priority’

2024-10-08T07:00:00+01:00By

After a healthy dose of M&A this year, the broker chief executive is keen to slow down purchases and showcase an organic growth focus alongside making larger, fewer buys

Appointment

Former RSA leader takes up new role at LMA

’I am delighted to be taking up this role at such an important time for our industry and our members,’ says new appointee

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SNP urges Labour government to ‘get a grip on the costs’ of motor insurance

’Inflation might be easing, but the crippling costs of car insurance are only getting worse,’ says party’s economy spokesperson

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Insurer warns UK businesses that austerity is on the cards as debt threat drives decisions

‘UK public finances are weak and fiscal policy will start to tighten again from 2026,’ predicts senior economist

London market

Carriers issued technology warning as DA business becomes more popular

’With a more challenging market environment on the horizon, the time is ripe for carriers to turn their attention to DA,’ says report

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Would I lie to you?

Technology is playing a greater role in insurance operations, with the use of voice analytics gaining traction in claims functions

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More data needed to tackle industry-wide social mobility challenges

Leading commentators have called for socioeconomic background to become a protected characteristic under the Equality Act 2010

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Markerstudy to cut more than 700 jobs after Atlanta acquisition

’Integration is underway and there is duplication in certain roles,’ says spokesperson

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Paul Wingfield: Changing distribution landscape among MGA challenges

Paul Wingfield, managing director at Chapman and Stacey, outlines how the MGA is looking to deliver for its broker partners

Holidaysafe – Amber Moon, Head of Marketing

Insurance Times Awards 2024: Holidaysafe’s ‘digital-first approach’ helps customers self-serve in the travel insurance sector

Amber Moon, head of marketing at Holidaysafe, talks about the firm’s entry for the Digital Broker of the Year award

Louise Trimble Head of NI Counter Fraud DWF

Insurance Times Awards 2024: DWF discusses Northern Ireland fraud initiative Operation Diamond

Louise Trimble, head of Northern Irish counter fraud at DWF, talks about the firm’s entry for the Challenger of the Year award

Chris Barclay chief commercial officer Superscript

Insurance Times Awards 2024: Superscript’s focus on customer service driven by ‘innovation and compassion’

Chris Barclay, chief commercial officer at Superscript, talks about the firm’s entry for the Digital Broker of the Year award

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Howden issues plea after publishing new report

’The industry has a significant opportunity to scale and adapt existing products,’ says report

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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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Insurance Times Awards 2023 in pictures

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.