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London looking positive but ‘this is no time for complacency’

2024-04-26T07:00:00+01:00By

Rating agency AM Best has raised its outlook on the London market insurance sector from stable to positive in what has been seen as another endorsement for EC3 and while there is much to support optimism, the nature of the market means that challenges remain

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Oke Eleazu: Addressing the diversity and inclusion dilemma in insurance

2024-04-25T07:00:00+01:00By

’Insurance has a double whammy – firstly it’s not attracting enough people of colour and so by definition there’s a struggle with leadership levels,’ says co-founder and chief executive

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Concerns raised that risks placed on eTrading platforms could ‘go too far’

2024-04-24T07:32:00+01:00By

’There’s now far too many technical risks that are now going through an eTrade model,’ says technical director

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Big Question: What are the biggest challenges set to hit brokers in H2 2024?

2024-04-23T07:00:00+01:00By

Insurance Times asks experts about challenges brokers face and what can be done to mitigate evolving threats

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Complaints handling not up to scratch as complaints volumes soar

2024-04-22T07:00:00+01:00By

Consumer Duty has placed a greater spotlight on complaints data, however findings for UKGI show that ‘more than a third of cases’ are being overturned by the ombudsman

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Matt Hicks: Addressing underinsurance via digital transformation

2024-04-18T07:00:00+01:00By

’We’re not trying to disintermediate the broker in anyway, we’re trying to enable them by licensing them via a technology platform,’ says chief commercial officer

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How will the insurance industry be affected by new business requirements to protect against terrorism?

2024-04-16T07:00:00+01:00By

’We are hopeful that suitable and adequate insurance will remain available,’ says head of technical services

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What’s driving more UK brokers to sell up?

2024-04-15T10:30:00+01:00By

’The sentence we hear most often is ‘this world is not mine anymore’,’ says chief executive

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Graham Hawkins: The unintended environmental consequences of ‘green’ initiatives

2024-04-12T07:00:00+01:00By

’Just because something is green, [this] does not mean it is not going to pose a risk to the environment if it goes wrong,’ says associate director and head of environmental

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Is carbon credit cover the next cyber market?

2024-04-11T07:00:00+01:00By

The carbon credit insurance market presents a ‘really exciting’ opportunity – especially as it could be worth up to £24bn by 2050

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Carl Shuker: ‘Single Howden brand’ seeks to continue growth trajectory by being ‘client centric’

2024-04-10T07:00:00+01:00By

UK and Ireland chief executive believes ‘there is still a huge demand for advice’ from insurance ‘clients of all shapes and sizes’

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Jane Kielty: Aon leverages expertise and scale to ‘join the dots’ for clients

2024-04-09T07:00:00+01:00By

’We’re creating new solutions where they didn’t exist before to help clients solve problems,’ says broker’s UK chief executive

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