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AI-powered insurance shopping already rivalling brokers and telephone enquiries
New data from market research firm Consumer Intelligence suggests that AI has rapidly established itself as a new channel for consumers to shop for cover, already rivalling utilisation rates seen across brokers and telephone enquiries
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Wildfire threat spreading to UK as incidents hit record levels
‘Wildfires are an increasing risk for the UK insurance market and can no longer be confined to hotter climates,’ says senior product manager
A third of commercial rooftops unfit for solar without remedial work
Data from 575 structural feasibility surveys of commercial rooftops has shown that 35% of buildings cannot safely support solar panel installations without remedial work or alterations
Briefing: Spreadsheet Eeyores versus Tigger-ish storytellers
Insurance has been both beset and modernised by the rise of the spreadsheet, but Toby Clegg argues that the quantitative purists have lost sight of qualitative truths in their pursuit of uncompromising accuracy
Briefing: AI will not replace specialist brokers – but it will define the exceptional ones
Lee Anderson, group deputy chief executive at SRG, pinpoints the real differentiator of artificial intelligence use for brokers
Lee Mooney: Markel UK preparing for ‘next chapter’ after internal restructure
Managing director supports international growth strategy by reshuffling divisional deck to strip siloes and boosting specialist product count
Barry Reynolds: Verlingue London Markets ‘heavily focused’ on MGA market as it seeks specialist growth
‘We’re really focused on finding areas of business that are not mainstream, but where we know that the London market has something specialist to offer,’ says broker’s executive director
Michelle O’Reilly: Looking over the add-on sector with a ‘lawyer’s eye’ from Alps
As brokers increasingly turn to add-on products to differentiate themselves in a soft market, a managing director sees an opportunity for growth via ‘expanding distribution, new business acquisition and product development’
AI-powered insurance shopping already rivalling brokers and telephone enquiries
New data from market research firm Consumer Intelligence suggests that AI has rapidly established itself as a new channel for consumers to shop for cover, already rivalling utilisation rates seen across brokers and telephone enquiries
ETrading enters ‘next phase’ as brokers demand speed and flexibility
Gavin Lillywhite: Breaking the headcount-growth equation
Mark Thomas: The chief executive building a new model for SME insurance growth
Managing complexity and service are the future eTrade battlegrounds
Briefing: The ‘Peace Dividend’ and its insurance equivalent
Briefing: Spreadsheet Eeyores versus Tigger-ish storytellers
AI-powered insurance shopping already rivalling brokers and telephone enquiries
Briefing: AI will not replace specialist brokers – but it will define the exceptional ones
ETrading enters ‘next phase’ as brokers demand speed and flexibility
Insurance sector needs to show that it is ‘never too late’ for a second career
Drones set to deliver net risk benefits – but sky-high human error claims costs must be mitigated
Lee Mooney: Markel UK preparing for ‘next chapter’ after internal restructure
Briefing: Getting decisions right starts with trusted data
Barry Reynolds: Verlingue London Markets ‘heavily focused’ on MGA market as it seeks specialist growth
Beyond the promise – what makes ESG meaningful in insurance?
Updated insurance apprenticeship standards attract strong market uptake for ‘more modern approach’
A third of commercial rooftops unfit for solar without remedial work
Michelle O’Reilly: Looking over the add-on sector with a ‘lawyer’s eye’ from Alps
Stuart Heath: Tokio Marine HCC seeks to inject ‘fresh ideas’ with global distribution strategy
Gavin Lillywhite: Breaking the headcount-growth equation
Briefing: Has the Insurance Act 2015 delivered for policyholders? A broker’s perspective
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