Broker Analysis – Page 26
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AgendaThe Big Question: After the fall of LAMP, should brokers face a levy for using unrated insurers?
Following yet another collapse of an unrated insurer in LAMP, as well as the recent struggles of Gefion, we ask if there should be any encouragement to stay away from this type of company?
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IT Interview2019 eTrading Q&A: Transfer of the LV business has been a real success story for Allianz
Insurance Times speaks to Helen Bryant, director of SME & corporate partners at Allianz Insurance on the reaction to the star rating in the Insurance Times 2019 eTrading Survey
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IT Interview2019 eTrading: Applied Systems to use Google partnership to fuel innovation
Insurance Times speaks to Joe Sultana, managing director, broker solutions, Applied Systems UK on the growth of Applied in the UK and reaction to the high rating in the Insurance Times 2019 eTrading Survey
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NewsFraud Charter: ‘Help us stamp out bad CMCs’ – FCA’s plea to the industry
Frustrations peaked at the Insurance Times Fraud Charter last month over lack of communication from the Motor Insurers’ Bureau over the Litigants in Person portal, while the FCA updated the room about claims management company regulation
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NewsFresh war chest gives Bravo Group acquisition firepower
New funding round allows the owner of Broker Network and Compass to go on a new shopping spree
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News'Deliver underwriting profit, or risk the loss of capacity' - GRP Underwriting boss
GRP underwiting CEO Clive Nathan speaks to Insurance Times, identifying which MGAs could struggle in the future
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Online onlyArdonagh: Under the bonnet of the financials
Insurance Times takes a deeper look into the Ardonagh 2018 results, as net cashflow takes a positive turn
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NewsExclusive: Gallagher UK retail boss Rea opens up on Stackhouse Poland deal
Michael Rea, chief executive of UK Retail outlines plans for the specialist broker, after completing the deal earlier this month
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Five star ratings reportLV= working on 'totally new' broker portal as it reflects on disappointing Five Star rating
The managing director of LV= Broker has said that the company’s result in the Insurance Times Five Star Ratings Report does not reflect the results it has received in other reports. Mike Crane has reflected on the company’s disappointing performance in the report, in which LV= achieved a two out ...
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FeaturesFraud Charter: Prevention is always better than cure
Educating consumers to stop seeing insurance as a grudge purchase would go some way to cutting fraud. But so too might be pointing out the consequences of a conviction
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Five star ratings reportQ&A: Lorega on 'how we won five stars'
Insurance Times’ Savan Shah speaks to group managing director, Neill Johnstone on the results the MGA achieved in the new Five Star Ratings Report, addressing broker concerns and a look to the future of Lorega
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NewsCavity Wall Insulation: Not the new PPI, but deserving of special attention by insurers
A new wave of potential fraud has reared its ugly head, but is it as bad as first feared?
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Online onlyUnfair pricing and unrated insurers vex Broker50
Top brokers gather at Soho’s Groucho Club and discuss some of the biggest issues facing the industry - and what the FCA is doing to resolve them
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ReportsDigital Broker Report 2018: The ever-changing role of the modern broker
It’s no longer enough to be a simple intermediary – today’s insurance broker has to fulfil several other roles, too
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IT InterviewQ&A: Cyber education and simplifying coverage with business group leader of cyber at Barbican, Graeme King
Graeme King speaks to Insurance Times about the how the complexity of cyber insurance can be a hurdle for regional brokers, and how Barbican hopes to remedy that
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NewsTop 50 Brokers 2018 – New guard puts old order on notice
There’s been a reshuffle at the top of the listings this year, while newcomer Aston Lark and consolidators GRP and PIB are making waves
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AnalysisBig Question: Should the FCA scrap broking commissions in favour of a fee based system?
Insurance Times asks some of the leading figures in the industry: “Should the FCA scrap broking commissions in favour of a fee based system?”
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NewsThe slow death of the high street as insurance shop closures continue
The number of insurance shop fronts plummeted in 2017, with business moving online. But A-Plan aims to buck the trend and is opening more stores
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Online onlyBriefing: Ardonagh's results - the verdict
Ardonagh has released its 2017 results - what is the verdict?
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NewsDo brokers REALLY understand client money and risk transfer? Why fined One Call may not be alone
Compliance consultants have urged brokers to check their TOBAs, and make sure they are well-versed in the rules on client money, after One Call was slapped with a £684,000 fine and trading restriction expected to cost £4.6m
