Broker Interviews – Page 2
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IT Awards 2023Insurance Times Awards 2023: Prosura keeping independent brokering ‘alive and kicking’ in Yorkshire
Jon Newall, chief executive of Prosura, talks about what it would mean for the business to win the Independent Broker of the Year award
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IT Awards 2023Insurance Times Awards 2023: GoShorty in an ‘exciting period of growth’ ahead of 2024
Phil Evans, commercial director at GoShorty, recaps the year as he explains why the company is contending for Independent Broker of the Year
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IT InterviewMegan Bingham-Walker: ‘Insurance on the agenda’ for retailers as festive season parcel piracy ramps up
There is a fraudulent trend emerging around parcel theft that could spur new products in the insurance industry, says chief executive
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IT InterviewInsurance Times Advent Calendar: Troy Stevens
For the fifth day of advent, Rhino Trade Insurance chief executive Troy Stevens discusses the likes of technology and carpool karaoke
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IT Awards 2023Insurance Times Awards 2023: Xceedance ‘incubating and scaling’ specialist MGAs
Amit Tiwari, president of EMEA and APAC at Xceedance, discusses one of the organisation’s entries into the Business Partner of the Year category
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IT InterviewPaul Stacy: Market conditions ‘perfect’ for better application of telematics data
’Without these vital ingredients, usage-based insurance propositions are unlikely to deliver reduced claims frequency and improved underwriting performances,’ says chief executive
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IT InterviewDavid Flint: Lloyd’s of London’s first black broker
’It’s never nice to think that someone may dislike you because of your skin colour,’ says chief executive
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IT InterviewAnn Owen: How Aviva is targeting a ‘market-leading’ position in the HNW sector
The insurer’s managing director for HNW speaks to the ’insane’ last few years and how a defined strategy is driving the business forward
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IT InterviewHoward Lickens: Clear Group ‘deliberately fussy’ about M&A targets
’This will be by far the biggest year we’ve ever had and I’d expect that to accelerate,’ says executive chairman
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IT InterviewAnt Middle: Ageas has planted its flag firmly in personal lines brokered business lines
’We are a business that only succeeds if we can succeed with brokers,’ says Ageas chief executive
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IT InterviewSteve Cowman Q&A: ‘Market competition a significant challenge’
’With the insurance landscape evolving rapidly, MGAs must differentiate themselves,’ says managing director
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IT InterviewSimon Ritterband: Huge market appetite as ‘genie is out of the bottle’ with drones
There is a “huge appetite” for drones in the Lloyd’s market as the technology is being used more and more in everyday life from surveying to inspection says managing director
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IT InterviewSteve White: Biba’s longest-standing chief executive says farewell
White explains it was ‘absolutely not a coronation’ when he was first promoted from head of compliance and training
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IT InterviewTim Baxter Q&A: ‘Market volatility is unprecedented’
’The pressure on MGAs will be around securing capacity that allows for continued growth and development,’ says head of broker development
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IT InterviewPaul Wingfield Q&A: What the delegated MGA market should move ‘entirely away from’
’We do see an increasing number of carriers agree that this is the way to bring stability to their own participation in the MGA market,’ says managing director
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News AnalysisKelly Ogley: A-Plan ‘incredibly proud’ of personal lines heritage, but commercial lines presents ‘exciting’ opportunities
The high street broker’s chief executive says the ongoing expansion of its commercial lines footprint will ‘fuel a lot of growth’ for the firm
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IT InterviewGraeme Trudgill: ‘I want to get more engagement between the FCA and Biba members’
’We will invest a bit more in the regulation section of our business because that’s the member priority,’ says new chief executive
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IT InterviewNeil McCarthy Q&A: ‘Constant recycling of underwriters in company markets creates further instability’
MPR Underwriting managing director provides an overview of factors impacting MGAs today
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IT InterviewFlorence Dennis: Putting the insurance industry ‘on the radar’ to ‘attract new talent’
’We’ve sort of woken up as an industry and realised how fantastic we are’, says broker’s lead client advisor and chair of the East Midlands Biba committee
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IT InterviewRussell White: ‘Big’ changes and ambitions since taking over as Peach Pi boss
’The goal is to start to become the go to insurer for small schemes, which is a big ambition for a company of our size,’ says chief executive
