Broker Interviews – Page 4
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IT InterviewAventum flaunts independent status to attract talent amid consolidation landscape
Wholesale broker and parent firm attribute ‘phenomenal growth’ to attracting the right talent and building ‘a really good culture’ based on steering clear of consolidation
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IT InterviewAventum Group embraces trading London market-based risks via digital platforms
Although face-to-face conversations are crucial in the London market, SME and some simpler risks can be traded through digital platforms ‘to make it easier for agents to access’
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IT InterviewAmy Barnes: Successful ESG agendas need ‘bold commitments’
Head of sustainability and climate change strategy believes ’good ESG leads to fewer insured losses’
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IT InterviewJohn Warburton: Why Konsileo aims to be the ‘RoboCop’ of commercial broking
The chief executive tells Insurance Times how focusing on employee engagement and supporting staff with technology is ’our whole shtick’
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IT InterviewDaniel Lloyd-John: Putting broking ‘on the map’ as Biba’s regional committee chairman
The broker chief executive tells Insurance Times his overarching plans for his new Biba role, including developing peer-to-peer learning
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IT InterviewWill Acrisure become the new crème de la crème of broker networks?
The broker plans to provide a ’digital network proposition’ to combat competitor offerings that ’aren’t that great’ and have not ’moved with the times’
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IT InterviewToby Clegg: Clegg Gifford to tap into ‘distribution heft’ of new parent Markerstudy
The chief executive is also looking to achieve four ‘ambitious milestones’ in 2022, including growing the broker’s retail branch network
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IT InterviewAndrew Johnston: Insurtech sector on cusp of ‘better democratisation of capital’
Gallagher Re’s global head of insurtech tells Insurance Times the key takeaways from the reinsurance broker’s latest report, explaining why the US market presents an opportunity for UK insurtechs
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IT InterviewPIB targets M&A in Europe because it is ‘just running out of opportunities in the UK’
Although not aiming for world domination, PIB Group does want to ‘build a volume business right across Europe’, says chief executive
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IT InterviewJake Fox: JM Glendinning is gearing up to ‘acquire pretty much everything and anything’
Group managing director outlines how the broker plans to double its GWP over the next four years
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IT InterviewD&O and cyber liability insurance is ‘maturing’ amid hard market – JM Glendinning
New capacity in these markets could come from ‘nimble’ MGAs, however brokers must have ‘grown up’ conversations with clients to successfully manage expectations around higher premiums and reduced coverage, says broker boss
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IT InterviewSimon Taylor: The independent broker ‘not interested in M&A’
Reich Insurance Group exceeded its five-year GWP target ahead of schedule – its chief executive tells Insurance Times the secret to running a successful broking business
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IT InterviewHowden Group aims to be new insurance industry ‘challenger’
The broking group plans to develop a ’lead position’ across continental Europe after now cementing its status as ’the new powerhouse in the UK market’, says chief executive
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IT Interview‘We haven’t got this cookie cutter way’ when it comes to M&A – NFP
Rather than implementing a plug and play model following acquisitions, NFP aims to give new business buys accountability and responsibility, says UK and Ireland chief executive
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IT InterviewIan Millard: Clear Group is ‘by far the best home’ for Morrison Insurance Solutions
Generalist brokers must specialise to effectively advise clients, recommends broker managing director
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IT InterviewAndrew Johnston: Insurtech sector still on upwards trajectory thanks to incoming capital
But, sector expert has concerns that ‘insurtech’ label could constrict future investment if used too broadly or to encompass widely varied business models
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IT InterviewMatt Munro: Taking IGO4 to the next level
Insurance Times gets the low down on the broker boss and finds out more about the future plans for his firm, IGO4
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IT InterviewSam White: Unconscious bias barrier has led to a ‘skewer of male dominance’ in industry
Historically, it has been ‘unbelievably difficult for female founders to get funding’, says top boss
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IT InterviewIan McCarron: Broker was ‘scared’ yet pandemic provides ‘more positives than negatives’
Despite its annual premium eroding by 65% during the Covid-19-related lockdowns, the business is now ‘on track’ to achieve 30% ahead of budget
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IT InterviewAston Lark finds ‘forever home’ with Howden
Howden Group boss, David Howden and Aston Lark’s group chief executive, Peter Blanc tell Insurance Times how the combined business aims to become a UK broking powerhouse
