Broker Interviews – Page 5
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IT InterviewWarren Downey: Specialist Risk Group is ‘quite romantic about M&A’
Alongside acquiring businesses in adjacent markets and building on existing specialties, SRG also has plans to become ‘more noticeably international’ in 2023, says group chief executive
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IT InterviewBroker consolidation is ‘a long way off becoming a real fundamental problem’
Group chief executive identifies ‘little moment in time’ around multiples which means more broker leaders may be tempted to tap into consolidators ahead of schedule
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IT InterviewPeter Thompson: ‘Challenge anything’ mindset behind BGLI’s 30th anniversary success
Broker chief executive says that being acquired by Markerstudy Group has created a ‘formidable’ player in the personal lines market that does not have ‘any bounds in terms of ambitions’
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IT InterviewPaul Anscombe: Time for Seventeen Group ‘to put its flag in the ground and build’
After completing 20 acquisitions in as many years, chief executive says there is ’purpose behind the growth’.
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AnalysisDavid Howden: Rise of the underdog
The insurance industry must be a ‘force for good’ rather than ‘the naysayers we are sometimes seen as’, says broker boss
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IT InterviewLea Cheesbrough: The ex-broker shifting appointed representatives away from a ‘tarnished’ reputation
The FCA’s new regulations on ARs will provide a boost to AR networks, says managing director
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IT InterviewWilliam Cooper: Stanhope Cooper seeks investment to get greater ‘buy-in from insurers’
Managing director believes that private equity funding or investment from a larger broker is ‘inevitable’ and will help facilitate growth across three business segments
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AnalysisMike Bruce: ‘We were in a great position before, but we’re in a better position now’
GRP’s recent purchase by American broker Brown and Brown will open the door for fresh M&A targets that the broker has not ’historically been able to make the maths work on in the past’
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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
