Broker Software Platforms – Page 10
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IT InterviewQ&A: Applied transforms its portfolio via Google partnership to aid brokers
Software evolution is seeing closed systems open up to benefit brokers. Stephen Murphy, director of customer success at Applied Systems Europe, explains how the technology firm is embracing this process to support broker innovation
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IT InterviewGareth Hemming: Aviva keen to be ‘very present’ as lockdown lifts
The insurer’s chief distribution officer outlines his plans, including supporting banks with data and growing business within the regional market
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NewsVerisk’s Sequel buys broking software specialist for undisclosed sum
The broker software specialist’s managing director says the move will strengthen its pipeline and increase opportunities
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NewsWhitespace sees 84% increase in business placed on its etrade platform during 2021
Stephen Catlin, Whitespace’s advisory board member, says the platform is playing ’a vital role’ in the shift to digital
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FeaturesIn Focus: The future of etrading – Broker management systems v extranets
With technology constantly evolving, Insurance Times takes a deep dive into the pros and cons of both insurer extranets and software house broker management systems
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FeaturesIn Focus: What features do brokers want to see on software platforms?
Industry commentators discuss what innovation they would like to see on broker software platforms
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IT InterviewBrokers are the ‘absolute cornerstone’ of Aviva’s distribution strategy
UKGI boss emphasises that brokers are ‘hugely important’ to the insurer as it records 16% year-on-year commercial lines growth and ‘highest gross written premium sales in the last decade’ during 2021’s H1
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NewsIrish broker taps Applied’s digital expertise
The broker will be standardising its operations across its nine offices
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NewsNew broker-centric MGA Hoxton Insurance Services hits high net worth sector
The first MGA launched under the NuVenture banner aims ’to reinvent the broker and client experience for mid and HNW personal lines business’
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FeaturesBrokerbility ‘surprised’ by RSA’s broker service survey results
The network’s executive chairman said ‘distraction was always going to feature’ thanks to both RSA’s takeover and Covid-related business interruption claims
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NewsTowergate and SchemeServe launch online quote and buy property owners’ scheme
Brokers will be able to access combined commercial and property covers to quote and insure up to 200 properties under the same policy
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NewsCovéa’s investment in Iotatech’s platform goes live
The ‘cloud native pay-per-use’ platform could be ‘transformative’ for the insurance industry
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NewsToo many underwriters are letting brokers ‘fall out of the system’ – Aviva
By embracing technology, data and artificial intelligence, brokers can mitigate customer retention risks
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FeaturesBrokers that failed to invest in tech pre-pandemic ‘exploited’ by rivals – Aviva
Etrading commercial combined policies presents a “key opportunity” as brokers look to digitally trade more complex covers moving forward, says expert panel
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NewsSimply Business partners with RSA to launch SME shop insurance
Supporting small businesses will be ‘crucial’ in the industry’s ‘collective recovery’
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FeaturesEtrading assists broker resilience, but delayed referral times cause frustration
Etrading rather than ‘e-transacting’ needs to be the focus moving forward if insurers and brokers are ‘to really develop a meaningful understanding of the business and opportunities’
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IT InterviewGavin Sewell: Honcho keen to create ’plumbing’ for multi-car propositions
The reverse auction marketplace also has plans to focus on partnerships this year
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NewsCPP Group UK inks three-year cyber contract with Partners&
The SME market is a key growth area for cyber, but existing products are ’unnecessarily complex and unsuitable’
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NewsBroker Insights eyes North American expansion as revenue doubles
Broker Insights’s chief executive and co-founder says the insurance sector has seen the benefits of engaging digitally during the pandemic
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FeaturesBriefing: Faltering RSA can take inspiration from Zurich on broker service
RSA came bottom across all of Insurance Times’s broker service surveys. Where does it go from here?
