All articles by Clare Ruel – Page 79
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Insurance industry backs EC decision to scrap Green Card requirement for UK drivers
The ABI, MIB and Biba have welcomed the news after long campaigning for it to be scrapped
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Backchat July/August 2021
Ladies Day, railway conductors and an 173 mile cycle ride - what has the insurance industry been up to lately? You heard it here first…
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Insurtech sector sees 2021 unicorn boom as pandemic accelerates digital focus
Funding for insurtechs has historically been a struggle, but industry commentators believe investment opportunities are on the up thanks to the technology focus brought about by the Covid-19 pandemic
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Arcus 1856 rebrands to IQUW
ERS group chief executive says the rebranding brings its ’strategy to life’
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Ex-RSA exec joins insurtech as new chief commercial officer
The insurtech aims to transform the commercial property sector
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Handl Group-backed tech firm launches self-care app for insurance market
The app aims to deliver ’real benefits for insurers and for their customers’, according to EQL’s co-founder and chief executive
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New cross-industry initiative set to increase ethnic minority representation in insurance
Ambassadors include Lloyd’s boss John Neal and the ABI’s outgoing director Huw Evans
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AXA aligns new climate strategy with Paris Agreement
The insurer is committed to limiting the warming potential of its investments to 1.5 degree Celsius by 2050
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IT Interview
Matt Connolly: Insurtech M&A takes ‘upward swing’ as pandemic bolsters digital transformation
Sønr’s chief executive predicts that insurtech M&A will double in 2021 – so far, 45 deals have been completed in the first six months of the year
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Charles Taylor hires ex-AXA XL head as group chief commercial executive
The new hire has more than 25 years of experience in insurance
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Hiscox reaches settlement with BI action group
The settlement is in line with the Supreme Court judgment
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Motorsports to become exempt from EU’s Motor Insurance Directive
The first formal proposal to revise the MID in motorsport’s interests came in 2018
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David Amess: Sustainable energy agenda poses ‘major challenge’ to fire safety risks post-Grenfell
The MP is calling for another review of the building safety reform process because ‘fire safety has not kept pace with developments in building design’
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House of Insurtech chief exec reveals business plans following £400k funding
The insurtech’s founder and chief executive says the online customer journey in insurance is ’pretty poor’ – he aims to improve it
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Top UK insurance firms see 5% top line decline in 2020 – GlobalData
This includes Aviva as well as Legal and General
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Zurich UK’s 2021 ethnicity pay gap data signals ‘more work to do’
The insurer has also revealed a series of interventions, including ethnically diverse interview panels
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TL Dallas launches North Yorkshire division led by ex-Marsh bosses
Collectively, the two ex-Marsh hires have more than 50 years of experience in insurance and risk management
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Prince Charles and global insurance industry join forces on climate change
Lloyd’s chairman says that ’partnership and accelerated action’ can help address ‘unprecedented’ climate change risk
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House of Insurtech secures £400k seed round funding
The insurance software market has been estimated to be worth $7bn a year
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77% of motor insurers need to evolve policies to reflect driving behaviour – By Bits
Around 90% of drivers aged 35 and above want more transparency in pricing for motor insurance