Covea Analysis
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News AnalysisContinental Europe primed to adopt Consumer Duty type rules as ‘alignment between regulators’ gains prominence
French industry leader believes the UK’s ‘regulatory focus’ for general insurance oversight is set to ‘become the new norm in Continental Europe’
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IT InterviewXavier Laurent: Banging the drum for ‘consistency’ at Covéa Insurance following new UK leadership
Although emphasising that status quo will be maintained at the insurer in the short term, incoming chief executive adds that his business development expertise will prove ‘instrumental in supporting Covéa Insurance’s next chapter’
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News AnalysisTop 50 Insurers 2025: Insurers warn against losing human judgment in AI race
‘AI isn’t going to replace the talents of underwriters anytime soon – having a human in the loop is essential,’ says chief underwriting officer
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News AnalysisBrokers reveal 2025’s best and worst insurer eTrading platforms
Aviva has secured a seventh consecutive five star award for eTrading service in Insurance Times’ latest research, trumping other extranet platforms such as Zurich Online, RSA Online and QBE FastFlow – but what else is the survey data saying?
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News AnalysisOpinion: Are brokers ducking ‘responsibility’ to tackle insurance fraud?
Insurer counter fraud expert calls out commercial brokers on lack of engagement in dealing with insurance fraud, emphasising that regulatory action may be the best way of inspiring greater anti-fraud collaboration
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News AnalysisSector must take counter fraud messaging and education ‘to another level’
Much more work is needed to truly educate the public on the dangers of insurance fraud – and Fraud Charter attendees agreed that this had to be collaborative
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News AnalysisHNW homes at risk from underinsured wardrobes
’Revaluation should take place every one to two years, or upon major fashion market shifts,’ says head of private clients
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News AnalysisSector must ‘start again’ to tackle ‘different beast’ of commercial fraud
’It wasn’t that long ago that the insurance industry came together to tackle major personal lines fraud, so it should be easy to do it again,’ says executive director
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IT InterviewCovéa Insurance does not want to ‘rush and fail’ growth after 2023 job cuts – Georges de Macedo
Despite falling nine places in this year’s Top 50 Insurers report, published by Insurance Times and Insurance DataLab, insurer chief executive believes ‘growth is not difficult’ to achieve
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NewsHigh Five: Catch up on the biggest stories this week
Insurance Times rounds up the biggest stories from 11 to 15 November 2024
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IT InterviewGeorges de Macedo: Chief exec promotes five pillar plan to keep Covéa Insurance in the black
Covéa Group sends Frenchman across the Channel to spearhead British business because ‘the situation in the UK required some action’
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News AnalysisConsolidation leads to capacity squeeze in HNW market
M&A of high net worth focused businesses has created ‘one of the hardest markets’ for placing these specialist risks, says broker managing director
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News AnalysisBriefing: Commercial brokers are ‘very naïve’ about insurance fraud
Counter fraud experts question how commercial brokers are being trained to spot insurance fraud
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News AnalysisHow is the industry faring six months on from Consumer Duty implementation?
Half a year on from the landmark regulation coming into force, Insurance DataLab takes a look at its impacts on the sector
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News AnalysisRevealed: Who won at the Insurance Times Awards 2023?
With gold, silver and bronze awards across 36 categories, the winners from last night’s Insurance Times Awards have now been revealed.
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News AnalysisIn Focus: Are broker schemes on the rise again?
Industry experts tell Insurance Times about the recovery of broker schemes following the pandemic
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News AnalysisWhy Aviva, Covéa Insurance and Zurich were named insurers of the year
After being crowned as market-leading insurers at this year’s Insurance Times Awards, Insurance DataLab explores the figures behind the trio’s successes in 2022
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News AnalysisRevealed: Who won at the Insurance Times Awards 2022?
With gold, silver and bronze awards across 36 categories, the winners from last night’s Insurance Times Awards have now been revealed
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AnalysisIn Focus: Could telematics present a win-win for insureds and the industry as the cost of living crisis ramps up?
As inflation accelerates and wages fall, the ‘risk reductions’ provided by telematics-based motor insurance could allow insurers to pass on ‘cheaper premiums’ to their customers
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AnalysisWhich firms are leading the way on customer experience?
Insurance DataLab takes a deep dive into the customer experience provided by personal lines insurers and brokers – which organisations have excelled across the analysis’ four service metrics?
