Covid-19 – Page 5
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AnalysisBriefing: Whitehall staffing conundrum spreads to Square Mile
London market participants are getting comfortable with homeworking as face-to-face meetings become increasingly difficult to arrange
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NewsScottish broker to strike £15m record turnover
The broker is keen to expand by putting talent and ’real honesty’ at the heart of its business
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NewsBlink Parametric teams up with travel insurtech
The pair share a similar ethos around ’intuitive, simple insurance product design’
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NewsSupply chain shocks and waning confidence amid Ukraine-Russia war – Allianz Trade
High energy prices have become a ‘top concern’ for European exporters since the war began
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IT InterviewSarah Mallaby: Partnering with brokers on schemes is ‘a real bright spot’ for Axa UK
The insurer wants ‘to work with all brokers’, according to its distribution and trading director
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AnalysisOpinion: When will insurers’ broker service improve?
Editor Katie Scott questions why broker service from insurers still has not improved, despite consistent feedback from brokers that communications and decision-making have slowed
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Sponsored ContentStaying ahead of the regulation curve – Gallagher Bassett
Tensions are still high following the FCA’s crack down on dual pricing, with insurers across the country conscious they are under watch. Gallagher Bassett’s director for loss adjusting and claims consultancy, Gordon Vater, shares his tips for protecting teams from audit and review issues
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AnalysisBrokers must not treat risk management as an ‘afterthought’
The ‘increased recognition of risk management’ should be welcomed by brokers, however those with a ‘simply transactional’ mindset may struggle to place risks, especially for SME clients
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NewsBroadway Insurance Brokers’ GWP on track after almost doubling assets to nearly £1bn
The broker’s chief executive says that the firm is ’significantly ahead’ of where it expected to be
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NewsOnly 14% of SMEs have plans to reduce environmental impact – Aviva
Aviva UK and Ireland chief exec says ’more and more businesses will be impacted by climate change’
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NewsDental Protection seeking to reduce claims amid negligence ruling
The legal services firm will be supporting its members if they are named as a defendant
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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 InterviewRSA UK&I boss Ken Norgrove responds to two star broker service result
The chief executive admits that RSA’s broker service has been ‘at best average’
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NewsBrokers and insurers working at ‘two different speeds’ during Covid has been ‘frustrating’ - PIB
Broker chief executive ‘wouldn’t use’ Covid-19 ‘as an excuse in my business’ for delayed communications
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NewsSMEs emerging from pandemic risk being underinsured – Allianz
Mending data visibility between brokers and insurers will be key amid potential future operating model challenges
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AnalysisAre usage-based policies set to disrupt the post-Covid SME insurance market?
Small business owners struggled during the pandemic amid high profile BI litigation, but brokers have also faced correlating service challenges
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AnalysisHospitality group BI judgment could signal ‘flood of further cases’ ahead
Insurers could still face ‘potentially significant’ claims exposure around BI policy interpretations, despite intention of test case judgments
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NewsLloyd’s returns to profit with £2.3bn in full-year 2021 results
£2.9bn was paid to customers impacted by Covid-19
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IT Interview‘Doing what we say we will do’ leads Covéa Insurance to five star rating in 2022’s commercial lines report
Brokers have a ‘right to expect’ promises to be delivered, says commercial operations and distribution director
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NewsAdmiral chooses Nuvalaw and Trust Arbitration to fast track personal injury claims
The new solution can expedite motor claims resolutions from weeks to days and cut costs for insurers
