All Covid 19 articles – Page 2
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InsightHow can the broking sector tackle the ‘significant headache’ of job vacancies?
Part of the solution to broker shortages lies with selling the idea of a career in the sector to university graduates and school leavers
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Government proposals to scrap annual MOTs could see increase in ‘unroadworthy vehicles’
Although the proposed change could save £55 a year, this could lead to more unsafe cars on the road which could subsequently increase insurance premiums
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Insight
Briefing: Why the UK is the insurtech innovation capital
The UK insurtech landscape is flourishing, boasting mega funding rounds and ongoing expansion - but what has prompted this shift?
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RSA understands its ‘products to the nth degree’ following BI test case
Commercial lines managing director says the insurance sector is now ‘better’ as a result of the FCA’s test case action
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Specialist insurer Beazley predicts business risks to increase for Summer 2022
Business leaders are facing the ‘stiffest test in a generation’, says chief executive
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Briefing: 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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Scottish 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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Blink Parametric teams up with travel insurtech
The pair share a similar ethos around ’intuitive, simple insurance product design’
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Supply 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 Interview
Sarah 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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Insight
Opinion: 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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People & Opinion
Staying 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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Insight
Brokers 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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Broadway 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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Only 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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Dental 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 Interview
PIB 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 Interview
RSA 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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Brokers 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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SMEs emerging from pandemic risk being underinsured – Allianz
Mending data visibility between brokers and insurers will be key amid potential future operating model challenges
