Ecclesiastical Analysis
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IT InterviewSarah Willoughby: Ecclesiastical ‘on track’ to achieve art and private client growth target
An important driver in delivering consistent year-on-year gross written premium growth is providing quality service and education opportunities for brokers, says art and private client business director
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IT InterviewRichard Coleman: Ecclesiastical’s charitable focus creates ‘amazing story’ for broker partners
The insurer’s ‘hugely attractive’ charitable purpose has additionally supported recruitment, says UK managing director
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News AnalysisThe Big Question November 2023: What is the strangest misconception you’ve heard about insurance?
Seven industry leaders discuss the likes of broker role misunderstandings, the outlook from younger people and innovation over reputation
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News AnalysisIn Focus: Are MGAs facing ‘additional challenges’ in securing capacity?
Industry experts discuss the current state of capacity in the MGA space and how it can be secured amid tough economic conditions
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News AnalysisIn Focus: Broker schemes present an opportunity to better serve clients’ needs
‘By definition, if you’ve created a scheme, you’ve created a unique selling point,’ says group chief executive
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News AnalysisIn Focus: How can the insurance sector mitigate increasing HNW subsidence claims?
Industry experts weigh in on the causes why high net worth subsidence claims are rising and discuss how best to respond to this risk
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News AnalysisIn Focus: Is high net worth cover ‘too generous’ for clients?
Broker leader reveals potential ‘recipe for disaster’ from having ‘underpriced’ premiums and ‘too good’ cover in the HNW market
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AnalysisInsurance sector rallies around Ukraine
Insurance Times rounds up how the UK insurance industry has responded so far to the ongoing conflict
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AnalysisIn Focus: Ex-Love Islander’s burglary reawakens HNW underinsurance and social media risks debate
Brokers have a key role in advising clients about the dangers of sharing details of their valuables on social media, as well as helping to prevent underinsurance
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AnalysisHow has the Covid-19 pandemic affected HNW clients?
Ecclesiastical’s art and private client business director tells Insurance Times how high net worth clients have reacted to the ups and downs of the coronavirus crisis
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AnalysisInsurers face climate challenges from all sides amid fossil fuel dilemma
As COP26 approaches, insurers’ work to address climate change faces scrutiny while campaigners bid for insurance support to be withdrawn from fossil fuel commercial policyholders
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FeaturesIn Focus: How are broker schemes innovating to accommodate new risks?
Industry experts discuss the ways in which broker schemes are innovating to cover new risks, such as SMEs, e-scooters and short term rental accommodation
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FeaturesIn Focus: Hard market and Covid-19 brings brokers more schemes opportunities
Fallout from the Covid-19 pandemic has pushed schemes for SMEs up the agenda, with ’brokers looking at this closer than ever’
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FeaturesBriefing: Pandemic impact on financial results is not over yet
Insurers’ 2020 full-year financial results show an economic landscape strewn with losses and colossal Covid claims costs. This will undoubtedly carry over into 2021 in some capacity, wrecking further trouble on balance sheets
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News AnalysisCovid-19 pandemic exacerbates fine art insurance’s hard market conditions
The art sector is heavily reliant on social contact, so the uncertainty of the coronavirus lockdowns have created added risks and challenges from pushing sales online
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FeaturesBriefing: The Covid-19 pandemic ‘has become far less of an acceptable excuse for poor service’
While the industry debates service standards during the reign of Covid-19, Insurance Times editor advocates embracing the ‘new normal’ rather than longing for pre-pandemic days
