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IT Interview

Mark Thomas: The chief executive building a new model for SME insurance growth

2026-07-13T08:00:00+01:00By

Compare My Insurance chief executive Mark Thomas has built the broker around a digital-first model, targeting the underserved SME market while investing in technology, talent and data to support rapid expansion.

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News Analysis

Managing complexity and service are the future eTrade battlegrounds

2026-07-06T07:00:00+01:00By Simon Bloomfield

Simon Bloomfield, head of imarket at Polaris UK, examines the findings of this year’s Insurance Times eTrading report

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Commercial MGA launches SME real estate product on Bravo Network’s eTrade platform

2026-06-01T14:00:00+01:00By

’Our launch on Bravo Digital Trader is an exciting opportunity for us to deliver this same tried-and-true proposition to a broader cohort of brokers,’ says chief executive

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Zurich adds modular core cover to SME commercial combined offering

2026-05-26T12:00:00+01:00By

‘For us, it was crucial to design a policy that our brokers could easily modify and work flexibly to meet the needs of their clients,’ says head

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Biba 2026: Zurich reacts to double five-star accolades in eTrading Report

2026-05-20T07:00:00+01:00By

‘We are absolutely laser-focused on making sure that we are listening to, and acting on, broker feedback,’ says head of SME trading

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Biba 2026: Acorn Group-owned MGA launches first fleet product on Acturis

2026-05-14T14:00:00+01:00By

‘By integrating with the Acturis panel on mini fleet, it will there be front of mind for insurers when they’re thinking about where to place a risk,’ says managing director

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IT Interview

Biba 2026: Intact eyes new commercial lines ‘opportunities’ in eTrade – Becky Henry

2026-05-14T07:00:00+01:00By

Following a dip in the insurer’s extranet score in Insurance Times’ Five Star eTrading report 2026, the insurer’s vice president of eTrade says it is focused on revitalising ‘stagnant’ products to keep pace with broker service needs

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Research

Insurance Times reveals headline results of 2026 eTrading survey

2026-05-12T06:00:00+01:00By

More than 750 broker respondents provided feedback on their eTrading experiences via software houses and insurer extranets

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What’s to play for in Insurance Times’ upcoming eTrading Report 2026?

2026-05-11T07:00:00+01:00By

Ahead of this month’s release of the eTrading Report 2026, Insurance Times has revisited the 2025 edition to analyse the key battlegrounds as firms challenge for a prestigious five-star award

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The Five Star verdict on eTrading: the factors behind success or failure

With eTrading rapidly evolving, Insurance Times has carried out a webinar exploring what is happening in the fast changing area that is central to the industry’s future in association with Zurich UK.

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