eTrading
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NewsCommercial MGA launches into eTrade as it looks to plug market gap
’This expansion is a landmark moment,’ says chief executive
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NewsPolaris reveals £449m in GWP traded through imarket in 2024
’Our technology suite is in a strong position and our latest results show how widespread the usage of our technology remains within the industry,’ says managing director
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IT InterviewRebecca Gambrell: Aviva seeks to ‘raise the bar’ on eTrading service following 2024’s five star success
As Insurance Times’ 2025 eTrading survey is currently being completed by UKGI brokers, Aviva’s SME and delegated authorities managing director says the insurer ‘constantly [feels] pressure to improve and make sure that we’re not standing still’ around digital trading
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NewsAviva to launch new digital products and modularise eTraded commercial combined offering
The eTrading product update is designed to give brokers greater flexibility and increased confidence to place larger, more complex risks online, says SME and delegated authorities managing director
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NewsInsurance Times launches 2025 eTrading survey for UKGI brokers
Insurance Times’ annual eTrading survey is now open for UK brokers to share their views on their eTrading experiences with insurers and software houses over the last 12 months
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IT InterviewJo Sykes: Markel UK set ‘to invest in future growth’ for 2025
In particular, schemes with brokers will be a ‘focus’ for the ‘end-to-end’ insurer next year, says divisional director
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IT InterviewNikki Lidster: Zurich UK reinforces ‘people business’ philosophy with investment in underwriters
’This investment in our underwriting team is about ensuring that brokers feel supported,’ says head of SME and trading
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News AnalysisGreater software house collaboration could reap benefits for commercial lines eTrading
Commentators agree that software house cooperation on commercial lines digital trading is only happening in ‘pockets’, yet this teamwork could ‘provide the broking community with the tools they need to deliver an efficient but high level of service to customers’
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IT Awards 2024Insurance Times Awards 2024: Zurich Insurance delivers 70% improvement in service levels to brokers
Nikki Lidster, head of SME and trading at Zurich Insurance, talks about the firm’s entry for the Excellence in Professional Development – Broker/Insurer/MGA award
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IT Awards 2024Insurance Times Awards 2024: Digital Broker of the Year finalists announced
Five firms are competing to win the Digital Broker of the Year award at this year’s Insurance Times Awards
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IT Awards 2024Insurance Times Awards 2024: Compare My Insurance harnessing 'technology and experience'
Mark Thomas, chief executive at Compare My Insurance, discusses the firm’s reasons for entering the Digital Broker of the Year category
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News AnalysisIn Focus: Are software houses the future of eTrading?
RSA director notes there is a ’clear market demand for the job software houses do’
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IT InterviewJon Dye: Hiscox is third of way through ‘strategy for profitable growth’
UK chief executive flags ‘really good energy’ at the specialist insurer as it targets retail growth ‘between 5% and 15% at the right level of profit’ over four-year strategy duration
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IT InterviewBen Legg: Open GI homing in on ‘North Star’ of empowering brokers to write better business
’We see our role in the market to empower our brokers to write more and better quality business, as well as improving the lives of anyone using insurance products,’ says chief product officer
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IT InterviewWayne Jefferson: ‘ETrading will ultimately become more complex’
’We don’t want unwieldy question sets that become way too complicated for a customer and put them off eTrading,’ says head of eTrading
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IT InterviewTheo Duchen: ‘More work to do’ around eTrading complex insurance products
’Complex [risks are] not that easy to compare. [They often have] terms and conditions which need quite a lot of interpretation,’ says co-chief executive
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IT InterviewJo Musselle: Hiscox targets ‘new distribution deals’ with brokers as part of ‘omnichannel’ strategy
Market-wide appetite ‘to trade more in a digital way’ sees insurer commit to roll out high net worth proposition on eTrade extranet by year-end, says chief underwriting officer
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NewsActuris details plans following private equity acquisition of majority stake
’We are at the coalface and in a good position to shape and lead the charge’ on eTrading, says chief executive
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NewsPancentric Digital extends deadline for MGA initiative
’Our focus is on making effective digitisation accessible to as many as possible, driving growth, increasing efficiency and improving margins,’ says founder and director
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NewsMore brokers favouring live chat over phone calls for eTrade queries
’We are definitely seeing the shift in terms of brokers enjoying the live chat experience,’ says head of SME trading
