Insurer Analysis – Page 42
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Analysis: Gibraltar hit by Osborne’s clampdown on VAT loopholes
Chancellor unveils measures to tighten up VAT rules for insurers with operations in offshore locations. While closing the loophole will be welcomed by most insurers, it probably won’t compensate for increase in Insurance Premium Tax, say industry watchers
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22 July 2015 issue
Read a digital version of the 22 July 2015 edition of Insurance Times. Cover story: Carole Nash founder’s rags to riches story. Inside: How Osborne’s budget could rock Gibraltar; Why insurers should be worried about connected cars; How Google Glass is changing claims handling; The changing face of fraud; Markerstudy’s ...
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Analysis: Mega-mergers are set to spark more consolidation
ACE/Chubb and Willis/Towers Watson deals will shake up insurance/reinsurance industry and prompt more M&As
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Analysis: David Hall leads QBE fight back
Insurer’s retail division reveals target to increase gross written premium by 40% by 2020
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08 July 2015 issue
Read a digital version of the 08 July 2015 edition of Insurance Times. Cover story: Megamergers are set to rock the market. Inside: Who is the top paid broker boss?; Why the new Insurance Act is not all gloom; Fixing Quindell; Big companies are getting lawyers to check policy wordings; ...
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Analysis: Insurance Act 2015 puts onus on brokers, say Broker 50
Brokers have mixed feelings aired about new legislation, but the Broker 50 meeting hears there are positives in the new law and they should take advantage of opportunities
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Analysis: Apprenticeships take off across Europe
AXA latest to pledge opportunities for insurance trainees
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Interview: Mark Evans on how Direct Line plans to redefine ‘insurer’
After creating the direct market in the 1980s, Direct Line Group believes it is time for another revolution – with the insurer as a solver of customer problems.
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Analysis: Allianz plans loyalty programme for mid-tier brokers
Allianz UK wants to get closer to independent regionals as it seeks to become £3bn insurer
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Analysis: Gable feels pressure over reserves
Unrated insurer’s reserve strengthening caused £5.4m loss, triggering investor concern. But chief executive says reserves are strong and that reserving gap will close by year-end
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Analysis: End of soft market is coming, says MGA boss
There are signs that market is ready to harden, according to Charles Manchester
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Interview: Allianz’s Neil Brettell - The personal touch
The insurer’s head of retail talks about the firm’s ambitious drive to achieve £3bn gross written premium by 2018 and how he intends to do it
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The Knowledge: On-shoring, a way to end supply chain woes
Repatriating some activities for business reasons can reduce geopolitical threats to a stretched supply chain, but it won’t help avoid reputational risks closer to home