Insurer Analysis – Page 49
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Service tops price in consumer survey
Policy price is third most important factor for home insurance buyers, research shows
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Which insurance bosses took home the biggest pay cheque in 2013?
Insurance Times investigates the executive pay structures in UKGI and who paid the most to their execs in 2013
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EXCLUSIVE: Only one in 20 motorists understand cost of monthly insurance payments
Most customers have no idea about monthly contract costs, YouGov poll reveals
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Special report: construction bounces back
After years in the doldrums, the construction industry is now the fastest growing sector of the UK economy. This is bringing opportunities for insurers and brokers, but they need to offer a new breed of products
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E-trading Special Report: commercial lines
As brokers wake up to the benefits of full cycle commercial lines e-trading, we look at the advances it is bringing and also the challenges for the industry
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Self-drive vehicles offer opportunities, says new Lloyd's Hong Kong chief
EXCLUSIVE: Dylan Bryant explains how insurers can take advantage of these emerging risks
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Briefing: Insurers get tough in the hunt for profit
RSA has reduced broker commissions, while QBE is cutting relationships. Who will be next?
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Marsh’s Mark Weil: Always putting the customer first
Whether it’s acquisitions, building databases to enable better risk analysis, or contingent commissions, Marsh’s UK and Ireland chief executive Mark Weil always bears one question in mind: “What’s in it for the customer?”
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Briefing: Brokers, MGAs and networks should watch out as RSA and QBE get tough
Difficult conditions are prompting insurers to take stock of their distribution relationships
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AXA, Aviva and Towergate: where will RSA look for its UK boss?
The RSA UK job is up for grabs. Will RSA boss Hester go for a seasoned trader or somebody the UK institutions will like?
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Will foreign insurers flock to China under new M&A regime?
As China’s regulators relax M&A rules, could this open the previously restricted $288bn market?
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Profit AND growth - can Allianz do both?
Industry sources question how insurer can take business from rivals in a soft market
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Laspo one-year-on: Have insurers gone too far with rate cuts?
Insurance Times analyses the movements in claims and premiums before and after the motor legal reforms came into force, and looks at whether insurers got their pricing strategies right
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Briefing: Why does NIG need to keep cutting costs?
Insurer is planning to offshore 30 jobs to improve efficiency as sub-100% COR target looms
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Adrian Colosso: 'Howden is the last big English broker'
New Howden chief executive Adrian Colosso talks to Insurance Times about his return to the top in the industry and his plans for the broker
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Profits exposed: Admiral, DLG and Esure - who is most reliant on reserves and add-ons?
Insurance Times analysis of profits at Admiral, Direct Line Group and Esure reveals a reliance on add-ons and reserve releases. But with these revenue streams making up such an important part of their business, are the profits seen for 2013 sustainable?
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Briefing: Allianz’s plans should worry other insurers
Plus – why this year is a big one for Towergate boss Mark Hodges
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Aiming high: Simon McGinn’s big plan to make Allianz No 1
The insurer’s UK general manager sets out his stall on how he intends to take the business to the top in five years
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Briefing: Are insurers feeling the benefits of Laspo 12 months on?
As we approach one year since the motor legal reforms were introduced, Insurance Times takes a look at how they have influenced the market and whether insurers are starting to feel the benefits in their bottom line
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Admiral comes top in the 2013 COR table
Insurer beats rivals in 2013 performance according to Insurance Times’s rankings, while RSA comes bottom