Insurer Analysis – Page 54
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Agenda'If it grows like a weed, it is a weed'
Hastings chief executive Gary Hoffman talks about the firm’s explosive growth and how the company will avoid the motor claims trap
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AgendaHester: fixing RSA one step at a time
He’s just axed 800 motor broker relationships and has raised much of the £1.5bn he needs to bolster RSA’s capital. What is next for group chief executive Stephen Hester on a journey to restore the insurer’s health?
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IT EventsHow do you measure fraud?
Delegates at the latest Fraud Charter gathering agreed that application fraud is costing the industry, but no one really knows exactly how much
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Online onlyWho's growing and shrinking in UK GI?
Insurance Times takes a look at how niche insurers are pressing forward with growing GWP, and why some of the big mainstream players are having to cut back
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FeaturesBriefing: Will others follow RSA and drop brokers?
Personal lines motor remains unprofitable as a whole – at least for now
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Online onlyInside RSA's motor woes
Why one of the UK’s most prominent insurers is exiting 800 broker relationships in private car
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FeaturesIan Parker of ERS: We took a knife to a gun fight
The boss of the former Equity Red Star talks about where the company went wrong in the past – and how it plans to succeed by going back to its roots
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AgendaBrokers in the firing line as FCA focuses on bribery controls
Is there a difference between corporate hospitality and bribery?
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AgendaCareers in Insurance: Special Report
After years of cautious recruitment, the job market is picking up. But insurance companies still struggle to fill senior posts, gender diversity on boards remains an issue, while young people are being attracted with training schemes
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AgendaService tops price in consumer survey
Policy price is third most important factor for home insurance buyers, research shows
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Online onlyWhich 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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NewsEXCLUSIVE: 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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NewsSpecial 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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AgendaE-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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AgendaSelf-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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Online onlyBriefing: 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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FeaturesMarsh’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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NewsBriefing: 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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FeaturesAXA, 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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Online onlyWill 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?
