Insurer Analysis – Page 8
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News AnalysisWeathering the storm – how insurance is combating climate change risks
’We’re having increasing adverse weather events and it is undeniably off the back of climate change,’ says insurer’s chief executive
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News AnalysisBriefing: Insurers still seeking key to unlock cyber opportunities
While the risks continue to rise, the ability of brokers and insurers to grow the market in key areas remains an uphill battle
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IT InterviewRichard Coleman: Ecclesiastical’s charitable focus creates ‘amazing story’ for broker partners
The insurer’s ‘hugely attractive’ charitable purpose has additionally supported recruitment, says UK managing director
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News AnalysisBriefing: Summer set for a season of hot topics
Are insurers set to be viewed as those big businesses who have had it too good for too long?
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IT InterviewTara Foley: Consumer Duty is ‘not a one and done’ regulation
Insurer chief executive says the implementation of the new rules has ‘required significant effort and focus’
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News AnalysisIn Focus: Industry responds to Labour’s promises on car insurance
As the Labour party vows to tackle ’out of control’ premiums, industry experts respond to politicians’ pledges
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IT InterviewConny Kalcher: Transforming the insurance customer experience block by block
’What we are doing is moving a whole super tanker that’s used to working one way to work in a different way,’ says group chief customer officer
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News AnalysisBriefing: Cryptocurrency risk landscape is shifting – will insurers step up?
Insurers have steered clear of insuring crypto as it’s a volatile market – but following a recent deepfake scam, is it time to rethink this emerging risk?
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IT InterviewGeorgina Davis: Zurich helping brokers avoid ‘computer says no’ problem when trading
’We have, 100%, all real people behind our online platforms,’ says head of broker proposition and distribution
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IT InterviewAnn Owen: Aviva Private Clients ‘focused on claims service’ in high net worth sector
’We are staffed up because it’s not an option to not pick up the phone,’ says managing director
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News AnalysisBriefing: Could government intervention create a rocky road for motor insurers?
A concerted effort to bring down claims costs must begin – and there’s not really any other option
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News AnalysisNew research shows flexibility in working practices is vital in insurance sector’s war for talent
A full third of surveyed companies in the insurance sector did not mandate any days in the office according to the results of the UK Insurance Working Policy Report
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IT InterviewAnt Middle: M&A will provide Ageas UK with ‘optionality for the future’
Chief executive eyes new product lines and M&A opportunities as personal lines insurer plots out its next three to five-year strategy
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News AnalysisConsolidation leads to capacity squeeze in HNW market
M&A of high net worth focused businesses has created ‘one of the hardest markets’ for placing these specialist risks, says broker managing director
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News AnalysisTechTalk: A short history of eTrading – and its future in the market
’To me, eTrading is like water running through pipes – it’s a facilitator. Any modern insurer or broker now just expects it to be there,’ says managing director
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News AnalysisBriefing: It’s not about which customers are vulnerable, but what you do about it
Are we asking the wrong question when we ask for clarity on who exactly is vulnerable?
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News AnalysisRevealed: Which firms won at the Claims Excellence Awards 2024?
There were some lucky double winners on the night, while other firms picked up their first Insurance Times Claims Excellence Award – was it you?
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IT InterviewNick Line: Markel arming underwriters with ‘right training and support’ to address exposed classes
Markel International’s chief underwriting officer underscores the ‘pivotal’ role of education and digital skills in empowering underwriters to navigate complex risk landscapes
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IT InterviewMike Reid: Sompo enters ‘growth mode’ with ‘a focus on the UK’
Despite being ‘a relatively young business in the UK’, the global insurer and its staff want ‘to be seen as experts in what we do’, says chief underwriting officer
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News AnalysisAre SMEs paving the way for cyber attacks on larger companies?
The relationship between a big business and partner SME can present ’a vast opportunity for hackers to infiltrate the larger business’ due to ’weaker security systems’ that are typically employed at small companies
