Insurer Interviews

Michelle Taylor, Aviva

IT Interview

Michelle Taylor: New role provides opportunity to ‘draw the dots’ and fill Aviva’s distribution strategy gaps

2025-06-11T06:00:00+01:00By

Expanding the insurer’s exclusive regional broker proposition and tackling the relationship ripple effect of broker consolidation are both key focus areas for the broker distribution director

Jo Sykes

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Jo Sykes: Markel UK devises five pillar plan to become ‘more relevant’ for brokers

2025-06-02T06:00:00+01:00By

Among the insurer’s key focuses for the next five years is developing further schemes propositions, building out its eTrading strategy and improving its regional distribution network

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Biba 2025: Tokio Marine HCC strives to secure three facilities with brokers in 2025

2025-05-20T07:00:00+01:00By

The insurer’s international head of distribution believes the business needs ‘to whisper a little bit louder’ than it has done in the past to attract greater brand recognition and better promote broker partnership opportunities

Mike Bottle 2025 photo

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Mike Bottle: Arch’s UK regional MD on bringing international scale to bear

2025-05-08T06:00:00+01:00By

’You’ve got to be committed to the proposition because if you lose sight of what the broker wants, then you very quickly lose momentum,’ says recently promoted leader

Ant Middle 1

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Ant Middle: Organic growth focused plan seeks to put Ageas UK top of the personal lines pile

2025-04-07T06:00:00+01:00By

The insurer has ‘earned the right to think bigger as a business’ and topple the likes of Allianz, Axa and Hastings from the personal lines podium using product expansion, AI investment and a commitment to broker partners, says chief executive

Rachel Turk Lloyd's

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Rachel Turk: Changing perceptions at Lloyd’s and improving coverholder supervision

2025-03-18T08:00:00+00:00By David Benyon

Lloyd’s of London’s chief underwriting officer talks recent results and the need for future underwriting discipline

Jason Storah Aviva CEO (official)

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Jason Storah: Aviva ‘ruthlessly consistent’ and ‘ruthlessly boring’ in delivering service promises

2025-03-03T07:00:00+00:00By

UK general insurance chief executive defined the insurer’s 2024 growth journey as ‘appropriate, consistent and disciplined’

Mark Plews Markel (002)

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Mark Plews: ‘Proactive’ risk management is ‘an increasing part’ of Markel UK’s service for care sector

2025-02-27T09:00:00+00:00By

Insurer is determined ‘to highlight that it is [a] false saving to reduce investment [on] risk management’, says underwriting director

high jump, raise the bar

IT Interview

Rebecca Gambrell: Aviva seeks to ‘raise the bar’ on eTrading service following 2024’s five star success

2025-02-24T07:00:00+00:00By

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

Gareth Hemming Hiscox

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Gareth Hemming: Hiscox carrying ‘positive momentum’ on broker sentiment into 2025

2025-02-21T08:00:00+00:00By

’We’re clear on where we want to go in terms of strategy and growth, but we’re going to do it in a way that’s informed by broker feedback and input,’ says specialist insurer’s head of distribution

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Insurance Times Advent Calendar: Jason Storah

2024-12-24T12:00:00+00:00By

For the 24th and last day of advent, Jason Storah, chief executive for general insurance at Aviva UK and Ireland, lists his Christmas wish list for the industry

Advent calendar

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Insurance Times Advent Calendar: Sonya Bryson

2024-12-19T14:00:00+00:00By

For the 19th day of advent, Sonya Bryson, managing director for commercial lines at RSA, discusses the integration of NIG and her three-strong christmas wishlist

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