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Send hires new chief people officer to drive talent strategy

2025-06-16T13:03:00+01:00By Harriet Scott

’His years of experience in HR and first-hand experience of working with scale-up businesses like ours make him the perfect choice,’ says chief executive

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Rising cyber risk drives Markel to launch new insurtech proposition

2025-06-11T11:51:00+01:00By Harry McNeil

‘We want to disrupt traditional insurance products, as well as how customers view the role of the insurer,’ says head

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Balancing technology and talent the key to embedding claims automation

2025-05-20T12:00:00+01:00By George McDade

The appetite for claims automation is strong, though views on implementation differ between business leaders and claims handlers

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Insurers should consider Bitcoin’s role in investment portfolios – Cartwright

2025-05-20T11:00:00+01:00By Yiannis Kotoulas

’Although Bitcoin may still feel unconventional to some, its characteristics as a finite, decentralised, high liquid asset with low correlation to traditional markets make it increasingly difficult to disregard,’ says head of corporate treasury

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TechTalk: Capacity providers ‘more willing to experiment with insurtechs’ – but bar for collaboration is set high

2025-05-14T09:00:00+01:00By Matt Scott

Research findings indicate that insurers have appetite to back propositions from insurtech MGAs – however there are still clearly defined hoops these businesses must jump through if they want to secure the perfect partnership

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Swedish pet specialist hires new MD to lead UK expansion

2025-05-13T12:00:00+01:00By James Cowen

’We’re committed to setting a new standard for automation, efficiency and innovation in UK pet claims,’ says appointee

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Ex-Aviva leader among multiple senior hires at Broker Insights

2025-05-06T10:33:00+01:00By Harry McNeil

‘These appointments mark an exciting new chapter for Broker Insights,’ says chief executive

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Briefing: Is embedded cover the answer to SME underinsurance?

2025-05-01T09:00:00+01:00By Yiannis Kotoulas

Insurance firms partnering with vertical SaaS providers to provide easy to access, tailored cover can both futureproof themselves and address a perennial problem

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RDT teams up with Percayso Inform to provide insurers enhanced data insights

2025-04-30T12:00:00+01:00By James Cowen

’We’re committed to providing our clients with the tools they need to stay competitive and responsive,’ says deputy chief executive

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Insurers still looking at data in ‘monolithic way’

2024-04-04T10:48:00+01:00By Clare Ruel

’If you have data science in your business and start to get under the skin of that, you can make big changes to your underwriting result,’ says chief executive

Cyber insurance is ‘inaccessible’ for SMEs

2024-03-28T09:00:00+00:00By Clare Ruel

Asking SMEs to buy cyber insurance is ’like asking them to voluntarily buy a culture change’, says cyber chief executive

Insurance industry not matching customer expectations for green parts – Solera

2024-03-27T11:54:00+00:00By Clare Ruel

’Insurers and garages can play a vital role in helping customers understand the green options available,’ says managing director

Generative AI can make embedded insurance ‘more productive’ – Ericson Chan

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