INTERVIEWS
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IT InterviewAston Lark finds ‘forever home’ with Howden
Howden Group boss, David Howden and Aston Lark’s group chief executive, Peter Blanc tell Insurance Times how the combined business aims to become a UK broking powerhouse
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Ben Huckel: Insurtech’s ‘built for change’ IT solution addresses legacy issues
Insurtech aims to take pain and frustration out of IT adoption for the insurance industry
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Ian McCarron: Broker was ‘scared’ yet pandemic provides ‘more positives than negatives’
Despite its annual premium eroding by 65% during the Covid-19-related lockdowns, the business is now ‘on track’ to achieve 30% ahead of budget
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Partnering with startup insurtechs means ‘judging it on value’ and not a book by its cover – Covéa Insurance
Cloud-based microservices technology, compared to traditional monolithic systems, offers flexibility, says chief technology and information officer
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Richard King: Ticker soon to become a unicorn amid latest insurtech partnership
Ticker’s founder and chief executive hopes to bring connected insurance to a wider market
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Mike Keating: ‘Opportunity knocks’ for MGAs post-pandemic as technology becomes key
The MGAA chief executive is optimistic about the future for MGAs and says there is an opportunity for technology companies to work with them
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Q&A: Brokers can work smarter by using data enrichment – LexisNexis Risk Solutions
Carla McDonald, senior vertical market manager at LexisNexis Risk Solutions, tells Insurance Times about the importance of standardising advanced driver assistance systems (ADAS) to help analyse claims
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Brokers ‘play a massive part’ in HNW as clients ‘cannot get advice and knowledge with technology’
Ecclesiastical’s art and private client business director says underinsurance is still ‘prevalent’, so empowering broker partners to have informed conversations with clients is paramount
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Andrew Yeoman: Internet of Things could fundamentally change how insurance works
The insurtech’s chief executive believes that IoT is the way forward for the insurance industry because the technology is coming of age
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Carl Shuker: A-Plan targets commercial rural market gap
Group chief executive further recognises a ‘huge opportunity’ in the broker’s branch network as ‘local businesses still want to deal locally’
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‘There are definitely issues’ with getting claimants to use the OIC portal – Axa
The fluctuating coronavirus landscape has created an ‘artificial environment’, making long-term motor claims trends difficult to pinpoint, says UK retail boss
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Q&A: Applied transforms its portfolio via Google partnership to aid brokers
Software evolution is seeing closed systems open up to benefit brokers. Stephen Murphy, director of customer success at Applied Systems Europe, explains how the technology firm is embracing this process to support broker innovation
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Gareth Hemming: Aviva keen to be ‘very present’ as lockdown lifts
The insurer’s chief distribution officer outlines his plans, including supporting banks with data and growing business within the regional market
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Ben Leech: Insurers must 'be on the forefront' as organised criminals exploit car finance plans
Change in crash for cash approaches and the newly launched whiplash reforms means it is ‘vital’ insurers adapt and ‘review their frontline defences’, adds fraud team partner
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Tara Foley: Axa to take ‘test and learn approach’ to hybrid working post-pandemic
Insurance firms will ‘struggle in the war for talent’ if they are unable to get the balance right for their workforce between home and office working, says UK retail boss
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Axa’s UK retail business unveils refreshed digitisation-driven strategy
Axa appointed a new chief executive for its UK retail business at the end of last year – Insurance Times catches up with the new hire to find out her plans for the portfolio and why brokers are core to her strategy
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Brokers are the ‘absolute cornerstone’ of Aviva’s distribution strategy
UKGI boss emphasises that brokers are ‘hugely important’ to the insurer as it records 16% year-on-year commercial lines growth and ‘highest gross written premium sales in the last decade’ during 2021’s H1
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Tim Bailey: ‘Consistent investment’ in efficiency and service has driven Zurich’s H1 success
UK chief executive adds that broker partnerships ‘have been working exceptionally well for the first half of the year’
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Andrew Johnston: Lots more investment looking for a home labelled ‘insurtech’
Willis Re’s global head of insurtech tells Insurance Times why he expects funding in this sector to increase and why the term ‘insurtech’ could lose its value in the long term
