Interviews – Page 12
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IT InterviewNeil Galjaard: Markel UK’s divisional managing director talks product strategy
‘You can knit the component parts together to give what is a truly differentiated proposition in that sector for the broker to deliver to their client,’ he says
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IT InterviewSteve Hearn: New chairman advocates a ‘continuity of direction’ for PPL
After taking the helm in August 2023, PPL’s newest chairman discusses a key opportunity in the market and whether he will follow in the footsteps of his predecessor
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IT InterviewHoward Lickens: Clear Group ‘deliberately fussy’ about M&A targets
’This will be by far the biggest year we’ve ever had and I’d expect that to accelerate,’ says executive chairman
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IT InterviewAnt Middle: Ageas has planted its flag firmly in personal lines brokered business lines
’We are a business that only succeeds if we can succeed with brokers,’ says Ageas chief executive
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IT InterviewInga Beale: Insurtechs bring ‘freshness of approach’ but diversity comes hand-in-hand with digitalisation
The former Lloyd’s chief executive explains how the two Ds of diversity and digitalisation overlap
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IT InterviewMelissa Collett: ‘We want to be the voice of the UK insurtech community’
’We need to get the message out that insurtech is a super important market and not just a subset of fintech,’ says new chief executive
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IT InterviewMark Lomas: Transforming Lloyd’s of London with a symphony of diversity and inclusion
’We’re looking at diversity and inclusion holistically across our geographies,’ says head of culture
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IT InterviewTom Lawrie-Fussey Q&A: Insurers need ‘more granular data’ on vehicles’ history
’We are seeing a real hunger from insurance providers,’ says senior director of product management
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IT InterviewLee Shavel: Becoming the insurance industry’s ‘strategic technology partner’
’We still have a long way to go from a digitalisation and automation standpoint,’ says Verisk president and chief executive
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IT InterviewAndy Moss: Bringing together the ‘little nuggets of information dotted around’ for underwriters
Battling submissions is one of the pain points for underwriters but artificial intelligence could be of service
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IT InterviewSid Mouncey: Bringing Blink back from the brink of Covid decimation
’By the end of 2025, we expect to be a much larger organisation than we are,’ says chief executive
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IT InterviewSteve Cowman Q&A: ‘Market competition a significant challenge’
’With the insurance landscape evolving rapidly, MGAs must differentiate themselves,’ says managing director
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IT InterviewSimon Ritterband: Huge market appetite as ‘genie is out of the bottle’ with drones
There is a “huge appetite” for drones in the Lloyd’s market as the technology is being used more and more in everyday life from surveying to inspection says managing director
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IT InterviewHelena Evans: From 19 year old loss adjustor to first female managing director
Evans discusses HNW loss adjusting insurance trends and her journey up the sector’s ranks
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IT InterviewSteve White: Biba’s longest-standing chief executive says farewell
White explains it was ‘absolutely not a coronation’ when he was first promoted from head of compliance and training
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IT InterviewTim Baxter Q&A: ‘Market volatility is unprecedented’
’The pressure on MGAs will be around securing capacity that allows for continued growth and development,’ says head of broker development
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IT InterviewCharles Taylor InsureTech looking to drive growth in London market
‘There is an opportunity there to take a look at where the market is,’ says chief executive
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IT InterviewTracey Hudson: Sedgwick targeting ‘ambitious’ growth over next year
’Making sure strong financial controls and governance are in place,’ will be the focus of the newly appointed chief financial officer
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IT InterviewPaul Wingfield Q&A: What the delegated MGA market should move ‘entirely away from’
’We do see an increasing number of carriers agree that this is the way to bring stability to their own participation in the MGA market,’ says managing director
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IT InterviewBen Legg: eTrade SME commercial sector ‘quite competitive’ but opportunities ahead
’Brokers are a real distribution engine, they maintain and improve relationships with the SME commercial consumers,’ Open GI’s chief product officer tells Insurance Times following this year’s eTrading survey results
