Interviews – Page 17
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IT InterviewQ&A: Covéa set to launch ‘new and improved’ eTrading referral process this August
Ian Newman, head of SME strategy and development at Covéa Insurance, shares his perspective on the key insights from Insurance Times’ Five Star Rating Report: ETrading 2022
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IT InterviewMGA Q&A: Brokers should partner with MGAs that have UK domiciled, rated capacity - Iprism Underwriting
Ian Lloyd, chief executive of Iprism Underwriting, provides an overview of the factors impacting MGAs today and explains what his firm has been up to over the last 12 months
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IT InterviewInsurance sector – especially brokers – must lead ‘stewardship’ of net zero transitions
Although data forms the foundation of driving net zero transitions, brokers have an ‘elevated role’ to play when communicating propositions to clients, according to Accenture’s experts
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IT InterviewMGA Q&A: Brokers ‘should not tolerate poor service in an industry that prides itself on professionalism’ - DOA
DOA Underwriting’s director of commercial lines, Phillip Oliver, provides an overview of the factors impacting MGAs today and explains what his firm has been up to over the last 12 months
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IT InterviewMGA Q&A: ‘The days of MGAs being used for niche and non-standard risks are behind us’ - NBS Underwriting
NBS Underwriting’s managing director, Steve Cowman, provides an overview of the factors impacting MGAs today and explains what his firm has been up to over the last 12 months
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IT InterviewKaren Beales: OIC portal challenges offer opportunities around legal expenses insurance
The insurer plans to target brokers, providing a ‘mix and match’ of legal expenses insurance and motor cover add-ons
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IT InterviewAmy Barnes: Successful ESG agendas need ‘bold commitments’
Head of sustainability and climate change strategy believes ’good ESG leads to fewer insured losses’
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IT InterviewMGA Q&A: In-person underwriting here to stay as ‘unconvinced’ about digital alternative - MPR Underwriting
Insurance Times speaks to Neil McCarthy, managing director of MPR Underwriting, about trends in the MGA market and why the title’s MGA Survey proves to be so valuable for gaining business insights
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IT InterviewSarah Murrow: ‘Diversity is good for business’ and provides opportunities ‘to thrive’
UK and Ireland boss pinpoints where the insurer sees ’ample opportunity for growth’, despite predicting an increase in business insolvencies
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IT InterviewJohn Warburton: Why Konsileo aims to be the ‘RoboCop’ of commercial broking
The chief executive tells Insurance Times how focusing on employee engagement and supporting staff with technology is ’our whole shtick’
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IT InterviewSteve Gaywood: Cost of living crisis sees insurance customers ‘game the system’ and turn to fraud
Although consumers may be tempted to ‘cut corners’ when it comes to their insurance provision, this will only lead to ‘a false economy’, according to head of counter fraud
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IT InterviewMGA Q&A: MGAs set ‘to thrive in the face of challenges’ - Chapman and Stacey
Chapman and Stacey managing director Paul Wingfield provides an overview of the subjects impacting MGAs and explains what his firm has been up to over the last 12 months
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IT InterviewColm Holmes: Allianz wants ‘to be number one’ in eTrading
The insurer’s chief executive wants ‘to be the best’ at digitally trading with brokers, aiming to have ‘80% of risks priced within an hour and digitally delivered to a broker’
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IT InterviewDaniel Lloyd-John: Putting broking ‘on the map’ as Biba’s regional committee chairman
The broker chief executive tells Insurance Times his overarching plans for his new Biba role, including developing peer-to-peer learning
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IT InterviewWill Acrisure become the new crème de la crème of broker networks?
The broker plans to provide a ’digital network proposition’ to combat competitor offerings that ’aren’t that great’ and have not ’moved with the times’
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IT InterviewWill Edwards: ‘Rate of change is not going to slow down’ despite five star eTrading victory
Zurich’s eTrading journey has evolved from lowest on the leader board in 2018 to being among the high fliers in 2022, based on broker feedback. Insurance Times gets the lowdown on the insurer’s transformation so far…
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IT InterviewOke Eleazu: Taking the helm as ManyPets’ UK chief executive – the MGA that embodies the ’many’
As Eleazu assumes his new position as ManyPets’ UK chief executive, he speaks to Insurance Times about why the role is so important to him and how he aims to lift others up
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IT InterviewToby Clegg: Clegg Gifford to tap into ‘distribution heft’ of new parent Markerstudy
The chief executive is also looking to achieve four ‘ambitious milestones’ in 2022, including growing the broker’s retail branch network
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IT InterviewYonatan Hatzor: The parametric MGA focused ‘on a big problem and not a solution’
Fresh from success at Lloyd’s Lab, the MGA has ambitions to provide ‘a more holistic solution to cover any type of downtime’, says chief executive
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IT InterviewCorinne Pringle: QBE wants to ‘push the boundaries of eTrade’
The insurer is focused on ‘increasing the appetite of our products so that brokers can really trade from the micro to the larger SMEs on the same platforms’
