Interviews – Page 36
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FeaturesShining the spotlight on broker ‘secret commissions’
Defined as a ‘species of fraud’, brokers have to come clean about hidden commission transactions in order to avoid legal repercussions
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NewsXL Catlin’s former-executive vice president joins Worry+Peace advisory board
He was also a partner at Coopers & Lybrand (now part of PwC) where he focused on Lloyd’s of London and the London insurance market having begun his career as an actuary
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NewsLV= says it is ‘operating at a different level’ as it gains star in 2019’s five-star rating report
The insurer gained an overall three-star rating this year to rank fifth in Insurance Times’s personal lines ratings table
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IT InterviewBroker consolidation not ‘a good thing for the future’, says Kennett boss
Brokers and startups will turn to reinvention in the long-term, but for now, consolidation is ‘here to stay’
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NewsCII launches new chartered status for MGAs
Manchester Underwriting Management, Geo Underwriting and Xbridge, trading as Simply Business, are the first three MGAs to qualify for chartered status
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Markets & RisksInsurercore – a dating agency for brokers and insurers
As the market hardens and capacity tightens it is becoming increasingly difficult for brokers to find the cover or technological solutions they need to suit their clients, but could an innovative searchable online directory hold the answer to this industry dilemma?
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NewsKennedys launches tool aimed at allowing insurance clients to self-serve claims
The new platform could save insurers and brokers time and money when getting legal advice as well as recovering written-off costs and helping underwrite future risk
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NewsLexisNexis Risk Solutions launches test phase of new Vehicle Build data set
The product supports underwriting by informing insurers on vehicles’ in-car safety features
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NewsEd Broking appoints London-based divisional directors
The two new starters have a combined 19 years of industry experience
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FeaturesThe Briefing: MGA market – MGAs are a ‘powerful weapon for brokers’
Insurance Times speaks to Manchester Underwriting Management about current trends within the MGA market as well as the all-important broker-MGA relationship
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FeaturesThe Briefing: MGA market – MGA startups multiply to fill innovation gap
Industry veterans looking for business agility and new opportunities are launching their own MGAs
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News AnalysisHastings turns to pricing strategies as it seeks more profitable 2020
Earlier today the group revealed its full year financial results that saw claims inflation impact its loss ratio but customer retention was positive
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FeaturesRSA chief executive: UK and European business needs to ‘pull its weight’
The insurer’s chief executive confirmed that these regions have returned to profit at the end of 2019
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NewsInsurtech Aventus secures £2.6m investment round
The seven-month old business plans to expand its people development
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NewsAgeas appoints external hire as new director of distribution
Russell White will join the insurer’s UK team in March
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IT InterviewAllianz: commercial property market has been ‘too cheap for too long’
The insurer’s chief executive explains how rate increases are flagging behind jumped-up claims inflation
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IT InterviewInsurtech hype halts as disruptors morph into collaborators
Although digital transformation projects across the industry are rife, legacy technology infrastructures pose problems, says Polaris’ Vivek Banga
