Interviews – Page 38
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NewsTasker continues management overhaul with new retail broker chief hire
Thomson will need to focus on integrating two newly bought brokers into Tasker’s retail broking division
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AgendaBe Wiser plans acquisitions and new AI technology to grow business
Be Wiser chairman Mark Bower-Dyke talks about his plans to return the business to growth
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Breaking NewsAviva appoints new chief operating officer from rival Zurich
Appointment sees current group chief operations and IT officer Nick Amin move on to support Aviva’s strategic review work in Asia
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AgendaMcCafferty puts focus on broking with 18-month Brightside investment plan
McCafferty spells out which areas of the business will receive investment and how he is shaping Brightside as a ‘2020s broker’
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AgendaMarsh UK boss Lay opens up on integration of ‘feisty’ JLT
Marsh’s UK and Ireland chief executive says the $5.6bn deal has had an impact on the personality of both Marsh and JLT
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NewsInterview: Adrien Cohen - the Tractable founder blazing a trail in insurtech
Insurtech has both the data and the AI as it hopes to live up to the hype
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AgendaDistribution model facing fundamental change, MGAA head warns brokers
MGAA chief executive Peter Staddon speaks to Insurance Times about brokers ‘screwing the system,’ capacity problems facing MGAs and how to attract new talent
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AgendaCatlin and Brand detail recipe for success with Convex
Stephen Catlin and Paul Brand are back and making waves already with their new start-up venture Convex. Insurance Times spoke with the pair to discuss why they are getting back in the game and why they have a specific advantage over rival insurers
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NewsHastings’ CFO seeks ‘balance’ on premiums and costly claims inflation
It follows the release of the insurers H1 results this morning that saw shares plummet amid claims inflation but GWP was up 3%
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FeatureseTrading Report findings: ‘Where next?’ with Polaris’ Simon Bloomfield
Insurance Times’ recent report on e-Trading made fascinating reading – and included several insights for insurers, brokers and software houses to consider. Simon Bloomfield, imarket product manager at Polaris reflects on the findings
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NewsDoctor accuses Hastings of “everyday sexism” in renewal letter
In a letter she posted on Twitter, Dr Gilchrist said she was “absolutely disgusted and outraged”
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NewsAllianz promotes from within for its new head of commercial pricing
From a management trainee scheme in 2004, Allianz’s new head of commercial pricing has worked her way up
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NewsCLS: the £350m MGA looking to ‘grow by 40% in two years’ through broker partnerships
The Munich Re-backed MGA looks to grow its broker book to grow the business “by 40% in the next two years.”
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Markets & RisksPeter Montanaro interview: Brokers must play their part in Lloyd’s future
The man charged with delivering Lloyd’s six transformation initiatives talks exclusively to Insurance Times
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AgendaThe Big Question: After the fall of LAMP, should brokers face a levy for using unrated insurers?
Following yet another collapse of an unrated insurer in LAMP, as well as the recent struggles of Gefion, we ask if there should be any encouragement to stay away from this type of company?
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NewsFrom police constable to premium finance executive – Close Brothers’ Sharon Bishop
Chief executive highlights the importance of seeing things from the broker’s perspective
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News‘No role that won’t be affected by technology’ - Insurance2025 talent debate
After a presentation by IDEX CEO Matt Green, industry leaders debated the changing workforce culture and how businesses need to cater for it
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NewsAmanda Blanc resigns from Zurich
As a result of her resignation, she is also to step down as board chair of the ABI
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IT Interview2019 eTrading Q&A: Transfer of the LV business has been a real success story for Allianz
Insurance Times speaks to Helen Bryant, director of SME & corporate partners at Allianz Insurance on the reaction to the star rating in the Insurance Times 2019 eTrading Survey
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NewsFive AI insurtechs with a BIG future
Diccon Jefferies, from award-winning innovation agency Tällt Ventures, picks the insurtechs to watch in underwriting, pricing, claims and customer service
