Interviews – Page 5
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IT InterviewWarren Downey: SRG’s new investment represents beginning of ‘chapter two’ for broker’s growth journey
’If you build the right culture and you attract the right people, you get fabulous results – it’s blinking obvious,’ says group chief executive
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IT InterviewAlan Houston: RSA’s ‘non-negotiable’ position as brokers ‘cry out’ for improved service
’We need to make sure that through a period of change, we do not become internally focused,’ says strategic sales and accounts director
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IT InterviewLouise O’Shea: CFC Underwriting aims to make complex cover understandable
Growth is on the agenda as new group chief executive explores geographical and product opportunities
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IT InterviewNick Line: Markel arming underwriters with ‘right training and support’ to address exposed classes
Markel International’s chief underwriting officer underscores the ‘pivotal’ role of education and digital skills in empowering underwriters to navigate complex risk landscapes
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IT InterviewMike Reid: Sompo enters ‘growth mode’ with ‘a focus on the UK’
Despite being ‘a relatively young business in the UK’, the global insurer and its staff want ‘to be seen as experts in what we do’, says chief underwriting officer
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IT InterviewAjay Mistry: Building a ‘successful schemes broker’
Many larger brokers believe that schemes for small clients are ’not as exciting’, says founder and director
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IT InterviewChris Haggart: ‘Clarity of purpose’ around supporting partner brokers at Hedron Network
’Networks across the market have a part to play in making sure that the general quality of brokers in the UK is as robust as it can be,’ says broker network chief executive
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IT InterviewJonathan Davey: ‘I didn’t choose insurance – insurance chose me’
’I am going to be selective. I am young enough to want to keep my grey matter moving,’ says retired chief executive
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News AnalysisMike Keating: MGAs are 'part of the fabric of the industry'
The Managing General Agents Association’s (MGAA) chief executive says the organisation’s growing membership is increasing its broker driven business
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IT InterviewSonya Bryson: RSA seeking to ‘take home the crown’ with NIG integration
’We want RSA to more than the sum of its parts and, with no personal lines distraction, the focus is clear,’ says new commercial lines managing director
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News AnalysisSteve Bashford: Arch’s strategy is bringing ‘London expertise to the regions’
’Our message is that we deal with brokers the way they want – we’re not going to force anybody to take an optimised trading route irrespective of premium size,’ says chief executive for UK regions
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IT InterviewOke Eleazu: Addressing the diversity and inclusion dilemma in insurance
’Insurance has a double whammy – firstly it’s not attracting enough people of colour and so by definition there’s a struggle with leadership levels,’ says co-founder and chief executive
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IT InterviewMatt Hicks: Addressing underinsurance via digital transformation
’We’re not trying to disintermediate the broker in anyway, we’re trying to enable them by licensing them via a technology platform,’ says chief commercial officer
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IT InterviewGraham Hawkins: The unintended environmental consequences of ‘green’ initiatives
’Just because something is green, [this] does not mean it is not going to pose a risk to the environment if it goes wrong,’ says associate director and head of environmental
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IT InterviewCarl Shuker: ‘Single Howden brand’ seeks to continue growth trajectory by being ‘client centric’
UK and Ireland chief executive believes ‘there is still a huge demand for advice’ from insurance ‘clients of all shapes and sizes’
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IT InterviewJane Kielty: Aon leverages expertise and scale to ‘join the dots’ for clients
’We’re creating new solutions where they didn’t exist before to help clients solve problems,’ says broker’s UK chief executive
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IT InterviewQ&A: Investing in talent key to maintaining ‘speed and agility’ in claim surge responses
Glyn Brookes-Humphrey, director of operations for the North at Woodgate and Clark, discusses how the industry can better prepare for claim surges
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IT InterviewTim Bailey: ‘Attracting and retaining talent’ vital to Zurich’s success
Since taking the helm, nurturing a pipeline of diverse talent has been one of the main priorities for Zurich’s chief executive
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IT InterviewOwen Morris: Aviva’s personal lines growth is centred on being consistent, not ‘flashy’
Personal lines managing director is ‘fairly ambitious’ for 2024 and will be vigilant for ‘exciting opportunities’ around new products
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IT InterviewJason Storah: Brokers are ‘fundamentally important’ to Aviva
Although new UKGI boss didn’t expect to move away from his Canadian business leadership, he swiftly recognised the ‘really big opportunities’ present in the UK market
