All articles by Isobel Rafferty
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IT InterviewDiversity of fraud is ‘biggest challenge’ for UKGI market – IFB
The IFB’s first published business plan seeks to define ‘the foundations to implement meaningful change and ensure we can service other product lines’, says director
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News AnalysisMotor insurance pricing cycle ‘close to a point of softening’
Insurance industry experts speak exclusively to Insurance Times about navigating big pressures in the motor market and what can be expected in 2024
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NewsFaraday Underwriting to focus on growth with new non-executive director hire
Chief executive says the appointee’s ‘skills, industry knowledge and strategic vision align perfectly with our goals’
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NewsPrestige Insurance Holdings snaps up Londonderry broker
Chief executive flags the firm’s latest acquisition as a ‘pivotal step’ in its ‘ambitious expansion strategy’
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NewsMarkel strengthens London underwriting team with head of hull and war hire
The staffer promoted is ‘perfectly poised to take our hull and war business forward’, says director
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NewsWTW reveals new parametric insurance policy
’This programme provides an exciting opportunity,’ says director
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NewsPet insurance premiums spike in last six months of 2023
Director says the group will monitor a new investigation by the CMA to see if it will have ‘any ramifications on pet insurance pricing in the year ahead’
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News AnalysisReading the ransomware room: Cyber criminals set to ‘attack, shift, re-brand and strike again’ in 2024
The ’resiliency of threat actors’ in the ransomware arena is ‘noteworthy’, says chief information security officer
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NewsBrown and Brown Europe snaps up ‘customer-centric community broker’
Chief executive says the acquired business will ‘make an excellent contribution’ to Brown and Brown’s future
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NewsUK entering 2024 ‘more positively’ with insurance rates – Marsh
’Underwriters in all areas continue to focus heavily on valuations in light of global inflation,’ says placement leader
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NewsRokstone appoints new head of claims in strategic shake-up
The hire brings over 15 years of insurance industry experience to the role
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News‘Significant shift’ expected in insurers’ approach to AI
Company highlights four challenges for insurers to watch out for as firms move beyond common AI uses
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NewsTime to Talk: Shining a spotlight on the industry’s mental health initiatives
‘Sometimes it’s easier to tell people we’re fine than to say how we really feel’, says charity
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NewsAstute Insurance Solutions snaps up property specialist broker
The experience of the acquired firm’s owner ‘will enrich our business and broaden the range of services we offer’, says managing director
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NewsAviva adds wellbeing services to personal accident and business travel offering
‘Mental health and wellbeing is an area of concern for many employers’, says business head
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NewsGreater focus on data optimisation needed to curb ‘costly’ AI implementation mistakes
Global chief strategy officer says ‘firms able to properly identify priorities’ will ‘find themselves pulling away from the pack’
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News AnalysisThe Big Question Jan/Feb 2024: How can property insurance solutions be developed to encourage green methods of construction?
Five insurance industry experts discuss the likes of timber risk appetite, building regulations and modular construction methods
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NewsBenefact grows broking and advisory division with addition of specialist charity broker
‘Our values are strongly aligned, with an overarching purpose to contribute to the greater good of society,’ says chief executive
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IT InterviewJohnny Timpson: Working with insurance firms to ‘treat vulnerable customers better’
MorganAsh’s new chairman highlights how his role will help UK insurance firms
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NewsBackchat: From Cissy Strut to addressing systemic cyber risk
‘Politics and conflict is played out in cyber as well as physical spaces’, says Bombay Bicycle Club guitarist Jamie MacColl
