All Insurance Times articles in Issue May 2016
View all stories from this issue.
-
NewsUnrated Gable battles to build broker trust
Unrated Liechtenstein-based insurer Gable has had a tough time recently. Its share price is down 88% from its 87.25p peak in 2014, and profitability has suffered as it has worked to close the gap between the reserves it holds and what actuaries think it should hold. ...
-
AgendaQ&A: Amanda Blanc on innovation: 'execution is better than strategy'
With the Insurance Times Innovation and Disruption conference taking place on Monday, one of the key speakers on the day, AXA UK and Ireland general insurance chief executive Amanda Blanc, spoke to Martin Kornacki about insurance innovation.
-
NewsAnalysis: With claims, it's the little things that make customers happy
Paying attention to detail is vital, according to survey
-
FeaturesBiba 2016: The speakers
With Biba 2016 on 11 and 12 May, we look at who the key speakers will be and what issues they will be talking about
-
FeaturesBiba 2016: The talking points
The conference’s seminars and keynote sessions on 11 and 12 May offer something for everyone in the industry. But there will also be plenty of other issues and rumours getting people talking, from insurance industry consolidation to the future of Broker Network
-
AgendaWho to see and what they’re saying at Biba – part 1
In the run-up to Biba 2016, we look at some of the big names set to make an appearance and their agendas
-
-
AgendaAllianz was best performer in commercial motor in 2015
Commercial motor was the most profitable line of business in 2015, with three of the seven insurers reporting an underwriting profit. The best performing insurer of the year was Allianz, with a 93.5% COR after releasing reserves that knocked 3.4 percentage points off its current year ...
-
Online onlyMay 2016 issue
Cover story: Commercial lines profitability continues to elude UK’s top insurers
-
Online onlyPRA Returns: Ageas top commercial liability performer
Ageas reported a highly profitable COR of 79.2% for its liability book after reserve releases added 17.1 points. Direct Line Group was the only other insurer analysed to report a 2015 underwriting profit for its commercial liability book with significant reserve releases knocking 46.6 percentage points ...
-
NewsExpert View: Process automation is the new team player
Accenture managing director, general insurance, Hammad Rafique on how robotics could help free the industry from repetitive back office tasks, with cost benefits
-
AgendaExpert View: How taming technology can make a broker’s life easier
Willis Towers Watson Networks managing director Sara Fardon on how change offers opportunities that brokers need to seize
-
AgendaExpert View: Achieving relevance in the digital insurance era
Accenture’s managing director, head of insurance, UK & Ireland, Matthew Hutchins on how insurers need to understand customers’ needs and get better at providing for it in a digital world
-
AgendaPRA Returns: Insurers struggle for profit in shrinking market
Only Ageas and AXA reported profitable commercial combined operating ratios, thanks to reserve releases
-
NewsExpert View: Unrated insurers – here today, but what about tomorrow?
Manchester Underwriting Management chief executive charles manchester on brokers’ use of unrated insurers
-
AgendaBriefing: The future is challenging for UK commercial lines insurers
Briefing by Saxon East Can things get any worse for insurers struggling for commercial underwriting profits? In a word, yes. The PRA returns reveal a grim picture: premium fell 19% to £4.4bn, and insurers’ combined operating ratio (COR) worsened to 103.6% in 2015 from 103.4% in ...
-
AgendaAnalysis: Consolidators are back – will it be different this time?
The new wave of consolidators is bringing fear of a renewed squeeze on insurers for commissions. But there are signs that the model has changed amid a soft market
-
NewsAnalysis: MCE’s underwriting division struggles with claims costs
Despite strong sales, motorcycle insurers’ combined operating ratio hit 147.5% to May 2015, and extra cash has been pumped in to strengthen its capital base
-
NewsHas Allianz killed off the average clause?
Up to 40% of small businesses are underinsured, according to the FCA. Now Allianz says it will remove the average clause from SME policies. Will other insurers follow suit?
-
NewsJaime Swindle, NIG: ‘Brokers are now setting the e-trading agenda’
Delivering what brokers want has helped NIG retain its place at the top of the Insurance Times e-Trading Broker Insight rankings. E-trade director Jaime Swindle talks about how brokers are now driving e-trading
