All Issue articles
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FeaturesBoosting business through benchmarking insights
Identifying areas for improvement in claims has become a differentiator thanks to Covid-19 and the whiplash reforms
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News Analysis
Travel insurance sector faces capacity concerns post-pandemic
As the travel industry gears up to reopen post-lockdown, a spike in claims could impact insurance capacity
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News Analysis
Government must take ‘leap of faith’ to mend ‘gaping hole’ in cover for live events
Industry figures beg the government to seriously consider state-backed insurance scheme as the commercial insurance market for events cancellation is ‘unlikely’ to mobilise until 2022
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IT Interview
Ageas to ‘double down’ on broker-led personal lines in new strategy
Chief executive explains how ‘there’s real opportunity’ for Ageas as it homes in on its ‘heartland business’ with brokers
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IT Interview
Woodgate and Clark to target organic growth after Quadra acquisition
The loss adjuster’s managing director believes there is room for growth in the mid-ranking loss adjusting arena
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IT Interview
Aston Lark boss Peter Blanc on mission to ‘build best broker’ amid acquisition spree
With ten acquisitions completed this year and counting, Aston Lark boss Peter Blanc tells Insurance Times the motives behind the broker’s spending spree and how he envisions the business developing
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News Analysis
Industry must take ownership of SMCR rules to embed successful culture change
Now that the March deadline for insurance intermediaries to implement SMCR has passed, senior leaders must set the ‘tone from the top’ and look to employee behaviour
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People & Opinion
Preparing for the long anticipated whiplash reforms – Davies Group
In Insurance Times’s April 2021 issue, Davies Group’s Stacey Goodchild on how the company is getting ready for the launch of the Ministry of Justice’s Official Injury Claims portal at the end of May
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People & Opinion
Switch on to cyber, the growing risk – Aviva
In Insurance Times’s April 2021 issue, Aviva’s head of cyber insurance Neil Arkle discusses the importance to all businesses of having cyber security in place and how brokers can help clients reduce their vulnerability
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People & Opinion
New claims portal is not answer to all fraud woes – Carpenters Group
In Insurance Times’s April 2021 issue, Donna Scully, director at law firm Carpenters Group discusses the ins and outs of the new Official Injury Claims portal
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People & Opinion
Brokers’ professional indemnity ‘it’s a risky business’ – Manchester Underwriting Management
In Insurance Times’s April 2021 issue, Manchester Underwriting Management’s Richard Webb discusses helping brokers through the difficulties they are facing as a result of Covid-19 and business interruption claims
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Features
Regulation ‘bigger threat’ to brokers’ business than Covid-19
Brokers react as the FSCS supplementary levy turned the dial on increasing costs amid a landscape strewn with professional indemnity struggles and Covid-caused complications
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IT Interview
Inigo – the London market startup with ‘people and data’ at its core
Earlier this month, Lloyd’s reinsurance group and startup Inigo snapped up StarStone Managing Agency and Syndicate 1301. Now, its chief executive and co-founder Richard Watson tells Insurance Times the firm’s plans for 2021 and why people and data are vital
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Latest News
Backchat April 2021
Green is the new black, angry birds, new peacemakers, and who’s marking a new chapter with a rebrand? What has the insurance industry been up to this month? You heard it here first…
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Features
Opinion: Root causes need to be wormed out if levy growth is to be stunted
Editor Katie Scott discusses brokers’ financial tight spot - escalating FSCS levy costs partnered with pandemic and Brexit uncertainty leaves many businesses between a rock and a hard place
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Features
In Focus: New whiplash portal on the horizon – but are firms ready?
The countdown until the launch of the new Official Injury Claim portal has finally begun following February’s regulations – Insurance Times explores whether firms are operationally ready for the upcoming changes and what work is still left to do
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People & Opinion
Using vehicle insights to enhance customer experience and write profitable business – Cazana
In April’s issue, Cazana’s strategic partnership manager, Roly O’Neil tells Insurance Times about the value of insights from vehicle data and why it could help write profitable business
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People & Opinion
Q&A: Data-driven interactions are the future of insurance – ABBYY
Digital intelligence consultancy, ABBYY’s solution marketing manager Eileen Potter tells Insurance Times how the pandemic’s need for technology adoption over the last year has shaped customer expectations
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News Analysis
D&O demand set to soar as UK audit regime puts directors in the spotlight
Sweeping new reforms for Britain’s biggest businesses are set to place greater responsibility on directors and officers to ensure the accuracy of their firms’ financial reporting – or face harsh penalties
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Features
In Focus: What unintended consequences could follow the implementation of the Official Injury Claim portal in May?
After a number of delays, the deadline for the new Official Injury Claim portal is looming, industry commentators explore whether the new portal will hit the mark, or fall short for claimants
