All Issue articles
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Latest News
Revealed: Claims Excellence Awards 2022 – winners and reaction
Amid the glitz and glamour of a Kensington-based ceremony, some firms took home multiple awards - was it you?
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Insight
‘Very aggressive segmentation’ set to replace price walking as profit-making tool for insurers
With customers having less incentive to shop around following the FCA eliminating price walking, how can underwriters leverage data to offer discounts to their least risky customers?
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Insight
The Big Question June 2022: How is the insurance sector progressing in its plans to achieve net zero?
Following a greater regulatory focus on firms’ net zero transition plans, Insurance Times asks the industry how its climate change strategies are progressing
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IT Interview
Yonatan Hatzor: The parametric MGA focused ‘on a big problem and not a solution’
Fresh from success at Lloyd’s Lab, the MGA has ambitions to provide ‘a more holistic solution to cover any type of downtime’, says chief executive
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Insight
‘Only a matter of time’ until parametric insurance becomes the norm
Industry experts estimate that cover for IT downtime will be ‘the next stage of growth in parametric insurance’
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IT Interview
Thomas Stuart: Acturis encourages underwriters to be ‘bolder’ when eTrading with brokers
The software house’s insurance development director believes that if underwriters trade via straight through processing more, this would be ‘a significant step’ forward for the industry
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Latest News
Excitement builds ahead of Biba’s annual conference
After a three-year hiatus due to the Covid-19 pandemic, the trade association is back in Manchester with its annual conference, where Insurance Times will reveal its annual eTrading report results
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Insight
House of Lords advocates more proportional regulation for London market
Inquiry calls for ‘broader reassessment of regulatory culture’ as current London market oversight is described as ‘inflexible’ and ‘unnecessarily complex’ by committee chair
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People & Opinion
Q&A: Cloud technology is 'huge trend for UK brokers' - Applied Systems Europe
Applied Systems Europe chief executive Tom Needs lists the latest technology trends hitting the insurance market and tells Insurance Times about his career journey
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Latest News
Backchat May 2022
An AI-inspired podcast, a fraudulent butcher, payouts following the sinking of the most luxurious ocean cruise liner ever built and lunching with a sporting star. What has the insurance industry been up to lately? You heard it here first…
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Insight
Opinion: Hybrid ‘new normal’ yet to be clarified across UKGI
Editor Katie Scott discusses the appetite around industry in-person gatherings ahead of this year’s Biba conference
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People & Opinion
Pearson Ham: How have the general insurance pricing practice remedies impacted market rates?
Pearson Ham’s director of insurance pricing, Stephen Kennedy, discusses the impact of the FCA’s pricing reform in the home and motor markets
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People & Opinion
The importance of seeing people - Manchester Underwriting Management
Richard Webb, director at Manchester Underwriting Management, is looking forward to meeting contacts at the annual Biba conference – because email will never be as good as face-to-face communication
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People & Opinion
Ignite Systems: Should brokers buy the newest software?
Toby MacLachlan, managing director at Ignite Systems, explains why it is important for software houses and brokers to create ‘a marriage of equal partners’
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People & Opinion
Predictive analytics tools deliver insight and efficiency - Gallagher Bassett
Gallagher Bassett chief client officer John Fearn talks about how leveraging technology and innovation can accelerate the claims lifecycle
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People & Opinion
Firms must think fast, move fast and plan ahead in order to thrive - Winn Group
Chris Birkett, chief executive of accident management firm Winn Group, discusses the impact of the Civil Liability Act on the sector and looks at how to succeed in a challenging market
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Insight
Gap insurance fraud seeing ‘a huge uptick’
As whiplash claims have become less attractive to potential fraudsters thanks to the Civil Liability Act, could gap insurance become a new problem area?
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Insight
In Focus: What innovations are software houses releasing for brokers?
Industry commentators discuss what problem solving releases are coming from software houses and platforms in 2022
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Insight
ESG concerns look set to grow
’ESG reputation could become as important as product, service and price,’ says Allianz Commercial’s chief underwriting officer
