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IT InterviewBrokerbility buy is a ‘tremendous opportunity’ says Clear Group boss
Broker to target small, specialty firms as part of M A expansion plan to support ‘gradually moving up the ladder’
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Uninsured smaller acquisitions spark fresh demand for insurance solution says CFC’s Angus Marshall
With a potential post-pandemic capacity crunch in M A, CFC’s Angus Marshall gives his view on the current environment and why corporates are looking at warranty and indemnity insurance
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How Amazon’s latest insurtech tie-up could be template for disruption
Tech giant Amazon recently partnered with an insurtech instead of an incumbent, Altus’s consultant Patrick Hayward tells Insurance Times why this move is an important one
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Covid-inflated credit hire claims is ‘a big issue' for insurers, says law firm partner
The Covid-19 pandemic may be boosting income opportunities for credit hire firms – accumulatively, this could end up being a big financial hit for insurers
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Consumer Intelligence warns premium hikes could follow FCA pricing report
Consumer Intelligence has warned that premium hikes could follow the proposals that were laid out in the FCA’s pricing practices report which was published yesterday
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Lockdown is technology’s ‘moment to shine’ says Insurercore’s founder and MD Peter Clarke
Technology has been crucial during the UK’s lockdown - this has accelerated platform on-boarding and searches for Insurercore, the insurance market’s risk appetite directory, which acts like a ’dating agency’. Its managing director Peter Clarke tells Insurance Times why the Covid-19 pandemic is technology’s ’moment to shine’ and discusses ...
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Kingfisher adopts strong M&A focus as part of business re-brand
A 12-month, multimillion pound transformation and change project has seen Vantage Holdings morph into the newly rebranded Kingfisher Holdings. Insurance Times gets the details from the firm’s group chief executive
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Aston Lark boss gives predictions of FCA BI test case result
Peter Blanc, Aston Lark’s group chief executive, tells Insurance Times his predictions as the date for the verdict of the FCA business interruption test case approaches
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Aon’s Dominic Christian on bringing diversity to the insurance industry
With diversity and inclusion being hot on the agenda following the death of George Floyd in the US and the subsequent Black Lives Matters protests, Dominic Christian at Aon UK explains why ethnic minorities are so important to the insurance industry
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Covid car buying habits lead to demand for new insurance products says Copart UK boss
The coronavirus outbreak continues to alter the motor insurance market as policyholders’ driving behaviours, car purchase patterns and claims reflect changed road usage. Insurance Times gets the details from Copart UK’s managing director
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Flooding data could help cut insurers’ loss ratios says insurtech chief exec
Following the flash floods last week that battered Scotland and parts of South London, Previsico advocates that flooding data could turn the tide on how incidents are dealt with, helping insurers to reduce their loss ratios
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Claims Excellence Awards 2020: Claims teams showcase successes to be in with a chance of award win
Insurance Times catches up with the four finalists in the Claims Team of the Year category for this autumn’s Claims Excellence Awards, finding out the key attributes that make an award-winning team and why these firms feel their claims staff stand head and shoulders above the competition
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Ambiguity in BI policy wordings is ‘natural’ following ‘black swan’ Covid outbreak
Accenture’s managing director for general insurance believes now is the time ‘to do a more holistic and proactive review’ of insurance contracts to remove ambiguities surrounding potential ‘black swan’ events
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Motor Insurers’ Bureau sees Covid-19 accelerate its culture programme
The MIB has been overhauling its culture change programme since 2018, however lockdown hit as it was due to release its new values forcing the firm to take a more creative approach with staff working remotely
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Re-educating brokers: parametric insurance as a solution for BI
FloodFlash’s co-founder Adam Rimmer tells Insurance Times why re-educating brokers is a challenge if the parametric model is going to be applied to business interruption insurance, but nonetheless it is a positive move. The insurtech is a finalist in both the Claims Excellence Awards and the Technology ...
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Insurers unable to hide behind parametric insurance small print, says FloodFlash’s Adam Rimmer
Although many organisations had a form of business interruption insurance within their commercial cover prior to the Covid-19 pandemic, FloodFlash co-founder Adam Rimmer tells Insurance Times how a parametric insurance model would have been the better option for this type of insurance, as ’there’s no small print for the ...
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TrackMyRisks’ Matt Hodges-Long on solving the buildings insurance crisis
The insurtech’s chief executive tells Insurance Times that he aims to make the Building Safety Register an official organisation at a time when leaseholders are facing extortionate insurance premiums in the aftermath of the Grenfell tragedy
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London Market ‘will never go back to how it was’ following Covid-19 pandemic
DAC Beachcroft partner says the key for future success will lie in marrying the market’s personal relationships with the use of technology
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Zurich takes ‘track record of claims payment seriously’ as H1 earnings suffer Covid-19 hit
The insurer’s UK chief executive confirmed that its general insurance arm saw a £140m impact on earnings as a result of the coronavirus pandemic
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FCA’s test case has overshadowed insurers’ efforts during Covid-19 pandemic says ABI
The trade association’s director general accepts ‘that reputationally this has been a very difficult few months for the industry’ in light of the FCA’s test case against insurers around the clarity of business interruption policy wordings
