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James Cowen
James is the news editor at Insurance Times and joined the publication after several years working as a reporter.
His career began in 2019, when he joined a local north London newspaper after graduating from the University of Sheffield with a first-class honours degree in journalism.
He took up the position of deputy news editor at Insurance Times in March 2023, before being promoted to his current role in May 2024.
James has a particular focus on motor, M&A activity and financial reporting.
Outside of work, James supports Arsenal, enjoys watching Formula 1, talks about the key news going on in the motorsport for his video blog and unsurprisingly is a keen go-karter.
Contact info
- Tel:
- +44 (0)20 7618 3076
- Email:
- james.cowen@insurancetimes.co.uk
- News
This week’s biggest M&A and people moves stories
Insurance Times rounds up this week’s biggest M&A-related stories
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Allianz updates wordings and limits of motor trade products
’These changes demonstrate our commitment to providing tailored and relevant protection,’ says head
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City offices of major insurers attacked in protest
Chubb, Tokio Marine, Markel, Lloyd’s of London and QBE were all targeted
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Allianz launches new motor proposition for personal lines market
’We’ve developed this with our customers in mind,’ says managing director
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Significant losses estimated after mass IT outage
’This scale of loss could make the event the largest single insured loss event in the history of the affirmative cyber insurance industry over the past 20 years,’ says firm
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Family run broker secures increased investment
The broker is aiming to achieve the £25m GWP mark by 2028 following the deal
- News Analysis
The impact on insurance after faulty update causes global IT outage
’This is the most widespread global IT outage we have seen in 20 years of underwriting cyber risk,’ says department head
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One of England’s oldest cricket clubs bans sixes over insurance claim fears
’We don’t want to have to pay costly insurance or have any legal claims against us,’ says treasurer
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Aspen appoints new chief data and analytics officer
’He has the skills, experience and vision to take our architecture, data and AI capabilities to the next level,’ says chief operating officer
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SRG acquires specialist MGA
’The team enhances our specialist underwriting capability and access to the London market’s area of expertise,’ says deputy chief executive
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Specialist MGA secures new capacity deal
Underwriting director hopes the deal will help address the ’demand and complexity of waste and recycling service providers’
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Ageas reveals new crash for cash scheme
’Our fraud intelligence team has seen a significant rise in this crash for cash scam,’ says director
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FCA clamp down demanded over ‘widespread’ failures in claims process
’This research paints a shocking picture of insurers’ failure to handle customers’ claims in a timely, empathetic way,’ says director
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Broking platform gets Lloyd’s broker accreditation
’For UK based insurance brokers, it has become clear that location is now everything,’ says director
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Broker chief executive among leaders to take up new board roles
’I look forward to working collaboratively with my fellow board members,’ says chief executive
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WTW makes new senior broking appointment
’She will help us relentlessly drive our strategic priorities forward,’ says chief executive
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Independent broker opens new headquarters after trebling client base
’We have retained our reputation while exploring new areas,’ says managing director
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A&H MGA expands proposition as new deal struck
’I’m confident that with our proven success and specialist knowledge, we can offer that extra layer of support,’ says managing director
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Aviva among trio of insurers to win legal battle against CHO
’This ruling is significant in that it will hold CHOs to account for driving unnecessary cost and litigation into the motor claims process,’ says claims manager
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Major IT outage that grounded planes not linked to cyber attack
’The issue has been identified, isolated and a fix has been deployed,’ says chief executive