All articles by Katie Scott – Page 14
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NewsLiberty Mutual Insurance appoints chief underwriting officer for specialty markets arm
The focus of the new hire will be to ‘drive results through underwriting excellence’
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NewsCapacity for MGAs is ‘challenging’ as traditional avenues are ‘being more selective’
Trade association boss says capacity ‘crunch’ descriptor is ‘over the top’ - but ‘challenging’ is a more accurate way to explain the current lay of the land
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News AnalysisBriefing: ‘Inflation is not fundamentally bad for the industry’ despite uptick to 11.1%
But factoring claims inflation into premiums could impact insurers’ profitability in the short term, says head of market intelligence
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News AnalysisBriefing: Are insurtech MGAs disrupting the market as much as they think?
The marriage of insurtech and MGAs could bring ‘fresh energy’ to the insurance sector, but do these businesses have the know-how to attract customers?
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NewsBackchat November 2022
Editorial’s croquet skills, a passion for ballroom dancing and dressing up for charity. What has the insurance industry been up to of late? You heard it here first…
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News AnalysisOpinion: Insurers prepare for claims following winter hour rollback
Insurance firms grit their teeth as the darker winter weather heralds a likely increase in claims
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News AnalysisWill appetite for UK broker schemes dwindle amid ‘stark drop’ in possible commission earnings?
One line of business presents a silver lining, however, reporting a 10% growth in brokers’ commission earnings as a percentage of premium between April and October 2022
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News AnalysisBriefing: Provision of cyber insurance can help industry position itself as a ‘problem solver’
However, for the cyber insurance market to become truly sustainable, an influx of capacity is sorely needed
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IT Awards 2022Insurance Times Awards 2022: DASA aims ‘to stay ahead of the curve on prominent issues’
Darryl Gartley, chief executive of DASA, and Chris Edwards, the firm’s managing director, share why the business should win the Claims Partner of the Year category at 2022’s Insurance Times Awards
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IT Awards 2022Insurance Times Awards 2022: Plastic Surgeon ‘is dedicated to making processes as seamless as possible for policyholders’
Mike Aitken, managing director of Plastic Surgeon Fine Finishers, explains why his business should take home gold in the Claims Partner of the Year category at 2022’s Insurance Times Awards
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News AnalysisBriefing: ‘Casualties’ could arise in insurtech sector due to ‘funding shortfalls’
Broker CEO Forum delegates debate how the current macroeconomic climate is impacting insurtechs and what solutions these firms are looking at deploying
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News AnalysisBriefing: What do PE firms look for when investing in brokers?
M&A has been an important driver of growth for broking firms, as Broker CEO Forum attendees describe organic growth as ‘the Achilles heel of the industry’
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NewsInsurance Times Awards 2022: McCarron Coates works to ‘actively address issues, rather than simply advising on them’
Paul Coates, director at McCarron Coates, tells Insurance Times why his broking business should win the Specialist National Broker category at 2022’s Insurance Times Awards
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NewsInsurance Times Awards 2022: Rhino Trade Insurance hopes significant growth and ‘engaging persona’ will help it snag industry award
Troy Stevens, chief executive of Rhino Trade Insurance, explains why he believes his firm could take the Specialist National Broker of the Year prize home from this year’s Insurance Times Awards
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AnalysisBriefing: Brokers believe PE firms should reject historic ‘disjointed’ view of MGA investments
Attendees at this year’s Broker CEO Forum discuss the drivers behind the current MGA capacity crunch
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AnalysisOpinion: The myriad roles of technology
Editor Katie Scott discusses the importance of the insurance industry keeping its finger on the pulse of digital developments.
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AnalysisBriefing: Reinsurance sector still facing BI ‘big issue’ despite clarity for direct market
A lack of visibility around aggregation arbitration is preventing the reinsurance sector from dealing with Covid-related BI claims
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NewsReinsurers risk misunderstanding secondary perils due to less mature modelling
Professional services firm partner predicts a ‘pretty expensive year’ for the reinsurance sector as secondary perils drive up losses
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IT InterviewDomenico del Re: Insurance industry must support roll out of green technology
The insurance industry must lead on green tech cover to support UK’s transition to net zero, says PWC partner.
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NewsReinsurance sector needs to invest in cloud-enabled analytics
The reinsurance sector is ‘on the edge of insurtech’, says Acord vice-president
