All articles by Katie Scott – Page 23
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IT InterviewDavid Nichols: Motor claims trends to watch in 2022
Insurance Times catches up with Zurich’s UK chief claims officer to find out what motor claims trends should be on the industry’s radar this year
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NewsOptio Group buys warranty and indemnity MGA
The MGA says its latest purchase confirms financial lines as ‘a core underwriting pillar’ for the business
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NewsMarkel International appoints wholesale division managing director
Company president believes new hire’s skill set will enable him to ‘hit the ground running’
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AnalysisBriefing: OIC portal intention unfulfilled as LiPs still fail to engage with platform
Claims experts confirm that Official Injury Claim portal is not being used as intended, with representation levels high as new process is live tested on claimants
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NewsNew CII president Peter Blanc urges industry ‘to address the unmet needs that exist today’
Blanc fears that cutting ‘out the middleman’ in order to get ‘the cheapest price’ is ‘not the right answer for the majority of the public’
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News‘Stability’ in the immediate aftermath of FCA’s pricing reform ‘is likely to be short-lived’ – WTW
Broker’s head of UK personal lines pricing believes pricing ‘turbulence’ is set to ‘manifest over the next three months’
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NewsAshwin Mistry joins data and distribution platform business as non-executive advisor
Brokerbility executive chairman plans to work with the firm on its mission to change ‘the face of commercial insurance distribution’
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IT InterviewIan Millard: Clear Group is ‘by far the best home’ for Morrison Insurance Solutions
Generalist brokers must specialise to effectively advise clients, recommends broker managing director
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NewsPersonal lines MGA appoints new chief underwriting officer
The new hire ‘will play a pivotal role’ in helping the business achieve ‘profitable growth’
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NewsBrit appoints chief technology officer from Swiss Re insurtech startup
The firm hopes the new hire will help it apply ‘the latest innovations, approaches and technology to how we write risk’
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AnalysisSMEs conducting ‘severe gross exaggeration’ on claims has ‘gone beyond a joke’
Small businesses are still suffering cash flow constraints following the coronavirus pandemic, leading to potential claims exaggeration or high value vehicle thefts, reports fraud experts
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NewsWestern European flooding last July deemed ‘most significant loss event in 2021’ – Cresta
International natural catastrophe events outside of the US that generated over $1bn in insurance losses created an accumulated $21.6bn loss in 2021
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NewsFraudsters to shift focus from whiplash injuries to property disrepair claims
‘Broad’ terms and conditions could cause property disrepair claims to be a target for fraud as whiplash claims become ‘less lucrative’ following the OIC portal launch
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NewsMarkerstudy set to acquire BGL Insurance
The combined businesses form “one of the fastest growing players in UK general insurance”, according to investment management firm partner
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NewsBusiness leaders unaware of climate change risk ‘is a problem’ – Aviva’s Winslow
UKGI boss emphasises that ‘climate change is no longer a distant threat’ and that it must be given ‘the attention it needs’
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NewsAon appoints UK chief broking officer for commercial risk from WTW
The new hire is part of the broker’s ‘continued focus to bring the best talent in the UK together’
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NewsBiba confirms community theme for 2022 conference
The trade body’s annual event is scheduled to return in May next year
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AnalysisOpinion: Brokers’ value must be front and centre for 2022
Editor Katie Scott considers the last year and pinpoints what she thinks will be on brokers’ minds as the industry enters 2022…
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AnalysisBriefing: Civil justice system is ‘taken for granted’, yet digital reform could be incoming
The chairman of the Justice Select Committee believes digitisation and a focus on single access portals could be the next focus for the civil justice system
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NewsAllianz Global Corporate and Specialty appoints chief underwriting officer for corporate
The internal candidate will succeed Tony Buckle
