All articles by Katie Scott – Page 4
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Allianz strives to build ‘personalised relationships with every broker in the UK’ – Colm Holmes
Technology advances have made it easier to connect with various sized brokers, rather than only having relationships with the industry’s giants, says insurer chief executive
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Allianz UK to deploy digital developments in 2025’s Q2
Chief executive confirms that insurer’s new platforms are driven by desire to be ‘increasingly efficient and simple’ for brokers to trade with
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Backchat: March 2025
Delicious industry dining, a Roman footprint in the Square Mile, brokers on the box and a competitive rowing career – what has the insurance industry been up to of late? You heard it here first…
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Zurich updates Innovation Championship programme to scout for problem solving startups
Insurer introduces ‘venture client engine’ element to collaboration scheme, looking to build ‘eye to eye’ partnerships with startups
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Opinion: Soft market set to showcase true service standards
Although soft market conditions may make it easier to place risks thanks to confident capacity, challenges remain around broker income and getting clients to trust such fluctuating premium price points
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Admiral celebrates ‘remarkable’ 2024 with 90% uptick in group profit before tax
The personal lines insurer generated £4.78bn in insurance revenue last year, alongside a 19% growth in UK insurance customers
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Aviva hopes to create ‘standout specialty market’ in 2025 using Probitas purchase
Last year’s M&A transaction has enabled the united company to write ‘accounts that neither Aviva nor Probitas on their own would have written prior to [the] deal’, says UKGI chief executive
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Mike Edgeley: The Clear Group targets ‘a proper global proposition’ through European M&A
Group chief executive places Germany and the Netherlands in his crosshairs for buy and build expansion model that mimics ‘what we’ve done in the UK’
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Jason Storah: Aviva ‘ruthlessly consistent’ and ‘ruthlessly boring’ in delivering service promises
UK general insurance chief executive defined the insurer’s 2024 growth journey as ‘appropriate, consistent and disciplined’
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Rebecca Gambrell: Aviva seeks to ‘raise the bar’ on eTrading service following 2024’s five star success
As Insurance Times’ 2025 eTrading survey is currently being completed by UKGI brokers, Aviva’s SME and delegated authorities managing director says the insurer ‘constantly [feels] pressure to improve and make sure that we’re not standing still’ around digital trading
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Aviva seeks to ‘improve connectivity’ with scheme broker partners in 2025
As the insurer looks to grow existing schemes via ‘transparent’ conversations with brokers, it also hunts for ‘nicheness’ in new opportunities – both inside and outside of underwriting
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Aviva to launch new digital products and modularise eTraded commercial combined offering
The eTrading product update is designed to give brokers greater flexibility and increased confidence to place larger, more complex risks online, says SME and delegated authorities managing director
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Lee Anderson: SRG looks ‘east of east London’ for international focus
‘Scale, ambition and international bias’ are the ‘hallmarks of this investment cycle’, says group deputy chief executive
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Backchat: January/February 2025
Office moves, chairship conclusion, a podcast launch and a tour with a difference – what has the insurance industry been up to of late? You heard it here first…
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Opinion: The changing face of the broker market as firms take stock of M&A options
With the broking mid-market feeling spacious after consolidation clean up, what opportunities are afoot as UKGI heads into 2025?
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Mike Latham: Verlingue UK targets ‘Better Future’ with three-year strategic plan
The family owned and run broker plans to ‘almost double in size in the UK’ using organic growth, but avoiding external hires where possible, says chief executive
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Carolyn Callan: ‘Walking the talk’ with ‘integrity’ at Brown and Brown
Intermediary’s UK retail chief executive explains why she is ‘loving life’ after the ‘best 12 months of my career’
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Brown and Brown’s M&A strategy is ‘alive and kicking’ despite integration focus for 2025
UK retail chief executive confirms that broker is set ‘to focus on a smaller number of larger deals’ this year as it develops ‘really healthy pipeline’
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Brown and Brown rolls out rebrand as part of One Retail strategic plan
Intermediary group doubling down on standardisation project after raft of M&A led to “fragmented” business and operations, says UK retail chief executive
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Knife crime charity receives over £20,000 windfall at Insurance Times Awards
Charity founder is ‘incredibly grateful’ after ‘whole insurance community really came through for us’ in fundraising effort