All articles by Katie Scott – Page 7
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News Analysis
Opinion: 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 Analysis
Will 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 Analysis
Briefing: 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 2022
Insurance 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 2022
Insurance 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 Analysis
Briefing: ‘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 Analysis
Briefing: 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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News
Insurance 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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Insurance 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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Analysis
Briefing: 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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Analysis
Opinion: 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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Analysis
Briefing: 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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News
Reinsurers 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 Interview
Domenico 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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News
Reinsurance sector needs to invest in cloud-enabled analytics
The reinsurance sector is ‘on the edge of insurtech’, says Acord vice-president
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News
(Re)insurance sector can no longer ‘waste time’ when it comes to tackling systemic risks – PWC
The (re)insurance sector must explore avenues for tackling systemic risks, says PWC partner
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Analysis
Briefing: Industry scratching its head over deepfake e-scooter fraud
What new types of claims and fraus will arise following the extension of the UK’s e-scooter trial?
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News
London market still catching up on admin backlog caused by pre-pandemic ‘creaking systems’
London market firms are ‘leaning into the need to move to a digital marketplace’, causing a technology ‘revolution’
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News
London market has ‘real opportunity’ to be ‘an innovator’ for climate change transition risks
Brokers, insurers, regulators and markets all have a role to play in supporting the transition to net zero carbon emissions
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News
Lloyd’s improves ‘underlying performance’ – AM Best
Lloyd’s turned a corner in 2021, according to senior director.