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Matt Scott
Matt Scott is the cofounder of Insurance DataLab, a market intelligence platform launched to solve the increasingly difficult challenge of finding credible, comparable and digestible information on the performance of insurance companies.
He is also an award-winning journalist who started his career as an actuarial associate consultant, at Aon where he studied towards the professional exams of the Institute and Faculty of Actuaries and completed an MSc in actuarial finance at Imperial College Business School.
As insight editor of Insurance Times, Matt reported widely on the UK general insurance market, focusing particularly on the financial and regulatory landscape. He has authored many well-respected research publications including the annual Insurance Times Top 50 Insurers and Top 50 Brokers reports and spoken at a number of industry events on topics, including motor insurance, regulation, cyber insurance, customer service and financial performance.
Matt is a keen martial artist and football fan and when not in the office he can often be found enjoying the countryside of Dartmoor near his native Plymouth.
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How can smaller brokers attract the right talent?
Brokers of all sizes are keen to tackle ‘a skills void’ that has ‘picked up pace exponentially’ – but how can SME brokers, in particular, achieve this ambition?
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MGA market continues to grow – but which are the best performing firms?
Insurance DataLab reveals which UK-based MGAs are ‘setting themselves up for a bright future’ with robust financial results
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Weathering the storm – how insurance is combating climate change risks
’We’re having increasing adverse weather events and it is undeniably off the back of climate change,’ says insurer’s chief executive
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Does premium finance need fixing?
Are premium finance products fighting underinsurance or providing ‘pain’ for ‘customers who are the least financially resilient’? Insurance Times takes a closer look…
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Data is the key for driving autonomous vehicle launch on UK roads
Industry commentators agree that there are still a number of question marks to be addressed before the insurance of self-driving cars can become a reality
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Consolidation leads to capacity squeeze in HNW market
M&A of high net worth focused businesses has created ‘one of the hardest markets’ for placing these specialist risks, says broker managing director
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Brokers on the up despite challenging market
Insurance DataLab confirms the scores and metrics behind the brokers leading the UKGI market according to its newly launched Broker Performance Report 2024
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Briefing: If claims is the shop window, I’m not buying
Industry must improve its communication with customers to mitigate flood of FOS complaints
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Complaints handling not up to scratch as complaints volumes soar
Consumer Duty has placed a greater spotlight on complaints data, however findings for UKGI show that ‘more than a third of cases’ are being overturned by the ombudsman
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Is carbon credit cover the next cyber market?
The carbon credit insurance market presents a ‘really exciting’ opportunity – especially as it could be worth up to £24bn by 2050
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Insurance M&A continues to rise – but has it reached its peak?
Broking M&A is focusing on the extremities of the UKGI marketplace, with smaller firms being eyed up and the ‘consolidation of the consolidators’ potentially on the cards too, says co-founder
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Is travel insurance next on the FCA’s radar?
The regulator’s approach to Gap insurance has signalled its enforcement style for 2024 – but could travel policies ‘riddled with caveats’ be the next product under the fair value spotlight?
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Briefing: The trouble with motor insurance
Discriminatory pricing is evident in motor insurance premiums – the industry needs to come up with new ways to make this product more accessible and affordable
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What does the FCA’s actions on Gap mean for the future?
We’ve heard that the unofficial threshold for that payout rate may be set at 30%, with business lines falling under that level likely to draw increased scrutiny from the FCA, says co-founder
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Briefing: What next after Gap?
The FCA’s latest target could be the start of more to come
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How is the industry faring six months on from Consumer Duty implementation?
Half a year on from the landmark regulation coming into force, Insurance DataLab takes a look at its impacts on the sector
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Briefing: Is 2024 the year the FCA gets tough on insurers?
All the signs point towards further regulatory activity this year
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Briefing: UKGI optimism is high, but some of the usual problems persist
While 2024 will undoubtedly continue to set fresh challenges alongside the usual suspects, there is certainly space for optimism
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Briefing: Insurers on red alert as FCA looks set to bare teeth over Consumer Duty
At a recent webinar, a compliance expert claimed the regulator had ’20 enforcement notices sat on their desk ready to go to insurers over the next quarter’
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Why Aviva, Arch and Ageas were named insurers of the year
After being crowned as market-leading insurers at this year’s Insurance Times Awards, Insurance DataLab explores the figures behind the trio’s successes in 2023