News Analysis – Page 111
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NewsSchemes – How to spot a promising niche
Identifying an under-served segment of the market and developing a scheme to serve it. Brokers and insurers working together to better deliver the products customers want
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NewsWhy schemes brokers need to adopt technology
Technology is key to the growth of schemes, with social media boosting personal lines schemes. Cross-selling opportunities flow from use of apps and chatbots
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NewsClassic cars – brokers are the key
Insurer ERS is reliant on the expertise of brokers for its classic car cover, says head of bespoke underwriting, Tom Donachie
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NewsWhere might Amazon target next?
Industry watchers look at what impact Amazon could have on insurance
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IT InterviewInsurance 2025 insight - Blockchain
Ahead of the Insurance 2025 event, Insurance Times reporter Scott McGee sat down with Walid Al Saqqaf, Blockchain evangelist at Beazley, entrepreneur and presenter of his own blockchain podcast, Insureblocks.
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NewsForget the 'glass ceiling' - DWF partner Claire Bowler
When Claire Bowler began working in insurance law in the City, she witnessed a world sorely lacking in female role models and rife with unfair gender bias. She recounts her successes and considers how times are changing.
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NewsLemonade's mounting losses - what is really going on?
Lemonade has posted an underwriting loss in Q1 2018, following a $15.8m underwriting loss for 2017. What does this mean for the start-up?
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NewsAndy Fairchild interview: Broker Network is not a consolidator
Broker Network boss says the group is different from consolidators
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IT InterviewEtherisc - the Blockchain startup looking to 'change the ecosystem'
German startup Etherisc launched an insurance product on Blockchain technology in September 2016, and since then has expanded across the globe. Now, it has its eye on the UK
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IT InterviewGovernment must recover from 'slow start' to Brexit negotiations - Huw Evans
ABI director general, Huw Evans speaks to Insurance Times about Brexit progress, how valuable the transition period will be and the Civil Liability Bill
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NewsBriefing: Open GI's sale - a potential game changer for UK broker technology
Open GI sale process could a be defining moment in the history of UK broking technology
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NewsThe slow death of the high street as insurance shop closures continue
The number of insurance shop fronts plummeted in 2017, with business moving online. But A-Plan aims to buck the trend and is opening more stores
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Online onlyBriefing: Ardonagh's results - the verdict
Ardonagh has released its 2017 results - what is the verdict?
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Ask the ExpertWhy is escape of water such a big deal now?
Why has escape of water suddenly become such a big issue for the insurance industry?
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NewsTwo years on: life under a consolidator
Two years on from PIB’s purchase of Fish Insurance, Fish MD John Garrard compares life as an independent broker to life under a consolidator
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NewsConsolidator PIB defends model in message to independent brokers
PIB chief executive Brendan McManus and chief of finance Ryan Brown defend consolidator model against attacks of independent brokers
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NewsHow to respond to a social media crisis
Reputational risk has been sharpened by social media, making crisis response even more vital. David Benyon reports
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NewsQ&A – Allianz mulls challenges facing brokers
Sarah Mallaby, director of broker markets at Allianz talks about the regulatory and market challenges facing brokers this year
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NewsUber AV road fatality poses questions
An accident in Arizona involving an autonomous vehicle has reportedly led to the death of a pedestrian
