News Analysis – Page 138
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NewsQ&A: Is change in the London market radical enough?
How far-reaching and how radical should reforms to the London market be? Stripe Global Services director Steve Street (pictured) talks to our sister publication, Global Reinsurance
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NewsKorean Re Q&A: Impacts of technology on insurance industry
Korean Re president and chief executive Jong-Gyu Won spoke to our sister publication Global Reinsurance about the role and impact of new technology in the insurance industry
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NewsAccelerated crackdown on CMC cold calling needed
The government needs to accelerate the new regulatory regime for claims management companies to eliminate the plague of cold calling, Minster Law head of legal Charles Layfield tells Insurance Times.
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NewsRevealed: What brokers really think about the FCA
The regulator is overloading brokers and customers in its drive to improve industry behaviour. The cost of regulation and amount of paperwork were among the top reasons for broker unhappiness in our exclusive survey
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NewsWhy enter the Tech & Innovation Awards?
What does it take to enter for the Insurance Times Tech & Innovation Awards? Here, four entrants for this year’s awards talk about their achievements and what motivated them to nominate their products and innovations. Click here today to give your team the recognition they deserve ...
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NewsCIO/CTO Tech Awards winners say success comes from teamwork
Chief Information Officer/Chief Technology Officer of the Year is the blue riband accolade of the night at the annual Insurance Times Tech & Innovation Awards. Here we look at some of the recent recipients of this prestigious award. Click here today to give your team the ...
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News‘Award matters’, say past Tech & Innovation Awards winners
What does winning an award mean to the successful entrant? How important is it to staff and customers? Here, two past winners reflect on the impact on their businesses of winning an award at the Insurance Times Tech & Innovation Awards. Click here today to give your ...
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AgendaBroker regulation fees rise – but it’s not all bad news
The regulatory bill for brokers is set to rise for 2016/17 – but it’s below the average for the past five years. The big worry is that FCA fees have become the largest part of the total fee package facing the hypothetical small broker
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NewsFraud Charter: Beware losing expertise as FCA takes on CMCs
Government urged “not to throw out the baby with the bath water” when oversight of the claims management industry is taken over by ‘tougher’ FCA
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Online onlyTech & Innovation Awards: Looking for this year’s technology stars
Nominations for the 2016 Tech & Innovation Awards close soon. Last year’s winners talk about the difference an Insurance Times Technology Award has made
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NewsWhitepaper: Threats and opportunities of the connected home
Innovation Group’s The Future Now Report explores the opportunities and threats posed by the connected home, which promises to alter the household insurance market forever. This whitepaper is free to download but requires registration. To register, click here.
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NewsConsolidation is key driver in appointed representative boom
The number of appointed representatives in the UK is growing; networks report record applications. Now the FCA has decided to look at the oversight of ARs by their directly regulated principals
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Online onlyNew entrants put pressure on cost of home cover
The price of home insurance has fallen as competition grows in the market, while over 50s’ growing confidence in buying on comparison websites is also having an effect
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Online onlyJune 2016 issue
Cover story: Gallagher and Marsh plot mergers and acquisitions … but insurers back smaller firms
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FeaturesInsurers looking to be van man’s best friend
With the price of van insurance soaring nearly 10% in the past year, some insurers see an opportunity for telematics and cross-selling in this neglected market
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NewsInsurer 50: Regulatory oversight weighs heavily
Solvency II has finally come into force, but now insurers face Pillar III reporting challlenges, and some insurers feel current level of regulation is making it hard for UK-based insurers to compete
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NewsQ&A: Bill Cooper on evolving opportunities and threats in insurance
Bill Cooper is celebrating 20 years of being in the insurance sector. In that time he has seen a lot of change. Insurance Times spoke to the head of insurance at Lloyds Bank about threats and opportunities in the industry and how the bank has responded. ...
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AgendaPRA Returns: Personal lines remain healthy for insurers – for now
Seven insurers analysed reported an average combined operating ratio of 99.7% for 2015
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AgendaPRA Returns: Aviva top household performer
Aviva reported the best performance of the seven insurers analysed in 2015 for household insurance, with a 93% overall COR. This is despite reserve strengthening adding one percentage point to its current year COR of 92.1%. RSA and Direct Line Group were the only other two ...
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Online onlyBriefing: How AXA UK transformed itself and the challenge it faces
When he was on form, the wonderfully named Frenchman Philippe Maso y Guell Rivet could deliver some delicious metaphors and crisp descriptions for journalists. And as Insurance Times met Maso on a beautiful spring day in March 2009, the AXA UK chief executive was in fine ...
