News Analysis – Page 187
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Online onlyThe 2013 great broker M&A boom
Broker mergers and acquisitions rocketed in the second half of the year. What is driving the growth and what multiples are being paid?
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Online onlyHow will non-traditional capital affect the way the reinsurance market operates?
Love it or loathe it, capital market capacity is here to stay and traditional reinsurers are increasingly looking to exploit the opportunities it offers
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Online only‘Crash for cash’ fraudsters to face tougher sentences
Sentencing guidelines for fraud cases are to be updated to ensure consistency in the UK’s courts
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Online onlyProduct innovation: do insurers need to do more?
New Ferma president Julia Graham (pictured) says insurers need to be more innovative and calls on brokers to help them up their game
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People & OpinionBriefing: RSA bid unlikely, but Aviva is one to watch
This is an opinion of Insurance Times Editor Saxon EastSo is there going to be a major bid for RSA from the likes of Zurich or Generali? City rumours and a rising share price last week pointed to the affirmative. Yet a bid for RSA appears ...
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Online onlyThe race to lead Lloyd's: what challenges will the new chief executive face?
Richard Ward’s successor will need to embrace Vision 2025 and the internationalisation of the market
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NewsWillis 360 deal faces hurdle as carrier is not yet signed up
One of three named supporters of Willis’ subscription deal is still mulling plan
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News AnalysisFlood Re faces being derailed by several challenges
Threat of EU intervention, emergency powers being used and criticism over SME exclusions threatens fledgling scheme
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Online onlyMotor legal reforms: are falling claims volumes sustainable?
The number of claims entering the RTA portal has fallen year-on-year, but will the motor legal reforms succeed in keeping claims down over the long term?
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Online onlySolicitors' PI market in crisis: should brokers use unrated insurers?
The chaos surrounding this year’s solicitors’ PI renewals has been partly blamed on unrated carriers
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Online onlyD&O insurance facing big changes in UK with plea bargaining laws imminent
Executives and directors could be ‘thrown under the bus’ by new laws, sources fear
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Online onlyWhat do the latest delays in Solvency II mean for captives?
Uncertainty surrounding the new regime is stifling captive growth in Europe and beyond as decision-makers continue to restrict progress
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Online onlyUpheld customer complaints for brokers surges: is service getting worse?
Are consumers being diverted to lodge complaints from insurer to broker? Or is service getting worse?
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Online onlyWhat are motor insurers doing to cope with the new price war?
Data from Towers Watson and Confused suggests claims management company hotspots will feel the effects of the reforms most keenly
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Online onlyThe Knowledge: claims excellence
This month’s edition looks at how good claims handling is vital for brokers and insurers
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Online onlyThe Giles story: how optimism turned sour
Only three years ago optimism was so high shareholders were being asked to contribute to help the business grow. What happened to the once mighty consolidator?
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NewsHow the London market is transforming to a paperless industry
The Electronic Claims File (ECF) is the centrepiece of the London Market’s efforts to embrace a digital world
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Online onlyBriefing: Goldman's risky business with Hastings
For all its strengths, Hastings is a highly leveraged business with all the risks
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NewsWhy big brokers want a bigger piece of MGAs
Brokers take the golden pen as commercial rates remain patchy
