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Briefing: Higher Lloyd’s profits cannot mask scale of challenge
Underwriting still remains a cause for concern
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Analysis: The challenges motor (re)insurers face amid Ogden reform
Changes to Ogden every five years, reinsurance price changes and rising cost of care are just some of the challenges post-Ogden change
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Avid - the MGA that has cracked the underwriting conundrum
MGA marries data-led analysis with good products and plenty of underwriting experience
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Insurers back government sprinkler plans, but after Worcester Park fire do they go far enough?
The fire has prompted the question as to whether sprinklers should be made compulsory for all flats, regardless of height
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BAE aims to take the fraud fight to the next level
Technology is helping turn the tide against insurance fraud, but the battle against evolving threats continues
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MGAs turn to reinsurers for capacity in hardening market
Reinsurers have shown a keen appetite to partner with managing general agents in the primary market this year
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Be Wiser plans acquisitions and new AI technology to grow business
Be Wiser chairman Mark Bower-Dyke talks about his plans to return the business to growth
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Tesla Insurance: the beginning of the end for selling motor cover?
Car makers have the potential to cut insurers and brokers out of the process of selling motor insurance - with the launch of Tesla Insurance should the incumbents be alarmed?
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September Big Question: Should companies seriously consider introducing a four-day working week?
After Simply Business took the decision earlier this year to introduce a four-day working week for some of its staff, Insurance Times asks the industry whether the time is now right to seriously consider this option
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Underpriced Lloyd’s business – where is it now?
Insurance Times analyses where brokers have sought to place poorly performing business expelled from Lloyd’s in the last year
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McCafferty puts focus on broking with 18-month Brightside investment plan
McCafferty spells out which areas of the business will receive investment and how he is shaping Brightside as a ‘2020s broker’
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Adapt or die: how to survive in the insurtech jungle
Insurance Times spoke to industry experts to investigate why some insurtechs go bust
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‘The tide has turned’ on fraudsters as the industry reacts to the latest ABI figures
Industry appears mostly encouraged by latest fraud figures, but still see a long journey ahead, while one questioned the return on investment
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Marsh UK boss Lay opens up on integration of ‘feisty’ JLT
Marsh’s UK and Ireland chief executive says the $5.6bn deal has had an impact on the personality of both Marsh and JLT
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Software houses key to brokers remaining relevant in shifting market
Biba’s Andy Thornley called on software houses to do more to enable brokers to offer subscription style products
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David Ross unveils plans to double the size of Ardonagh ‘in 3 years’
Ross believes that the business can double in size over the next 3-5 years ‘without breaking a sweat’
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Revealed: Top 50 brokers cash in on premium finance instalment charges
Brokers in the Top 50 are relying on premium finance instalment fees as a significant contributor to overall income, analysis shows
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In depth: M&A is main driver of change in Top 50 Brokers
IMAS partner James Simpson looks at how takeovers during the past year have pushed big brokers up the rankings
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Telematics brokers hit back at model criticism
After Coverbox fell into administration, experts had questioned the telematics broker model - but the telematics brokers have told Insurance Times why the future is bright
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Top 50 Brokers winners and losers: consolidators make ground while Gallagher falls back
Insurance Times picks out the highlights of the latest Top 50 Brokers