Yiannis Kotoulas
Yiannis is acting editor at Insurance Times and the winner of the Most Promising Newcomer prize at the Biba Journalist & Media Awards 2023 for his work covering the big stories within the insurance industry.
With a particular focus on regulation, geopolitical and systemic risks and conflict, he has covered the insurance implications of the Ukraine war, riots in France and the commissions scandal for multioccupancy buildings insurance.
He graduated in 2017 with a degree in history from the University of Exeter and entered the world of trade journalism at a dental magazine. Before moving into the world of insurance in 2022, he also worked as senior reporter at a magazine for opticians.
Outside of work, Yiannis is an obsessive Arsenal fan and enjoys hiking, tucking into a tome and doing nothing at all.
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RSA chief executive sworn in as new ABI deputy president
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P&C reinsurers saw strong earnings in H1 2024 – Morningstar DBRS
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UK pet insurance policies reached record numbers in 2023 – ABI
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’We will be distributing an interim gross cash dividend of £1.26 (€1.50) to our shareholders,’ says Ageas chief executive
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Liz Latter: Qlaims’ mission to bring concierge claims management to the mainstream
’To be able to give clients support at that moment in time when they most need us is just the right thing to do,’ says chief executive
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Government IPT revenues exceed £3bn for first four months of 2024/25 financial year
However, ’a reduction in IPT is unlikely at the Autumn budget,’ says head of insurance consulting
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James Slaughter: Apollo’s CUO on the importance of vision and a ‘gin and tonic document’
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Judge dismisses £50,000 credit hire claim over engineer’s ‘absence of reliable evidence’
Hastings Direct and HF succeeded in having the claim dismissed because the engineer’s evidence ’carried very little weight’ under cross examination
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Chris Hall: QuestGates’ new investment will accelerate growth plans
’With this new investment, we can be just a little bit more ambitious and a little bit quicker, while still being conservative,’ says chief executive
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QuestGates secures new private equity investor
’We are delighted to be partnering with Hall and his team to support the next chapter in QuestGates’ growth,’ says private equity firm’s director