All Insurance Times articles in On-Line Archive – Page 2273
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NewsSpecialist broker Flock selected as Biba drone scheme provider
Brokers can benefit from the scheme as Flock can provide insights on client requirements, the insurtech says
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NewsInperio signs new multi-year deal with specialist underwriter
The partnership will see capacity offered to solicitors and independent financial advisors
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NewsLloyd’s taken off Fitch ratings watchlist
Fitch has now affirmed Lloyd’s AA- rating and removed them from the Ratings Watch Negative list, saying their rating is now stable
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NewsWomen receiving greater discounts from telematics policies
New research from insurethebox revealed that its telematics data has shown women to be safer drivers, with young males 130% more likely to speed than women the same age
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News AnalysisBriefing: Covid-19 set to drive up popularity of captives
The Covid-19 pandemic has accelerated an already emerging trend of corporates taking refuge in their own captives, and brokers will need to change the way they operate in response By insight editor Matt Scott
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News AnalysisA-Plan deal a ‘stepping stone’ to further growth says David Howden
The near £700m deal is expected to create a £1bn broking giant once it completes, and with reinsurance and London specialties joining forces with a large regional presence, the newly formed business will have a number of strengths to bring to market
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NewsNDML and NTIA urge Hiscox to pay interim BI claims
The broker and trade body encourage insurance firm to take ‘the ethical approach’ and pay 50% of policyholders’ claims now
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NewsAston Lark appoints MD for UK retail arm
The new hire, who starts on 1 October, has more than 30 years of industry experience
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IT InterviewHow Amazon’s latest insurtech tie-up could be template for disruption
Tech giant Amazon recently partnered with an insurtech instead of an incumbent, Altus’s consultant Patrick Hayward tells Insurance Times why this move is an important one
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IT InterviewUninsured smaller acquisitions spark fresh demand for insurance solution says CFC’s Angus Marshall
With a potential post-pandemic capacity crunch in M&A, CFC’s Angus Marshall gives his view on the current environment and why corporates are looking at warranty and indemnity insurance
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News Analysis‘Pandemic Re needs to get up and running’ says Aston Lark boss Peter Blanc
The ‘cancellation culture’ caused by Covid-19 is hitting the economy hard, but the inability for event organisers to obtain to coronavirus cover is still stifling this sector – Blanc believes it’s time for the insurance industry to lean on the government for a solution
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NewsInsurers to suffer dip in short-term profitability due to FCA’s price walking measures
However, credit ratings agency predicts that in the longer term, retention will increase
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NewsClear Group buys Brokerbility Holdings
The deal marks the broker’s biggest acquisition to date - it will now manage around £200m in premiums and employ more than 400 staff
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Sponsored ContentPodcast: The future of insurance (from September 2020)
Expert views on emerging trends
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News AnalysisArdonagh EBITDA up 30% as specialty business drives growth
Chief executive David Ross said the result was testament to the broker’s resilience in the face of Covid-19, aided by the group’s diversified portfolio
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Online onlyBirmingham man sentenced for fraudulent personal injury claim against Aviva
Guilty man claimed he had been inside a car hit by an Aviva insured when in fact he had not
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NewsSolicitors’ PI rate rise on the horizon due to Covid-19
With the pandemic giving rise to a potential rise in claims for solicitors’ professional indemnity insurance, Paul Castellani the Forum of Insurance Lawyers (FOIL) and Kennedys’ partner tells Insurance Times why
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NewsInsurtech Ripe posts 16% revenue rise
It is the insurtechs twelfth consecutive year that it has reported a rise in its financial results
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IT InterviewBrokerbility buy is a ‘tremendous opportunity’ says Clear Group boss
Broker to target small, specialty firms as part of M&A expansion plan to support ‘gradually moving up the ladder’
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NewsABI launches mental health standards for travel, health and protection insurers
Insurers within these lines of business will need to implement the association’s measures by December 2021
