All Insurance Times articles in On-Line Archive – Page 2336
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NewsAston Lark clocks up another acquisition by purchasing wholesale broker
The transaction aims to help Aston Lark’s UK and Ireland operations ‘win more business and grow’
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NewsArdonagh-owned Atlanta Group creates two senior roles to broaden distribution reach
The new hires join from GoCompare and SSP
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IT InterviewMGA Q&A: MPR Underwriting ‘emboldened to do more’ following 2020’s five star survey result
Karen Williams, underwriting development manager at MPR Underwriting, speaks to Insurance Times’s Savan Shah on new developments for the broker community, the challenges that lie ahead for MGAs and achieving five stars from brokers in last year’s MGA survey
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IT InterviewMGA Q&A: Brokers’ growth appetite for emerging risks is ‘a challenge to get really excited about’ - CFC Underwriting
CFC Underwriting’s distribution director Pat Brice speaks to Insurance Times’s Savan Shah on the challenges that lie ahead for brokers and how the ’next few years have the potential to be one of the most exciting and innovative periods of growth in recent history’
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NewsUK government publishes long-awaited Building Safety Bill
Despite the bill being welcomed, insurance industry leaders highlight concerns for buildings under 18 metres tall as ‘fire does not respect arbitrary height limits’
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IT InterviewAdam Winslow: Avoiding being the ‘bull in a china shop’ upon leading UKGI at Aviva
The insurer’s new chief executive of UK general insurance believes ‘it’s really important brokers and insurers work hand in glove to deliver the right outcomes to customers’
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NewsGlobal cyber insurance pricing increases by 32% – Howden
The rampage in ransomware now poses a predominant threat to businesses of all sizes
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NewsCyber insurance industry predicted to exceed $20bn GWP by 2025 – GlobalData
The pandemic has triggered a ‘permanent shift’ in the way businesses operate, which will push the demand for commercial and personal cyber cover
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NewsUK construction plant fire claims doubled in 2020 – HSB
The claims surge can be attributed to the pandemic, says product lead
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NewsVerlingue UK Group increases turnover by 2.7% in 2020
Profit before tax increased by 23.5% compared to 2019
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NewsJMG Group buys its first business in the South of England
The acquisition will build the foundations for future growth as the group seeks to invest in more independent insurance brokers
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FeaturesFire safety reform and PI withdrawal creates ‘existential moment for the insurance industry’
Four years on from the Grenfell Tower fire, industry experts debate the draft Building Safety Bill and what has been done so far to address fire safety
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NewsIFED cracks down on insurance ghost broking with seven arrests
The IFB’s head of intelligence and investigations said ghost brokers ’are not afraid to take advantage of the financial hardship so many drivers are facing right now’
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FeaturesBriefing: Solvency II and GDPR face big shake up amid Tory post-Brexit war cry
MP Iain Duncan Smith leads the charge on radical post-Brexit insurance plans
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NewsABI members hold power to provide a third of money needed for UK to meet net zero
The trade body seeks sector solutions to ’the greatest threat facing our planet’ as insurance is ’uniquely placed to drive the transition’ towards net zero carbon emissions
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NewsCII backs regulators’ plans to overhaul diversity and inclusion in financial services
The regulators’ discussion paper is open until 30 September 2021 - any feedback and data received will be used to develop detailed proposals around D&I
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NewsBiba’s 2020 turnover fell by 36% due to Covid-19 impact
However, the trade body was able to return ‘a small surplus’ because of ‘measures to curtail expenditure’
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NewsLMA promotes new underwriting director
The move sees the fulfilment of a succession plan for current underwriting director Jane Hayes
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NewsRMS appoints managing director for UK insurance business
The new hire believes the firm is ‘uniquely positioned to lead the development of an open, unified platform for global risk’
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NewsLV=’s Flow launches flexible contents insurance aimed at millennials
The product aims to provide ‘simple’ and ‘straightforward’ cover for an underserved market
