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NewsBackchat: December 2024
Insurance Times delivers a bumper Backchat segment in time for Christmas, including a parade full of traditional British pageantry, editor Katie Scott offering public speaking advice, an underwriter sharing a philosophy podcast and a cyber risk management firm celebrating a new office opening in Leadenhall. What has the insurance industry ...
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NewsMGA launches celebrity risk cover with disgrace insurance
’Disgrace cover isn’t new, but it’s an area that can benefit from modernisation,’ says portfolio manager
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NewsMarkel-backed personal guarantee MGA hits 3,000 policyholder milestone
Despite achieving ‘a significant milestone’ in terms of customer count, managing director says firm’s ‘ambitions for growth remain substantial’
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NewsBrokers must review employment practices liability policies ahead of ‘revolution of employment rights’
The Employment Rights Bill features 28 reforms to existing employment standards – brokers and underwriters must therefore work together to ensure that employers’ liability cover is ‘fit for purpose’, says head of claims
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News AnalysisMGAs take up tech tools in battle for relevancy
‘Without innovation, an MGA offers no differentiation’, says chief executive – but how are these firms tapping into technology to stay ahead of the competition?
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NewsRevealed: Seven MGAs awarded five stars in Insurance Times’ 2024/25 MGA survey
UKGI brokers have voted – with 31 MGAs included in this year’s exclusive report, find out how many stars your firm received from its broker partners
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NewsTicker launches telematics policy for older drivers
’The Older Drivers Forum regularly receives emails from concerned mature drivers on what they can do to reduce premiums,’ says chair
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NewsSpecialist drone MGA hires ex-Brit senior manager as chief operating officer
’Her deep expertise in the field will be invaluable as we accelerate our expansion across both the commercial and hobby drone insurance sectors,’ says managing director
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NewsBackchat: September 2024
People moves, birthdays and an insurance policy to protect your sandwich from pesky seagulls – what has the insurance industry been up to of late? You heard it here first…
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NewsPE firm acquires 50% stake in home and motor MGA
’We have been highly impressed by the company’s achievements to date,’ says partner and head
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NewsAsta expands senior management team with three new hires
’Their appointments reflect our continuing growth and our desire to source top level talent to best serve our clients,’ says chief executive
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NewsMGA launches personalised travel insurance add on
The new proposition signals a ’moving away from the standard one-size-fits all approach’, says chief executive
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News AnalysisBriefing: Why the Crowdstrike IT outage is a ‘wake up call’ for the insurance industry
’The losses we saw for Crowdstrike are not even close to the losses for a cloud outage,’ says chief executive
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News AnalysisBriefing: MGA seeks capacity to bust taboos in ‘untapped market’
New MGA actively encourages claims to adopt preventative stance around taboo healthcare field – here’s how its model could have helped me
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News AnalysisAre MGAs torn between Lloyd’s boxes and company-backed paper?
’While Lloyd’s is making progress, it still has a way to go before its offerings rival those of its competitors in the company market,’ says chief executive
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News AnalysisMGA market continues to grow – but which are the best performing firms?
Insurance DataLab reveals which UK-based MGAs are ‘setting themselves up for a bright future’ with robust financial results
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NewsNearly half of cyber professionals do not have the budget for adequate protection – Coalition
’The message coming across loud and clear is that the UK cyber insurance industry has to be better at engaging with clients,’ says UK head of insurance
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NewsMGA appoints new commercial director for UK and Ireland
’Our restated strategy remains to deliver strong growth in high-potential markets,’ says chief executive
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NewsDrone MGA secures Lloyd’s coverholder status
’This achievement serves to highlight the insurance opportunities emerging in the drone space,’ says managing director and founder
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IT InterviewJonathan Davey: ‘I didn’t choose insurance – insurance chose me’
’I am going to be selective. I am young enough to want to keep my grey matter moving,’ says retired chief executive
