Personal Lines related articles
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News AnalysisBriefing: When more care is possible, what care is right?
Sharon Brown, founder and chief executive at the Pet and Equine Insurance Association (Peia), questions whether the insurance sector’s approach to increasing limits has become part of the problem
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News‘Contextualised care’ could assist insurers with handling high-value pet claims
Insurers and vets are exploring whether contextualised care could help inform high-value pet claims decisions, while stressing the need to protect clinical judgement, animal welfare and consumer trust
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NewsPet insurance for older animals ‘needs a rethink’
‘As insurers, we haven’t given it enough thought,’ says conference participant
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News AnalysisBriefing: The insurance broker is at an existential crossroads
Daniel Lloyd-John, chief executive and founder at HNW broker Broadway Insurance Partners, discusses how the rise of AI may not fundamentally change insurance broking as much as expected
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NewsCar insurance premiums see minor third quarter dip as market stabilises
‘Car insurance prices are more stable now than they have been in recent years,’ says chief executive
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NewsUinsure launches ‘UK first’ home insurance monitoring service
’It’s a personalised experience for the customer and the insurer,’ says managing director
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NewsTravel insurance sector a ‘noticeable absence’ from contributory data sets
‘These initiatives span several markets and, in some cases, have existed for several decades – the noticeable absence is travel,’ says actuary
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News AnalysisBriefing: How to lose friends and alienate Rolex wearers
Clegg Gifford chief executive Toby Clegg questions whether a future advantage in underwriting may lie in more accurately pricing the risks originating from moral hazard and insured behaviour
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NewsMarkel launches travel product for rare-disease clinical trial participants
‘People living with a rare disease may need to travel considerable distances to access specialist clinical trials,’ says underwriter
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NewsStaged e-bike and scooter accidents are an ‘epidemic up and down the country’
‘If you hit someone on a scooter, you’re immediately going to be terrified – and when people are terrified, it’s much easier get them at the scene, in shock, to admit liability,’ says partner
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NewsInsurers urged to use AI and planning portals to tackle home underinsurance problem
‘We could have a system in place where in the run up to renewal, the insurer cross-references or does an AI check on if the property has had any planning permission applications’ says director
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NewsDrug trial saboteur jailed after £300,000 Antiguan travel insurance scam uncovered
‘NCA officers were investigating Thomas for attempting to sabotage a drugs trial when we discovered key evidence that he was also involved in significant and complicated attempts to defraud insurance companies,’ says investigating officer
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NewsAviva launches Direct Line home insurance on PCWs
’Making Direct Line home insurance available through PCWs for the first time is an important step in giving customers more choice in how they buy cover,’ says commercial director
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IT InterviewMatt Cox: Turning claims into a strategic asset at Allianz UK requires a 'mindset shift'
’This year’s pivot, from January onwards, has been to figure out how we maximise the benefit and the assets that we’ve got, as well as how we recognise claims itself as a strategic asset in the whole of the insurance cycle,’ says chief claims officer
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News AnalysisBriefing: Are large retailers aiming to disrupt the UK insurance market?
News editor James Cowen discusses whether the rise in retailers entering the personal lines insurance market is a threat to traditional distribution channels
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News AnalysisBriefing: What is contextualised care and what does it mean for pet insurance?
Sharon Brown, founder and chief executive at the Pet and Equine Insurance Association (Peia), explains why the relationship between care provision and insurance must be thought about carefully
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NewsPen Underwriting secures multiyear capacity deal for thatch and personal leisure
’We very much look forward to building on this first strategic partnership, in what is such an important niche market for brokers and their customers,’ says managing director of property and personal
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NewsInsurance Times cements new Pet Pledge partnership with Peia
The collaboration will commence in December 2026, with a wider, in-person roundtable series following in 2027
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NewsAviva explores ‘big growth opportunity’ in ‘specialty personal lines’ as Direct Line acquisition bolsters HY financials – Jason Storah
UKGI boss confirms that insurer wants to ‘ramp up’ specialty personal lines provision, leveraging Direct Line assets to secure greater market share where Aviva is currently sparse
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NewsPets at Home enters insurance via Compare the Market
’We’ve listened to what pet owners want and developed three easy to understand products designed to give greater confidence and peace of mind,’ says managing director
