All Research & Special reports articles – Page 12
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Correspondent: e-Trading Standards – enabling rapid and unrivalled market reach for insurtechs
Steve Waller, standards product manager, Polaris UK, on why digital standards are more important than ever
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IT Interview
Five questions with Simon Cooter commercial lines and HNW director at Covéa Insurance
Savan Shah speaks to the departing commercial lines and high net worth (HNW) director of Covéa Insurance, Simon Cooter on the Five Star rating awarded by brokers in the commercial lines report
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Markel’s UK divisional MD on how to deliver a Five Star service to brokers
In the latest Broker Service Survey from Insurance Times, Markel was recognised for the outstanding service it is delivering for its brokers. We spoke to Neil Galjaard to find out how the insurer achieved its Five Star rating…
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Is broker consolidation bad for innovation?
Commercial lines brokers continue to consolidate, with the tie-up between Stackhouse Poland and Gallagher expected to be completed at the end of Q1. But as brokers seek ever-increasing scale, do we risk losing the value of independent advice?
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Cyber reputation threat is top 2019 risk
Cyber threat and its link to loss of reputation is the top risk for SMEs in 2019, according to the Allianz Risk Barometer, and the second biggest concern for mid-sized firms, next to business interruption (BI). The two risks are linked, with cyber incidents the most feared BI trigger for ...
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Let clients decide over unrated insurers, brokers told
Brokers could find themselves on the hook for professional negligence claims if they do not make their clients aware that the option to use cheaper unrated carriers is available
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Research Centre
Etrading Broker Insight Survey - What does the future hold?
The annual Insurance Times etrading survey is now open to brokers
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Brexit effect begins to bite UK businesses
Political and economic uncertainty are taking their toll as growth and confidence dips and insolvencies reach a four-year high amid calls from small business leaders to better protect supply chains
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Gibraltar: grappling with Brexit
On 29 March, the UK will leave the European Union, but it is not just the UK that will be breaking away from the bloc. Gibraltar will also be following the UK out the door, despite 96% of Gibraltarians voting to remain
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Features
Gibraltar insurers enter uncharted territory
By Gibraltar Insurers 2019 report editor Matt Scott Brexit. Love it or hate it, you just can’t get away from it at the moment. Every day there seems to be a new development, more often than not a setback, in the headlines, and all that remains is uncertainty as to ...
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Comparison of market performance: Gibraltar v UK insurers
Gibraltar continues to play a large part in the UK insurance market, benefiting from a historically low expense base and an open regulator that provides unparalleled access to decision-makers
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Gibraltar insurers - COR/loss ratios/expense ratio/solvency
Saga underwriter Acromas cuts its combined operating ratio to 36%, while AA scores biggest improvement in loss ratio and Acasta returns to a stable solvency position after reporting a sub-100% solvency coverage ratio
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Revolutionary Gibraltar embraces blockchain
The subject of blockchain and distributed ledger technology (DLT) has filled plenty of column inches in the insurance press, with the industry beginning to get to grips with the emerging technology and the benefits for insurers. But in Gibraltar, plans are well under way for building a regulatory environment under ...
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Supplements
The Gibraltar Report 2019
Who’s doing what in Gibraltar, and how are they coping with changes in the industry? Read the full Gibraltar Report 2019 here And to read the separate stories from the report, covering topics such as Brexit, Blockchain and insurers’ solvency performance, click here.
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Brokers rate Five Star Hiscox as best at claims
It’s a new initiative that replaces the former ranking system, allowing brokers to score insurers out of five stars
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Ask the Expert
Five questions with... chief executive at ECIC, Richard Forrest Smith
What has happened since Markel bought ECIC? What is happening in the contracting market? And what effect will Brexit have? ECIC chief executive answers all
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Allianz cutting distribution costs through broker value analysis
Allianz is getting tough on brokers not providing the insurer enough value as it gets set to take action this year to cut its cost of distribution
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Exclusive: Home & Legacy to add all products to e-trade by year end
It could save around 30 minutes per quote
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Allianz rules out adding personal lines products to e-trade this year
Allianz general manager Simon McGinn says he believes all products will eventually be traded digitally
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Home and Legacy adds motor product to e-trade platform
The broker is the second to add motor to its etrade platform since Aviva did last year