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MGA Q&A: ‘Much of what sets us apart is not provided by the broader market’ says Nexus Underwriting

Nexus Underwriting group chief underwriting officer André Ford talks to Insurance Times, discussing the reputation of the MGA market, capacity concerns among brokers and exploring the underwritng and claims processes used to stand out in the MGA market

MGA Q&A: Commercial Express aims to ‘reduce percentage of business’ to main carrier

Kristian Bartlett, head of sales and marketing for Commercial Express tells Insurance Times’s head of research, Savan Shah about the new developments for the broker community, after achieving four stars from brokers in last year’s MGA survey

MGA Q&A: Hard market is ‘obvious concern’ ahead – NBS Underwriting

NBS Underwriting’s managing director, Steve Cowman speaks to Insurance Times’s Savan Shah about what he deems the ’obvious concern’ which is the hard market and following this reduced capacity

MGA Q&A: ‘Listening to our brokers is key’ amid challenges and ongoing uncertainty – Victor Insurance UK

Victor Insurance UK’s managing director, John Stephenson speaks to Insurance Times about the challenges ahead for the insurance market and why listening to brokers is key

MGA Q&A: Chapman and Stacey retains human touch for ‘stand out’ underwriting

Chapman and Stacey’s managing director Paul Wingfield tells to Insurance Times about the MGA market and the key services brokers are seeking following this year’s MGA survey

Broker service Q&A Covéa Insurance: ‘Our aim is to make our required return on capital’

Insurance Times speaks to Covéa Insurance’s director of distribution in personal lines Sue Coffey about the five service areas being explored in the broker survey

Broker Service Q&A - Markel: ‘We didn’t batten down the hatches when Covid-19 struck’

Insurance Times speaks to Markel UK about the strategic developments over the last 12 months about the five service areas being explored in the broker survey

Etrading Q&A: Insurers need to up their game on the risks available via etrading says Allianz

Allianz’s digital trading manager says speed of delivery is a key area of improvement within etrading, but insurers also need to meet the demand to write more complex risks digitally

Q&A: Brokers understand customers who ‘don’t fit the standard box’ says ThingCo chief exec

Insurance Times speaks to ThingCo chief executive Mike Brockman on how telematics is going wrong and what brokers can do to overcome hurdles and cost barriers in order to make telematics work.

MGA Q&A: ‘Much of what sets us apart is not provided by the broader market’ says Nexus Underwriting

Etrading Q&A: Insurance needs to digitally keep pace with other business sectors says Applied System’s Fairchild

The software company chief executive explained that ’we are firmly in the middle of a digital revolution of insurance’

MGA Q&A: Victor for Brokers portal provides faster and more efficient ways to work says Victor Insurance

Victor Insurance’s country manager John Stephenson talks to Insurance Times’s Savan Shah about the reputation of the MGA market, providing brokers efficient ways to work, capacity removal concerns and evolving operational methods.

MGA Q&A: MGA market could benefit from a simple star rating says DOA Underwriting

DOA Underwriting Limited’s director Phillip Oliver talks to Insurance Times’s Savan Shah about policy wordings, working with broking partners to ensure clients needs are met and the MGA survey’s factors amid the Covid-19 pandemic

MGA Q&A: So-sure reacts to Covid-19 lockdown by reducing pricing to reflect changed risk

So-sure’s chief executive Dylan Bourguignon talks to Insurance Times’s Savan Shah about standout services and reacting to the coronavirus pandemic

etrading Q&A: Insurers have a ‘key role’ to play in reducing e-trade complexity says Zurich

Paul Tombs, head of SME at Zurich discusses how Zurich Online is supporting brokers to be operational during the pandemic with Insurance Times’s Savan Shah

etrading Q&A: Commercial risks could fluctuate due to Covid-19 pandemic says SSP

With Insurance Times’s etrading 2020 results now available, Savan Shah speaks with Adrian Coupland, customer and marketing managing director at SSP, about the firm’s etrading results and how it is supporting brokers to be operational in these times of disruption