Story of the Day – Page 4
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News AnalysisIn Focus: Are HNW lifestyles evolving faster than traditional risk models?
’The reality is that the pace of client innovation is outstripping the industry’s ability to respond,’ warns associate director
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News AnalysisRetroactive reckoning: Construction PI faces its 30-year shadow
‘Developers thought projects from 20 years ago were long tail – now they’re live liabilities again,’ says managing partner
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IT InterviewRoss Dingwall: Mission’s new chief executive on ‘turbocharging growth’
’We’ve got substantial growth plans for the business and are looking for it to be eight to 10 times bigger than it is today in 2030, across the UK and Europe,’ says recently appointed chief executive
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News AnalysisThe Big Question: What’s the next black swan event for UKGI – and is the sector ready?
From climate shocks to cyber catastrophes, insurers are expanding scenario modelling, deepening collaboration and investing in data-driven resilience to withstand the next systemic disruption. But how important is this preparation? Insurance Times puts the question to leading voices from the market.
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IT InterviewEla Metalia: Inside the IUA’s bid to bridging generations and next gen engagement
‘As someone still fairly new to the market, I know what people my age probably want – more ways to learn and connect,’ says underwriting and claims executive
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NewsDestination Insurance: Futureproofing talent starts with tackling retention
As the industry looks to develop the talent it attracts ‘by virtue of the transferability of those skills, it brings a different challenge to our table’, says executive director of strategy, advocacy and professional standards
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AnalysisIn Focus: Does digital transformation undermine HNW’s service-defining human touch?
High net worth clients have long valued the delicate touch that distinguishes their experience from the mainstream market – but with the industry hot on the trail of automation, could technology inadvertently undermine the very qualities that make this sector so unique?
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News AnalysisSurge in e-bike injuries exposes gaps in insurance cover
The increasing use and prevalence of e-bikes is creating new risks for the public and insurance sector, but has coverage caught up?
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NewsMotorhome premiums soften in 2025 as less enquiries seen for new business
’Insurers with their premiums have certainly softened this year and that will probably continue into the early part of 2026,’ says senior trading manager
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NewsIs a ‘fail fast’ approach to innovation effective or overhyped?
With the industry increasingly embracing a ’fail fast’ mindset, is short-cycle testing in live environments the key to innovation? Or does this approach have dangerous consequences for consumer trust?
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NewsCovéa Insurance extends strategic plan to 2028 as De Macedo prepares to hand over UK reins
Exiting chief executive tells Insurance Times about his strategic swansong and the personal drivers that have steered his decision to return to France
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AnalysisMany UK insurance customers risking claims issues due to disclosure gaps
Many UK home and motor insurance customers are unclear about key disclosure obligations, risking premium adjustments, policy cancellations and, at worst, claims denials
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News AnalysisTop 50 Insurers 2025: Insurers warn against losing human judgment in AI race
‘AI isn’t going to replace the talents of underwriters anytime soon – having a human in the loop is essential,’ says chief underwriting officer
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News AnalysisLuisa Barile: From puppy to profit – how ManyPets learned new tricks for growth
‘I’ve told my team very clearly – I want us to be number one. Success means being the undisputed go-to for pet insurance in the UK,’ says chief executive
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IT InterviewDavid Haynes: Arag UK chief executive ready to take firm to ‘the next level’
Completing his first six months of an integration, the chief executive has now reached smoother waters and reveals his new ‘vision’ to kickstart a cross-party initiative and expand distribution to get the UK ‘on board with access to justice’
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News AnalysisTechnology risks becoming increasingly present in construction sector
Modern construction ’risks can sit somewhere between a traditional contracting risk and a technology firm’, says underwriting manager
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IT InterviewJohn Milliken and Sam Leonard-Williams: Consumer trust pays dividends
In a world where consumers have access to more information than ever, is trust becoming one of the most valuable assets a company can have?
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AnalysisSRG committed to further people-led acquisitions – Anderson
’By the end of this year we will announce an additional three people-led strategic initiatives and we’ll almost certainly announce another three [in 2026],’ says deputy chief executive
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News AnalysisTop 50 Insurers: Does size really matter for underwriting profitability?
Although larger insurers understandably take advantage of economies of scale, smaller firms have obtained profitable results for the first time in three years thanks to specialist know-how and improvements in loss and expense ratios
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News AnalysisTop 50 Insurers: HCC International tops 2025 Underwriting Gold Awards
Insurance DataLab has done the number crunching to reveal which underwriters have excelled in the UK, Gibraltar and Lloyd’s marketplaces – with Insurance Times exclusively revealing the findings
