All The market articles – Page 10
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Analysis
Why Aviva and Ageas are insurers of the year
After being crowned at this year’s Insurance Times Awards, data insight service Insurance DataLab explores the figures behind Aviva and Ageas’ successes in 2021
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News
Revealed: Which firms came out on top at 2021’s Insurance Times Awards?
It was certainly a night to remember, with 36 industry awards being presented at a lavish ceremony in a swanky London hotel. But which firms were declared the evening’s winners?
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Analysis
MP David Amess’ killing exposes gap in employers’ liability insurance
Could there be an opportunity for brokers to address a potential gap in employers’ liability insurance for MPs? Insurance Times finds out
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Analysis
Aviva likely to box clever if it chooses Lloyd’s entry
Opting to create a syndicate in a box could add another string to the insurer’s bow
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Analysis
Credit hire companies ‘on notice’ that they are in the crosshairs for defendants’ costs
After a road traffic accident-based case heard by Leicester County Court hit headlines this year, law firm partner emphasises that legal ‘rule change is a gift to insurers wanting to fight fraud claims’
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Analysis
Where next for MCE following Gibraltar shake up?
MCE’s Gibraltar insurance arm is putting business into run-off. What does that mean for the Rushden-based company?
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IT Interview
Charles Manchester: Mum ‘can’t ask for a much bigger, better parent than Gallagher’
MGA chiefs plan to capitalise on ‘period of commonsense underwriting’ to expand their firms’ distribution, using ‘the resources of the Gallagher group to support us’
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Features
Revealed: Who won at Insurance Times’ Technology and Innovation Awards 2021?
Find out who won at last night’s awards
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Analysis
Machine learning ‘is part of the answer’ in improving insurance services
MGAs are leading the pack to invest in machine learning, working to ‘deploy it far quicker into their distribution and into their business than insurers will’
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Analysis
The Big Question November 2021: How necessary is a network membership for brokers?
This year’s BrokerFest 2021 conference debated the pros and cons of broker network membership. Here, Insurance Times asks the industry how much value these organisations can really bring to brokers?
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Analysis
Property insurers fall to underwriting loss as Covid-19 and climate change hit hard
Business size affects insurers’ buoyancy in the property insurance market after 2020 brought business interruption claims and storm losses to firms’ doorsteps
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Analysis
CO2 crisis could spark fresh demand in supply chain cover
Climbing CO2 prices have put pressure on the national and global supply chain, subsequently affecting Covid-hit SMEs
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Analysis
What are the most profitable schemes for brokers emerging from the pandemic?
Caravan and trailer schemes saw the largest increase in premium volumes over the last six months, reflecting the pandemic-related staycation boom over the summer months
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IT Interview
Aston Lark finds ‘forever home’ with Howden
Howden Group boss, David Howden and Aston Lark’s group chief executive, Peter Blanc tell Insurance Times how the combined business aims to become a UK broking powerhouse
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Analysis
Sequel to expand insurance offering following acquisition of Ignite
The businesses plan to combine knowledge and expand their insurance offering
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Analysis
The Big Question October 2021: What M&A trends will the industry see in the next year?
M&A has been key for many businesses over the past 12 months, despite the economic squeeze from Covid-19. Insurance Times asks the industry to reveal what deal trends it expects to see in the year ahead
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Analysis
Green parts strike environmental and economic gold – so why are insurers holding back?
As the UK focuses on minimising CO2 emissions, the insurance industry can contribute and ’reset the goalposts’ around repair processes and parts manufacturing
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Features
Brokers investing in technology set to continue as ‘face-to-face broking not fundamentally necessary’
Technology has been vital during the Covid-19 pandemic as the insurance industry embraced remote working, but will broker investment in technology continue?
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Features
Gibraltar: Light touch regulator or rock steady market of the future?
Solvency II requirements have ‘levelled the playing field’ between the Gibraltar and UK insurance markets, according to exclusive insight from Insurance DataLab and Insurance Times
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Features
Underwriters ‘better make the right automation choice’ or risk ‘serious systematic error’
Insurance Times explores how underwriters can successfully use automation, highlighting the challenges and benefits to be aware of