All Top Story articles – Page 5
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NewsHow ex-Towergate pricing boss Muzio aims to disrupt insurance
Michael Muzio has a grin on his face between sips of coffee. He’s finally succeeded in jumping through the regulatory hoops, meaning his new business is up and running. Chatting casually in a London cafe, Muzio is now ready to talk about it with Insurance Times. He ...
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NewsJaime Swindle, NIG: ‘Brokers are now setting the e-trading agenda’
Delivering what brokers want has helped NIG retain its place at the top of the Insurance Times e-Trading Broker Insight rankings. E-trade director Jaime Swindle talks about how brokers are now driving e-trading
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NewsHas Allianz killed off the average clause?
Up to 40% of small businesses are underinsured, according to the FCA. Now Allianz says it will remove the average clause from SME policies. Will other insurers follow suit?
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NewsWhitehorn: True innovators look beyond current market
Use customer research to predict future trends, former Virgin Galactic boss Will Whitehorn tells Innovation and Disruption Conference
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NewsAnalysis: MCE’s underwriting division struggles with claims costs
Despite strong sales, motorcycle insurers’ combined operating ratio hit 147.5% to May 2015, and extra cash has been pumped in to strengthen its capital base
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AgendaAnalysis: Consolidators are back – will it be different this time?
The new wave of consolidators is bringing fear of a renewed squeeze on insurers for commissions. But there are signs that the model has changed amid a soft market
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AgendaPRA Returns: Insurers struggle for profit in shrinking market
Only Ageas and AXA reported profitable commercial combined operating ratios, thanks to reserve releases
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Online onlyPRA Returns: Ageas top commercial liability performer
Ageas reported a highly profitable COR of 79.2% for its liability book after reserve releases added 17.1 points. Direct Line Group was the only other insurer analysed to report a 2015 underwriting profit for its commercial liability book with significant reserve releases knocking 46.6 percentage points ...
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Online onlyMay 2016 issue
Cover story: Commercial lines profitability continues to elude UK’s top insurers
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AgendaAllianz was best performer in commercial motor in 2015
Commercial motor was the most profitable line of business in 2015, with three of the seven insurers reporting an underwriting profit. The best performing insurer of the year was Allianz, with a 93.5% COR after releasing reserves that knocked 3.4 percentage points off its current year ...
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AgendaWho to see and what they’re saying at Biba – part 1
In the run-up to Biba 2016, we look at some of the big names set to make an appearance and their agendas
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FeaturesBiba 2016: The talking points
The conference’s seminars and keynote sessions on 11 and 12 May offer something for everyone in the industry. But there will also be plenty of other issues and rumours getting people talking, from insurance industry consolidation to the future of Broker Network
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FeaturesBiba 2016: The speakers
With Biba 2016 on 11 and 12 May, we look at who the key speakers will be and what issues they will be talking about
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NewsAnalysis: Insurers must deliver in a world of increasingly complex risk
Insurers need to work out how to offer the best cover in a world where risks are becoming more interconnected and increasingly volatile, writes sister publication Global Reinsurance
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AgendaQ&A with Matt Poll of insurtech firm Neos
Matt Poll, chief executive and founder of Neos explains why he set up the insurtech firm after 15 years in the insurance industry and how he believes it will open up a better dialogue and relationship between insurers and customers
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NewsAnalysis: Insurers come together for micro insurance market
Asking traditional competitors to work together presented teething problems at first, but now the Blue Marble Microinsurance consortium of eight insurers is in a position to tackle the market’s bigger issues, writes sister publication Global Reinsurance
