All Top Story articles – Page 6
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NewsBriefing: How did Allianz get it so wrong in direct home and motor?
This is a shock development in UK insurance. Allianz, which built a rock solid reputation on consistency and prudence, is pulling out of all direct home and motor. Personal lines head Neil Brettell is gone amid 170 likely job losses. This prompts the simple question: how did ...
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NewsQ&A: Chris Voller on how AXA is transforming its claims service
AXA is transforming its claims service to enable customers to manage their claims online from the moment they report it to the insurer to the point the claim is settled. This plans are part of a wider initiative by AXA to improve transparency around claims. Between ...
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NewsUnrated Gable battles to build broker trust
Unrated Liechtenstein-based insurer Gable has had a tough time recently. Its share price is down 88% from its 87.25p peak in 2014, and profitability has suffered as it has worked to close the gap between the reserves it holds and what actuaries think it should hold. ...
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Online onlyApril 2016 issue
Read a digital version of the April 2016 edition of Insurance Times. Cover story: How the internet is killing off the high street broker; Towergate’s future clarifies; Unrated Gable battles to build broker trust; McKenzie Friends – the new cash cow for CMCs?; Insurers are learning on claims, says ABI; ...
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Online onlyAnalysis: Towergate at centre of Highbridge UK M&A plot
Private equity house’s acquisitions of majority stakes in Towergate, Price Forbes and now Broker Network are just the beginning
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NewsMike Bruce and GRP hit back against Bluefin accusations
Bluefin, GRP and Mike Bruce have filed papers at the High Court
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NewsInterview: How Mark Cliff aims to get Brightside back in the game
At the close of 2014, Brightside had a £45m loss and falling revenues. Now, new boss Mark Cliff hopes it will be able to consider acquisitions by the end of 2016
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Online onlyMarsh hits Australian insurers with new charge
Clients could face premium hike as insurers look for ways to recover the additional costs
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NewsGallagher seeks court order against MGA
Gallagher wants an injunction in dispute over confidential information use
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Online onlyBriefing: FCA’s £15.5m fine could bolster unrated insurers
If three big collapses were caused by one group of people, the industry may not have the problem it thinks it does
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Online onlyFebruary 2016 issue
Read a digital version of the February 2016 edition of Insurance Times. Cover story: How Solvency II has reshaped the Gibraltar market Rivals snap up ex-Willis Networks members New data gold mine to help insurers crack motor fraud Home cover rates fall as shoppers turn to aggregators ...
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AgendaAnalysis: The Knowledge – Big Data: the People
Find out what four industry players have to say about big data
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NewsAnalysis: Survey proves the Chartered difference
The CII’s Ian Simons looks at a recent CII-commission survey that shows customers, particularly SMEs, rate Chartered firms more highly than non-Chartered ones.
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AgendaAnalysis: The Knowledge – Big Data is changing everything, say brokers
A data rich world will bring huge opportunities for brokers, according to our survey respondents. But 40% said the insurance industry is worse than other sectors at exploiting all this information, while more than 90% believed they needed to work more closely with insurers to make the most of it
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NewsAnalysis: Industry needs to step up to fraud challenge – survey
Nearly two-thirds of UK insurance respondents claim industry is not doing enough to confront fraud
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NewsAnalysis: diversity is new wave of disruption
Initiatives aimed at inclusion and diversity are opening up opportunities in the insurance industry, and there are calls for changes to workforces that are more representative of customer base
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AgendaAnalysis: Q&A – Swiss Re chief economist’s 2016 predictions
Kurt Karl talks to our sister publication, GR, about disruption, growth and market cycles
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AgendaAnalysis: The Knowledge – Drowning in data
Insurers and brokers are grappling with the immensity of the challenge and opportunity the digital revolution presents
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AgendaAnalysis: 2016’s candidates for consolidation
Will Autonet, almost taken over by Brightside in 2015, find another suitor? Could AXA be tempted to part with Bluefin for the right price?
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AgendaAnalysis: Can London survive as a (re)insurance hub?
Modernisation has been the key concern in the London market as this traditional heart of insurance struggles to keep up
