All articles by Yiannis Kotoulas
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News AnalysisIn Focus: Does telematics remain untapped, or is the tech overhyped?
Telematics technology is a controversial topic for insurance sector professionals, with benefits and challenges seeming to hold equal sway. So, does the tech have more to give, or has its capabilities simply been talked up?
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News AnalysisInsurance fraud sector exemplifies the ‘good and bad uses of AI’
’Fraudsters are using AI in the same way that we are looking to use it within our organisations, such as for reconnaissance, target identification and research – the world of AI fraud is moving very quickly and is going to be a challenge for us,’ says director
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NewsLloyd’s launches new five year strategy to ‘return Lloyd’s to its roots’
’We’re talking about total innovation, actually bringing risk to the fore so that it can be the difference between taking a risk or not. That returns Lloyd’s to its roots of being a market first,’ says chief executive
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IT InterviewShirley Woolham: Minster Law’s ‘path back to profitability’ following legal changes
’While the RTA claims car park for personal injury has been significantly reduced over recent years, the nature and type of those accidents is going to continue to evolve and keep presenting new challenges,’ says law firm’s chief executive
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NewsFantasy Football: Howden’s Alexander Webb Q&A
Howden Consumer and Local Commercial divisional director Alexander Webb talks to Insurance Times about his strong performance in this year’s Fantasy Football league
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News AnalysisBriefing: Shockwaves will be felt in London as missiles fly in the Persian Gulf
The situation around the Persian Gulf remains fluid, but insurers and their customers are likely in for a sustained period of supply chain shocks and increased costs
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News AnalysisOlga Collins: WBN leader says brokers must become ‘an extension’ of corporate risk management
The Worldwide Broker Network (WBN) chief executive discusses the changing role of brokers, the importance of active risk management and emphasises the vital need for advisory-led relationships
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NewsFantasy Football: WTW’s Tony Wright Q&A
WTW’s real estate practice executive director talks to Insurance Times about achieving manager of the month for February in this year’s Fantasy Football league
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NewsAllianz posts 30% increased operating profit in UK for FY 2025 results
’We also reduced our COR by two percentage points, increased operating profit by almost 30% and improved productivity by 10%,’ says chief executive
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NewsHiscox announces $300m share buyback as it improves COR for FY25
‘We have achieved multi year growth and margin expansion through new products, deeper distribution, the deployment of new technologies and the execution of our change programme,’ says group chief executive
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NewsFCA details insurance ambitions for 2026 in new Regulatory Priorities report
’We want to raise standards and improve access to insurance. And we want to enable firms to grow and innovate, including by simplifying our rules,’ says director of competition and interim director of insurance at the regulator
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NewsDestination Insurance: Reticence to upskill staff is an attitude challenge for firms
Upskilling and continuous development is not something that should benefit the entire industry collaboratively rather than competed over, say roundtable attendees
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NewsFantasy Football: When the chips are down…
Editor Yiannis Kotoulas whinges about his poor performance in the previous gameweek and provides some – most likely rubbish – advice
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NewsDestination Insurance: Exploring insurance’s perception problem vs other financial careers
Roundtable attendees at Insurance Times’ Destination Insurance event explored the challenge of selling an insurance career to new joiners in a competitive economy
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News AnalysisSME firms are ‘the sector that needs the most advice’ – Lee Mooney
’We need to provide advice throughout that cycle so, if an SME is paying that premium and needs advice, we can be there to help and mitigate risk before it happens,’ says UK managing director
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NewsFantasy Football: Allianz Commercial's Darragh Kennedy
Allianz Commercial’s property and casualty new business underwriter Darragh Kennedy talks to Insurance Times about his strong performance in this year’s Fantasy Football league
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News AnalysisBriefing: Brokers could be ‘on thin ice’ where commission sharing is concerned
The ground is shrinking beneath brokers and insurers still involved in the process of shafting leaseholders
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NewsFOS commits to sharing learnings from industry complaints data
’There’s a real opportunity for us to make a step change through our thematic reviews,’ says managing director
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NewsFantasy Football: Dallas Scott Davey’s Darren Scott Q&A
Dallas Scott Davey director Darren Scott talks to Insurance Times about his strong performance in this year’s Fantasy Football league
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News AnalysisTechTalk: Insurance sector an ‘active partner’ in the nuclear renaissance
As momentum builds around the need for more nuclear power generation, the insurance industry must grasp an opportunity to support and facilitate new projects
