All articles by Yiannis Kotoulas
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IT InterviewSonya Bryson: RSA seeking to ‘take home the crown’ with NIG integration
’We want RSA to more than the sum of its parts and, with no personal lines distraction, the focus is clear,’ says new commercial lines managing director
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News AnalysisSteve Bashford: Arch’s strategy is bringing ‘London expertise to the regions’
’Our message is that we deal with brokers the way they want – we’re not going to force anybody to take an optimised trading route irrespective of premium size,’ says chief executive for UK regions
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NewsGallagher UK and Ireland posts 6% organic growth for Q1 2024
’The teams in specialty all have good momentum, with strong retention and an encouraging pipeline of new business especially in marine and energy,’ says UK chief executive
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NewsAgeas UK appoints head of claims data and analytics
The insurer said the promotion would see the appointee become a “key enabler” in its drive to become a market leader for data and data analytics
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News AnalysisHow will the insurance industry be affected by new business requirements to protect against terrorism?
’We are hopeful that suitable and adequate insurance will remain available,’ says head of technical services
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NewsSocial media presents ghost broking risk and education opportunity
’Targeting education towards young people is all about social media,’ says head of counter fraud
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IT InterviewJane Kielty: Aon leverages expertise and scale to ‘join the dots’ for clients
’We’re creating new solutions where they didn’t exist before to help clients solve problems,’ says broker’s UK chief executive
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News AnalysisBriefing: Turning point for geopolitical risk in 2024?
With elections in 2024 set to introduce an additional dose of unpredictability into an already volatile environment, businesses need to prepare for and protect themselves against escalating political-related risks.
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News AnalysisTackling opportunistic fraud requires ‘a measured approach’
Experts at March’s Fraud Charter event discussed the appropriate response to the shifting profiles of those carrying out fraud
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NewsFCA identifies ‘areas for improvement’ in insurers’ valuation of vehicles
The findings of the regulator’s multi-firm review have identified some failings in motor total loss claims
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NewsSupreme Court unanimously rejects insurers’ mixed injury appeal
People with mixed injury claims can claim full common law compensation for their non-whiplash injuries at the same time as the statutory tariff payment for whiplash, the court has ruled
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NewsSabre ‘now seeing the benefits’ of making an early call on inflation – Geoff Carter
’One of the key things we do around pricing development is constantly churning the data to get the right price,’ says chief executive
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NewsFCA business plan focuses in on Consumer Duty implementation
’We remain resolute in supporting the vital role the financial sector plays in the UK’s long-term economic growth,’ says regulator’s chief executive
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NewsSabre posts COR of 86.3% for 2023
’The 2023 results demonstrate the strength of Sabre’s model with our disciplined approach,’ says chief executive
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NewsDLG bid evidence of ‘a fairly optimistic outlook’ for UK motor
The bids “suggest that someone who knows quite a lot about UK motor thinks it’s an area worth investing in”, says chief executive
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IT InterviewBill Bradshaw: FM Global able to take ‘a really long-term view of risk’ where climate is concerned
’What is important is that we have the data that allows us to make really good decisions and look for innovative solutions,’ says operations manager
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News‘Integration and transformation’ the drivers for RSA this year – Ken Norgrove
’Brokers ultimately decide who wins in the commercial space,’ says chief executive
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IT InterviewRob Munden: Euna’s Five Star service hinges on ‘not becoming complacent’
This year’s top rated MGA speaks to Insurance Times about what the firm has been up to
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NewsAdmiral posts COR of 88.7% for 2023
’2023 was a more encouraging year after a difficult 2022 for the industry,’ says UK chief executive
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News AnalysisBriefing: Are regulations on affordability pulling in opposite directions?
The associated costs of new regulation mean that insurance providers may soon have to consider whether affordability is affordable
