All articles by Yiannis Kotoulas – Page 13
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News AnalysisPet insurance sector can’t afford to let sleeping dogs lie where fraud risk is concerned
While the UK pet insurance market has grown rapidly in recent years, its ability to detect and combat fraud has not caught up – with the size of this problem not yet known
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NewsInsurance Times wins Story of the Year at Biba’s Journalist and Media Awards: Read it here
The story covered the UK government’s indication that it would to ban managing agents and freeholders from taking commissions when arranging buildings insurance
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News AnalysiseTrading forms a ‘totally critical’ part of RSA’s market ambitions
’This is really the start of our journey. We’ve now got a solid foundation to really kick on from and improve,’ says commercial lines director
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NewsIndustry’s ‘pursuit of a perfect price’ penalising certain groups in society – Fairer Finance
’If insurers want people to trust them, then we need to have some clarity about what’s going into their [pricing] models and how that’s being used,’ says managing director
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News‘Many firms need to make improvements’ as FCA publishes Consumer Duty outcomes review
Few firms had been able to provide clear evidence of where monitoring outcomes had led directly to action around improving these outcomes
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NewsAviva detected 39% surge in claim fraud across 2023
Motor injury claims accounted for 35% of all bogus claims, with the number of fraudulent injury claims declined for suspected fraud growing by 19%
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NewsBroker CFO steps up to chief executive
’In a crowded market, our way of working gives us points of difference against our peers,’ says new chief executive
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NewsDLG appoints Aviva c-suite member as new group chief risk officer
The appointee joins DLG’s chief executive and chief financial officer in having made the switch from Aviva to DLG
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NewsChaucer c-suite changes continue with new group chief operating officer
The appointee’s ‘strong operational background’ will help to ensure the insurer maintains a ‘fully optimised operating model’, says group chief executive
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NewsCII seeking rising stars for talent development programme
This ’is an excellent opportunity for insurance professionals who have ideas and wish to spread their wings and influence the sector,’ says president
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NewsAon promotes Asia Pacific leader to head up Global Broking Centre
’The increased complexity of global risks and the London market’s track record of innovation makes our Global Broking Centre more relevant than ever,’ says commercial risk chief executive
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NewsAllianz and Aviva ranked top in Brokerbility satisfaction survey
’We will continue to work together with our insurer partners to set the bar even higher in terms of performance,’ says network’s managing director
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NewsHowden Corporate and Commercial appoints new head of London broking
The new appointee ’has a proven track record of achieving great client and management results,’ says chief placement officer
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NewsIndustry must improve its pitch to young talent – Vicky Carter
’To somebody who knows nothing about it, the industry will sound dull,’ says deputy chairman
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News AnalysisBriefing: Could government intervention create a rocky road for motor insurers?
A concerted effort to bring down claims costs must begin – and there’s not really any other option
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News AnalysisNew research shows flexibility in working practices is vital in insurance sector’s war for talent
A full third of surveyed companies in the insurance sector did not mandate any days in the office according to the results of the UK Insurance Working Policy Report
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NewsIndustry must move on from identifying fraud via ‘particular profiles’ of fraudster
’Until we start hurting people in their pockets, they’re not going to stop doing this,’ says counter fraud expert
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News AnalysisSigns of softening market in mixed bag results of broker schemes earnings
Insurance Times picks out the best and worst performing broker schemes using data provided by software provider SchemeServe
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NewsOfcom provides fraud-specific Online Safety Act update
Counter fraud experts were told that fraud was ‘a priority harm’ in the regulator’s most recent consultation
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IT InterviewPeter Farrelly: Sector must seek talent from ‘unorthodox’ sources
’We can’t rewind the clock – we have to try to close the [talent] gap by accelerating development and looking at new talent pools,’ says UK chief operating officer
