All articles by Yiannis Kotoulas – Page 2
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Biba 2025: Trudgill welcomes FCA decision to simplify rules in keynote
’I know our members will look forward to this new era of regulation,’ says chief executive
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Fantasy Football: FJN Solutions’ Kai Ellis Q&A
Insurance Times talks to FJN Solutions’ senior recruitment consultant about his strong performance in Fantasy Football this season
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Mike Bottle: Arch’s UK regional MD on bringing international scale to bear
’You’ve got to be committed to the proposition because if you lose sight of what the broker wants, then you very quickly lose momentum,’ says recently promoted leader
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Briefing: Is embedded cover the answer to SME underinsurance?
Insurance firms partnering with vertical SaaS providers to provide easy to access, tailored cover can both futureproof themselves and address a perennial problem
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TechTalk: Agentic AI presents a sink or swim moment for insurance sector
The rise of agentic AI is the world’s next major technological shift – but can the UKGI sector grasp the opportunity this tool presents?
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Fantasy Football: Howden and Fortegra’s John King Q&A
Insurance Times talks to the Howden independent non-executive director and chair at both ITC Compliance and Fortegra Insurance about his strong performance in Fantasy Football this season
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TechTalk: The broker opportunity to fill a cover gap around commercial drone use
’Small, low value drones can perform a pretty high level of professional services at a fraction of the cost of what you would have had to do previously,’ says head of class
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Sector must ‘start again’ to tackle ‘different beast’ of commercial fraud
’It wasn’t that long ago that the insurance industry came together to tackle major personal lines fraud, so it should be easy to do it again,’ says executive director
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Fantasy Football: Milliman’s Ian Penfold Q&A
Insurance Times talks to Milliman’s consulting actuary about his strong performance in Fantasy Football this season
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Allianz UK appoints commercial CUO and CTO
’With both having experience of Allianz and, more importantly, extensive expertise in their areas, I am convinced that they will contribute to the company’s continued success and innovation in the insurance sector,’ says interim managing director
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Ardonagh posts 24% increase in income for 2024
Last year ’was a coming of age for Ardonagh,’ says group chief executive
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Motor market currently ‘at about the softest point in the cycle’ – Geoff Carter
‘Our view is that the market is substantially underpriced on new business at the moment – the pendulum has swung too far,’ says chief executive
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Insurers must prepare for the ‘messy middle’ of journey towards autonomous vehicles – Zego’s Sten Saar
’These are challenges to immediately start thinking about solving – because that’s where the winners and losers in auto insurance will be defined,’ says chief executive
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Insurance sector can become ‘living, breathing companion’ – Allianz’s Sirma Boshnakova
‘We must work together to create connected platforms where friction is not tolerated and the customer experience is paramount,’ says management board member
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Insurance firms built on ‘an AI substrate’ will thrive – Lemonade’s Daniel Schreiber
‘Our customer satisfaction scores go up every time we move something from humans to AI,’ says chief executive
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Briefing: The UK’s unique opportunity to create a world-first ‘insurer of state’
Insurtech leader argues that risk management could become ’a proactive and strategic arm of government’ with the right model
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Sabre posts COR of 84.2% for 2024
’We grew strongly in the first half of the year when market conditions were attractive and we maintained our strict underwriting discipline despite a steep decline in market prices during the second half,’ says chief executive
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Chancellor meets FCA as ‘radical plan to cut red tape’ announced
’Appropriate regulation of our financial services is essential to a well-functioning system, but it must also be proportionate if it’s going to encourage the innovation, investment and growth our customers and economy need,’ says ABI director
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Fantasy Football: Markerstudy’s Richard Rhee Q&A
Insurance Times talks to Markerstudy’s head of pet underwriting, Richard Rhee, about his Fantasy Football league-topping performance in February
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IT Interview
Alex Jomaa: Brokers ‘have been let down by insurers’ on customer cyber education
’What you have to keep in mind about the cyber crime industry is that it is an industry, that it is hugely lucrative and is dependent upon skilled technicians to deliver the various stages of an attack with different skill sets,’ says CUO