All articles by Yiannis Kotoulas – Page 7
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NewsFantasy Football: The best names from the Insurance Times mini-league
Insurance Times selects some of the best and punniest team names from the recently launched fantasy football mini-league
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IT InterviewGeoff Carter: How scale, strategy and a ‘barbell approach’ to underwriting is keeping Sabre so profitable
’We won’t ever be the biggest, but we do want to be the most profitable,’ says chief executive
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News AnalysisBriefing: The rise of alternative capacity providers certainly benefits MGAs, but where does it leave insurers?
As the prominence of MGAs grows, their potential for strong profitability has caught the eye of alternative capacity providers with designs on entering the ever-desirable insurance market
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NewsSabre posts COR of 83.6% for H1 2024
’We are in a strong position at the halfway point of the year, having written good levels of premium at our target margins across all product line,’ says chief executive
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NewsAviva’s Amanda Blanc pictured with Prime Minister at Downing Street event
’We will create the conditions for success and stability you need,’ says prime minister
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NewsUK insurer tops global cyber GWP rankings
’The trend towards fragmentation is likely to continue in 2024 as cyber business expands more rapidly outside of the US,’ says market analysis firm
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NewsGhost broking activity continues to rise – IFB
Ghost brokers can ’leave victims seriously out of pocket’ and put policyholders ’into trouble with the police for driving without insurance,’ says director
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NewsClass action lawsuit launched over ‘national scandal’ of hidden insurance commissions for leasehold buildings
’The plight of leaseholders and their unconscionable and unlawful treatment by some freeholders is nothing short of a national scandal,’ says leading solicitor
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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
