All articles by Yiannis Kotoulas – Page 8
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NewsPalestine Action protestors attack multiple Allianz locations and occupy Guildford HQ
The protest group says the insurer is a major financial backer of Israel’s arms and weapons industry
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News AnalysisPaul Anscombe: Seventeen Group’s independence means culture is the ‘number one priority’
After a healthy dose of M&A this year, the broker chief executive is keen to slow down purchases and showcase an organic growth focus alongside making larger, fewer buys
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NewsFantasy Football: Gallagher’s Chay Thornborough Q&A
Insurance Times speaks to Gallagher’s account director for London corporate and UK retail about his top performance in this year’s Fantasy Football league
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NewsHowden acquisition sees broker target ‘leading position’ in health, wellbeing and beauty insurance
’Our teams are now perfectly positioned to become the broker of choice in [these] areas,’ says managing director
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NewsIfig members vote to form UK chapter of international organisation as it celebrates 25th anniversary
’The insurance counter fraud industry now has a truly agnostic body that has the capability to collaborate across borders and world wide,’ says chair
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NewsFantasy Football: MX Underwriting’s Niall Casey Q&A
Insurance Times speaks to MX Underwriting’s lead liability underwriter about his top performance in this year’s Fantasy Football league
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NewsEcclesiastical posts underwriting profit of £20.4m for H1 2024
Ecclesiastical put the improved profitability of its underwriting partially down to a ’more stable claims environment’
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News AnalysisLatest broker schemes data hints at ‘slightly improved’ trading period
’While premiums have seen increases across the board, commissions have increased at multiples of this,’ explains chief executive
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NewsFantasy Football: Burns and Wilcox’s Phil Jarvis Q&A
Insurance Times spoke to the Burns and Wilcox development underwriter about his top two performance in this year’s Fantasy Football league
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NewsConsilium appoints new COO
The appointee ’has spent her career delivering operational excellence,’ says joint chief executive
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News‘Gap in perception’ exists in industry’s understanding of cyber risks – Lockton
‘The possibility that you could have this sort of global outage is extremely remote,’ says cyber practice leader
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NewsReinsurers increasingly directly deploying capital into primary insurance market
‘It’s not an existential moment for the industry, but it does highlight that primary markets will question whether they’re getting value for money or sufficient coverage,’ says managing director for analytics
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IT InterviewChris Rolland: ‘Doing the right thing’ as a competitive advantage
’That flight to quality that we’ve seen across the insurance industry in the past few years has become more important, especially in travel insurance,’ says chief executive
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NewsFraud in H1 2024 being driven by casualty and ‘large increase’ in commercial claims – Allianz
’There’s a dire need for us to keep raising awareness, because brokers are almost crying out for support [from insurers],’ says head of counter fraud
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NewsComedian revealed as host for Insurance Times Tech and Innovation Awards 2024
The TV and radio regular will take guests through the winners with his brand of intelligent observation, friendly banter and endearing frustration with the world
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NewsRSA chief executive sworn in as new ABI deputy president
’The insurance industry plays a vital role underpinning the economic health of the country by enabling people, businesses and society to prosper in good times and be resilient in bad times,’
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NewsFantasy Football: Aon’s Johnathan Beechey Q&A
Insurance Times speaks to Aon’s head of M&A data and analytics about his performance in this year’s Fantasy Football league
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NewsP&C reinsurers saw strong earnings in H1 2024 – Morningstar DBRS
The ratings agency has maintained its positive outlook on the global P&C reinsurance sector “despite high natural catastrophe losses and likely lower interest rates globally”
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NewsUK pet insurance policies reached record numbers in 2023 – ABI
’It’s encouraging to see record numbers of pet owners all over the UK take out insurance to help cover the cost of veterinary treatment,’ says senior policy advisor for general insurance
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NewsAgeas UK posts 49% growth for H1 2024 as parent announces shareholder dividend
’We will be distributing an interim gross cash dividend of £1.26 (€1.50) to our shareholders,’ says Ageas chief executive
