Horses

Sponsored Content

Navigating yearling sales and equine insurance – Dual

2024-09-18T14:30:00+01:00By David Ashby

David Ashby, managing director at Ashby Underwriting, explains what considerations should be front of mind when insuring a new horse

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News

Crowdstrike IT outage could prompt ‘greater demand for cyber cover’

2024-09-18T14:00:00+01:00By

Cyber ’losses stemming from non-malicious causes’ are ’underserviced in the current market’, says head of London markets

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Sponsored Content

Six factors for a successful telematics programme – SambaSafety

2024-09-18T14:00:00+01:00By Charles Smith

Charles Smith, vice-president of product at driving risk management firm SambaSafety, outlines the components that should underpin a comprehensive telematics offering

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IT Interview

Ben Legg: Open GI homing in on ‘North Star’ of empowering brokers to write better business

2024-09-18T07:00:00+01:00By

’We see our role in the market to empower our brokers to write more and better quality business, as well as improving the lives of anyone using insurance products,’ says chief product officer

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IT Interview

Wayne Jefferson: ‘ETrading will ultimately become more complex’

2024-09-17T07:00:00+01:00By

’We don’t want unwieldy question sets that become way too complicated for a customer and put them off eTrading,’ says head of eTrading

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IT Interview

Insurers will need to take the pain if they are to make the most of AI – Esure

2024-09-10T07:00:00+01:00By

Having the right underlying systems in place to support AI functionality is crucial, according to insurer’s chief customer officer

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Distributor announces ex-Markel leader as new London chief executive

’His experience on the carrier side, combined with his wholesale broking knowledge, make him an ideal choice,’ says top boss

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More 20mph zones could cut motor premiums – Esure

’We are already seeing the benefits in places where 20mph speed limits have been introduced,’ says chief customer officer

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MGA targets expansion as it secures new capacity

’We are confident that it will not only bolster our already strong renewal retention rates, but help drive new business growth,’ says chief executive

AI and Human

AI will enhance, not replace, human interactions in Lloyd’s market

’The key message is that digital is not going to replace humans’, says deputy chief underwriting officer, but will ’improve productivity in the market’

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Many claims experiences ‘breaching’ consumers’ trust in industry – Holmes

’This substandard customer experience often gives our industry a reputation of being scammers who are happy to take the customer’s premium,’ says chief executive

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Insurance Times launches new Talent Development Report in association with RSA

Insurance Times has teamed up with insurer RSA to fully explore talent attraction, retention and development in the UK general insurance market as the industry-wide war for talent continues

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Laka acquires renewal rights to insurance provider’s bike portfolio

’This renewal rights acquisition forms part of Laka’s mergers and acquisition strategy,’ says chief executive

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Ben Legg: Open GI homing in on ‘North Star’ of empowering brokers to write better business

’We see our role in the market to empower our brokers to write more and better quality business, as well as improving the lives of anyone using insurance products,’ says chief product officer

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Go Compare strikes deal with insurtech to boost pricing

’We realised the key issues faced by new companies were the cost of the system infrastructure and access to the right data and technology,’ says director

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Shift from ‘greed to need’ drives fraud surge across personal and commercial lines – Allianz's Burge

’I see a shift from greed to need – people now feel they need to commit fraud,’ says head of counter fraud

AI, workflows

Broker ‘winners’ are those that embed ‘intelligent automation into workflows’ – Applied Systems

Artificial intelligence can support brokers in being more ‘efficient, effective and responsive’, says chief product officer

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TMK announces senior hire as it establishes new reinsurance arm

’We are extremely well positioned to build our portfolio,’ says chief underwriting officer

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Watch: Relive the 2023 Insurance Times Awards

In December, over 1,000 insurance professionals gathered to discover who would be taking home an award at this year’s Insurance Times Awards

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Insurance Times Awards 2023 in pictures

The photos are in for last week’s Insurance Times Awards 2023, can you spot yourself?

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Why Aviva, Arch and Ageas were named insurers of the year

After being crowned as market-leading insurers at this year’s Insurance Times Awards, Insurance DataLab explores the figures behind the trio’s successes in 2023

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Revealed: Who won at the Insurance Times Awards 2023?

With gold, silver and bronze awards across 36 categories, the winners from last night’s Insurance Times Awards have now been revealed.