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Nick Line: Markel arming underwriters with ‘right training and support’ to address exposed classes

2024-05-17T12:00:00+01:00By

Markel International’s chief underwriting officer underscores the ‘pivotal’ role of education and digital skills in empowering underwriters to navigate complex risk landscapes

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Biba 2024: FCA admits it ‘can do better’ at explaining intentions

2024-05-17T11:00:00+01:00By

’Our approach is designed to raise transparency about what we are investigating,’ says regulator’s chief operating officer

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Zurich UK consolidates commercial and retail distribution teams

2024-05-17T10:50:00+01:00By

’The changes in the team will simplify and focus our sales and distribution community,’ says head

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IT Interview

Nick Line: Markel arming underwriters with ‘right training and support’ to address exposed classes

2024-05-17T12:00:00+01:00By

Markel International’s chief underwriting officer underscores the ‘pivotal’ role of education and digital skills in empowering underwriters to navigate complex risk landscapes

Mike Reid

IT Interview

Mike Reid: Sompo enters ‘growth mode’ with ‘a focus on the UK’

2024-05-16T07:00:00+01:00By

Despite being ‘a relatively young business in the UK’, the global insurer and its staff want ‘to be seen as experts in what we do’, says chief underwriting officer

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IT Interview

Ajay Mistry: Building a ‘successful schemes broker’

2024-05-15T07:00:00+01:00By

Many larger brokers believe that schemes for small clients are ’not as exciting’, says founder and director

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DLG continues hiring spree with two senior appointments

’These appointments positively augment the other recent external hires we have announced,’ says chief executive

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Ageas launches new motor repairs workshop

’There is so much we can do to reduce the environmental impact of vehicle repairs,’ says claims director

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MGA expands regional broker presence

The firm says its new partnership allows it to ’bring our service to brokers anywhere in the UK now’

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Biba 2024: Blueprint Two ‘doesn’t seem to be going very well in delivery terms’

Chief executive is ‘very cynical’ and ‘worried’ about the plan’s delivery timeline

Claims

In Focus: What’s going on with claims service as FCA clamps down on Consumer Duty?

’There are more complaints coming in around claims,’ says director

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Briefing: Neurodiversity first highlights why sector must be bolder on D&I progress

There is a rising recognition that neurodiverse staff can bring a different view and approach to the risks that the industry faces

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Brown and Brown Europe announces two acquisitions

The acquired firms will become part of the broker’s retail segment

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Biba 2024: F1 race winner tells delegates to trust data and own up to mistakes

The driver spoke to brokers, insurers and MGAs during the final panel of the Biba Conference

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Briefing: Two Insurtech 50 firms collapse amid continued investor caution

’Investors are becoming more democratic in their funding allocations,’ says global head of insurtech

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Opinion: Personal motor market continues to be messy

With 28% of UK motorists committing application fraud, can motor insurance customers really blame insurers when claims aren’t paid out?

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Law firm signs AI Code of Conduct

’AI has the potential to revolutionise the claims sector,’ says initiator

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Biba 2024: Police presence raised as conference opening hit by musical protest

’We want insurers to take an ethical stance to not insure any new fossil fuel projects,’ says protest group spokesperson

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Watch: Relive the 2023 Insurance Times Awards

2023-12-22T10:09:00+00:00By Insurance Times

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

2023-12-12T07:00:00+00:00By Insurance Times

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

2023-12-08T08:00:00+00:00By

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?

2023-12-07T11:08:00+00:00By

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