All Polaris articles
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News AnalysisGreater software house collaboration could reap benefits for commercial lines eTrading
Commentators agree that software house cooperation on commercial lines digital trading is only happening in ‘pockets’, yet this teamwork could ‘provide the broking community with the tools they need to deliver an efficient but high level of service to customers’
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News AnalysisIn Focus: Are software houses the future of eTrading?
RSA director notes there is a ’clear market demand for the job software houses do’
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News AnalysisWhat are the key findings from 2024’s Five Star Rating Report: eTrading?
Simon Bloomfield, head of Imarket at Polaris, shares his key takeaways from Insurance Times’ 2024 eTrading report
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News AnalysisTechTalk: A short history of eTrading – and its future in the market
’To me, eTrading is like water running through pipes – it’s a facilitator. Any modern insurer or broker now just expects it to be there,’ says managing director
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NewsManifesto 2024: Further eTrading research needed to identify technology ‘pinch points’
’We are trying to join everyone up to get the best eTrade that we can,’ says chief executive
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NewsRSA UK SME director appointed chair of Polaris board
’We are very fortunate to have senior industry professionals on our board, guiding and supporting our initiatives,’ says managing director
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ResearchSimon Bloomfield: ‘As digital trading continues to evolve, a clear division is emerging’
Simon Bloomfield, head of imarket at digital trading focused software firm Polaris, shares some of the key insights that have emerged from Insurance Times’ Five Star Rating Report: eTrading 2023 and databook
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AnalysisSimon Bloomfield: Brokers’ referral expectations are not being met by the insurance market
Simon Bloomfield, head of Imarket at digital trading focused software firm Polaris, shares some of the key insights that have emerged from Insurance Times’ Five Star Rating Report: ETrading 2022 and Data Insight Book
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NewsBrokers set for starring role in future of personal lines
An expert panel at Biba’s 2022 conference discussed the future of personal lines insurance and how brokers can play an important part
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IT InterviewQ&A: Customer-centric propositions are the foundation of insurance ‘winners’ - Polaris
Insurance Times’ head of research Savan Shah speaks to Simon Bloomfield, head of Imarket at Polaris, about how brokers can stay relevant and who will be the future winners in commercial insurance
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AnalysisLloyd’s signals ‘phony innovation war’ is over with 2022 blueprint buzz
Lloyd’s digital transformation could save the marketplace both time and money in the future, but the implementation process could pose challenges. Insurance Times investigates
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NewsPolaris reports record usage of all its 2021 products
The industry owned organisation remains committed to investing in its products to enable the sector to ‘push the boundaries of digital trading’
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FeaturesIn Focus: The future of etrading – Broker management systems v extranets
With technology constantly evolving, Insurance Times takes a deep dive into the pros and cons of both insurer extranets and software house broker management systems
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NewsRecord number of commercial lines policies etraded in March 2021 – Polaris
There is ‘growing insurer and broker appetite to trade more complex products’ via etrading
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FeaturesEtrading assists broker resilience, but delayed referral times cause frustration
Etrading rather than ‘e-transacting’ needs to be the focus moving forward if insurers and brokers are ‘to really develop a meaningful understanding of the business and opportunities’
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IT InterviewQ&A: Our work with Polaris ‘will support better understanding and presentation of risks’ – AXA
Insurance Times speaks to AXA’s commercial director Deepak Soni about the latest etrading developments at AXA UK
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IT InterviewEtrading Q&A: How brokers digitally trade needs to improve says Polaris
Insurance Times speaks to Polaris’s imarket product manager on how current propositions are tackling broker concerns in areas being explored in the etrading survey
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IT InterviewEtrading survey has serious message for insurers, software houses, says Broker Network's Fairchild
Broker Network CEO Andy Fairchild speaks to Insurance Times on his verdict of this year’s Insurance Times Etrading survey results
