Broker Analysis – Page 35
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Agenda
Analysis: Is mandatory valuation a cure for underinsurance?
A survey by loss adjustor QuestGates found that a majority of SMEs are underinsured – brokers must get the message to clients that buying cheap cover might leave them exposed
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IT Interview
Analysis: Reader's quest for the right kind of growth
Covéa chief executive James Reader is looking to expand in the UK
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Analysis: Blanc gets back to his roots with Aston Scott
After senior roles with Oval and Arthur J Gallagher, Peter Blanc is now at the reins of Aston Scott Group with chief executive Heidi Carslaw. They talk about their plans to double gross written premium over the next five years
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Admiral takes back crown for first-half results
Motor insurer was best-performing underwriter in first six months of 2015 – thanks to reserve releases
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Analysis: What makes a good scheme?
Brokers are hungry for schemes business in today’s highly competitive market, but choosing the right ones to back is key
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Features
Analysis: Where next for Aon as Marsh pulls ahead?
Aon is in no hurry to make acquisitions despite a Marsh/Jelf merger looking likely
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News
The Insurance Times Top 50 Brokers 2015
The definitive listing of the 2015 Top 50 Brokers has now been released. Who are this year’s risers and fallers, and which firms are knocking at the door of the top 10?
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News
Analysis: What we've learnt so far in 2015
It’s not just the big stories that have the strongest learning points. Some of the most amusing or bizarre stories can teach us a lesson
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News
Analysis: How Hamilton Bond buy will help Jelf prepare for Insurance Act
Jelf insurance chief executive Phil Barton speaks to Insurance Times about how Hamilton Bond acquisition helps broker mitigate the risks posed by the post-Insurance Act world
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News
Briefing: Why Marsh is courting Jelf
Five years of rebuilding and a storming stock market performance lead to takeover talks with Marsh
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News
Interview: Brendan McManus plans for UK broker consolidator
In an exclusive interview with Insurance Times, PIB chief executive Brendan McManus talks about the broker’s ambitious growth plans, what he did in his time off and his relationship with Chris Giles.
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Analysis: The Knowledge – brokers fear disruptors and technology
Non-insurance industry providers and autonomous cars will be the biggest threat to brokers’ income over the next decade, respondents to our survey say, while most admit that telematics has failed to make the shift to become a mainstream product
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Briefing: Zurich faces some big issues at RSA’s UK arm
Is it a bargain or a belly ache? That’s the question Zurich’s top brass will be asking themselves over the next month as they consider making a bid to buy RSA. On the surface it seems there’s much to like about it. RSA’s Canadian and Scandinavian businesses ...
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News
Carole Nash: a niche success story
The vintage motorcycle and car insurer’s founder Carole Nash and chief executive David Newman talk about the values that inspired its creation 30 years ago and that are still part of its DNA
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Analysis: Marsh boss Glaser tops broker pay league
But Arthur J Gallagher chief executive Patrick Gallagher got the year’s biggest pay-rise, according to Insurance Times remuneration study
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Agenda
The Knowledge: Schemes – insurance’s cutting edge
Product innovation has taken off in recent years, with brokers becoming better at spotting new customer needs and taking advantage of market opportunities
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News
The Knowledge: The Buy – Schemes offer a means to boost loyalty
Schemes can improve customer retention in a market where churn rates are second only to those of supermarkets