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MGA Q&A: Business that brokers struggle to place, we excel at says Accelerate Underwriting
Accelerate Underwriting regional director Lisa Brennan talks to Insurance Times on adapting to change, having experienced underwriters and working closely with carriers to ensure consistent and secure offerings.
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Q&A: Keith Binley managing director UK and Ireland at LexisNexis Risk Solutions
Insurance Times head researcher Savan Shah speaks with Keith Binley, managing director of LexisNexis Risk Solutions on the trends emerging from the Insurance Times Etrading report, the data analytics solutions insurers and brokers should be using and the potential market threat of Amazon.
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Q&A International: Dave Bertolin, Principal Broker of Canada’s Broker Trust Insurance Group
Insurance Times lead researcher Savan Shah speaks with Dave Bertolin, Principal Broker of Canada’s Broker Trust Insurance Group on the technological change sweeping the industry, Applied Systems’ Epic platform and how to embrace digital transformation whilst remaining personable with customers.
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NIG Etrading Q&A: A technology platform is only as good as the people behind it
Dan Burton Head of Broker eTrade at NIG Commercial speaks to Insurance Times about the development of TheHub and how they have addressed broker feedback from research such as the Insurance Times Etrading survey.
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Giroux Q&A: Understanding the MGA Analytics market
GIROUX is a London-based, insurance-focused data warehouse and analytics company, offering secure, enterprise-grade tools with intuitive self-service insight discovery and mobile capabilities. The two directors of the company, Eric Giroux and Kevin Allchorne, spoke to Insurance Times about the challenges and opportunities facing the MGA Analytics market today.
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SSP Etrading Q&A: Brokers are now hosted on new state of the art data centre
SSP Customer and Marketing Director Adrian Coupland speaks to Insurance Times about the developments at SSP in the past year, business interruption, AI, machine learning software and supporting brokers on their digital journey.
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Q&A LexisNexis James Burton: Contributory databases are not just about bottom line loss ratios
James Burton Director of Product Management at LexisNexis Risk Solutions speaks to Insurance Times on the value of data enrichment and the perceptions of personal motor insurers on the current and future benefits of contributory databases.
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Q&A LexisNexis Jay Borkakoti Director of Home Insurance: Consumers not insurers driving change in the insurance market
LexisNexis Risk Solutions’ Director of Home Insurance Jay Borkakoti speaks to Insurance Times on how digitisation is affecting UK home insurers and how home insurers can leverage data to optimise the customer journey.
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Buzzvault Founder & CEO Becky Downing Q&A: World’s first asset vault built on the blockchain
Becky Downing speaks on the Q3 2018 launch of Buzzvault, designed to empower householders through the creation of their own secure vault of digitised home contents data.
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Berea Group Cyber Q&A: Too few brokers understand what is hidden by the word cyber
Berea Group’s Founder & CEO, Aaron Yates speaks to Insurance Times lead researcher Savan Shah to discuss the hidden cyber challenges that lie ahead for brokers, policyholders and insurers.
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Plum Underwriting Etrading Q&A: HNW and MNW product revamp
Plum Underwriting’s Product Development Manager, Nicky Whatman speaks to Insurance Times lead researcher Savan Shah to discuss the current and future developments of the Plum Online Portal.
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Home & Legacy Etrading Q&A: Making it easier to trade high net worth insurance
Home & Legacy’s Managing Director, Barry O’Neill speaks to Insurance Times lead researcher Savan Shah on reducing complexity for high net worth risks, commission sliders, risk summaries, question sets and how broker feedback drives future development.
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Insure the box Q&A: Telematics data helping to protect policyholders
Insure the box’s Head of Pricing, Sarah Vaughan speaks to Insurance Times Lead Researcher Savan Shah on how telematics data is transforming the car insurance industry, the insure the box winter driving survival guide and the fight to combat fraud through data.
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QBE to target regional brokers
Insurer QBE will be reaching out to regional brokers in 2018, according to Europe chief executive Richard Pryce
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Seventeen Group acquires two Scottish brokers
Seventeen Group has made a total of three acquisitions this week
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Seventeen Group acquires Sussex broker
Latest acquisition focuses on high net worth and commercial lines
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Insurer with UK and Irish brokers/MGAs ordered to stop writing new business
CBL Europe ordered to stop writing new business by Irish Central Bank
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Do brokers REALLY understand client money and risk transfer? Why fined One Call may not be alone
Compliance consultants have urged brokers to check their TOBAs, and make sure they are well-versed in the rules on client money, after One Call was slapped with a £684,000 fine and trading restriction expected to cost £4.6m
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Revealed – Brokers' favourite MGAs
Insurance Times MGA Report for the first time reveals which MGAs are rated highest and lowest by brokers
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HNW brokers – a breed apart
Aston Scott boss Peter Blanc outlines what it takes to be a high net worth broker