All articles by Clare Ruel – Page 69
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NewsZurich teams up with Toronto-based cyber insurtech
Zurich will be participating in the insurtech’s series A funding round
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NewsBeazley promotes new group head of strategy
The candidate will help to drive the insurer’s ’future strategy and direction’
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FeaturesBrokers investing in technology set to continue as ‘face-to-face broking not fundamentally necessary’
Technology has been vital during the Covid-19 pandemic as the insurance industry embraced remote working, but will broker investment in technology continue?
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NewsMarkerstudy’s Dan Fiehn joins fintech as chief operating officer
Fiehn leaves after 10 years at Markerstudy
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NewsJMG Group backs management buyout of Gloucester-based broker
JM Glendinning’s chief executive says the acquisition is ‘a textbook example’ of what it wanted to achieve when JMG Group was first established
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NewsZurich inks five-year £105m deal with specialist underwriter
The deal further strengthens Zurich’s strategic relationship with Ardonagh
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NewsEssex-based broker partners with Virgin Money on travel insurance offering
Virgin Money has become the latest addition to the broker’s growing portfolio of partners
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NewsAvailability and affordability of insurance an issue amid Covid-19 – IUA
Despite this, the IUA’s chairman says capital coming into the market is a ‘healthy sign’
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NewsLondon specialty market is ‘vital’ in UK’s post-Covid economic recovery – IUA
The IUA’s membership has grown by 10% in the last 12 months
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NewsNationwide withdraws free European travel insurance for FlexAccount holders
The building society will continue working with Direct Line Group on travel insurance policies for other types of current accounts
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NewsConfidence in MGAs on the up following pandemic dip – Clyde and Co
Interest in the European market has also increased
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NewsPikl partners with price comparison website to bridge home insurance gap
Traditionally, home insurance policies do not cover commercial use of a property, such as letting a room
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NewsInsurers show ‘cautious willingness’ to underwrite fire safety risks on defective cladding – IUA
IUA members have called for a greater focus on quality over cost to make it easier for underwriters providing cover for remediation projects
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NewsPeter Blanc: Opportunities await hungry MGAs
Aston Lark’s group chief executive told delegates at the MGAA conference that differentiating products and catering to a niche is the way forward for MGAs
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NewsEx-Munich Re director joins Ticker as new chief operating officer
Ticker’s founder and chief executive shares ’strong beliefs’ with the new recruit about how a startup should grow in the insurtech sector
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NewsJensten Group makes two executive hires
The appointments support Jensten Group’s mission of providing an alternative home for entrepreneurial mid-market and specialist community brokers
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NewsLloyd’s broker taps software provider amid growth plans
The broker’s chief financial officer says it has ambitious growth plans and is scaling fast
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IT InterviewAndrew Yeoman: Internet of Things could fundamentally change how insurance works
The insurtech’s chief executive believes that IoT is the way forward for the insurance industry because the technology is coming of age
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NewsLemonade launches pet insurance for puppies and kittens
Lemonade’s chief executive and co-founder says the pandemic-driven surge in pet adoption made the new product idea ‘even more obvious’
