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Travel insurance cancellation claims on the rise – Gallagher Bassett

2024-09-18T13:30:00+01:00By Simon Hoskin

Simon Hoskin, director of travel at Gallagher Bassett, explains what the surge in travel cancellation claims means for holidaymakers and insurers

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Chris Rolland: ‘Doing the right thing’ as a competitive advantage

2024-09-09T07:00:00+01:00By Yiannis Kotoulas

’That flight to quality that we’ve seen across the insurance industry in the past few years has become more important, especially in travel insurance,’ says chief executive

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Insurers play ball with large sporting events

2024-07-23T07:00:00+01:00By Trevor Hemsley

With the Paris Olympics starting this week, Insurance Times takes a closer look at coverage trends and developments hitting the large sporting events market

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Insurer in legal battle as farmers plough on in Covid BI row

2024-07-16T09:55:00+01:00By Jon Guy

’We have recently issued and served group action proceedings,’ says law firm

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Premium increases needed to curb insurers’ crimping returns – BI

2024-07-05T09:00:00+01:00By Isobel Rafferty

Insurers’ battles against inflation, high costs and premium rates will be a key theme in 2024, according to the firm

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Duncan Pritchard: MGA model’s power allows for a ‘nimble’ response

2024-06-27T07:00:00+01:00By Chantal Kapani

’Covid gave MGAs an opportunity to showcase themselves,’ says founder and managing director

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Briefing: Brave faces all round as conference anticipates verdict on insurer service

2024-05-08T09:00:00+01:00By Jon Guy

Are insurers acknowledging that access to underwriters has been detrimentally affected by hybrid working? Will brokers hear a more positive news story on insurer service at Biba’s 2024 conference?

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New suggestions made for BI policy wordings in insurance book

2024-02-20T14:00:00+00:00By Chantal Kapani

’This report addresses topics identified by the BI community,’ says chair

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Personalised cover key for UK travel insurance customers – Cover Genius

2024-01-04T08:00:00+00:00By Clare Ruel

Covid-19 was a catalyst for change in many lines, but travel insurance saw a major shift as UK consumers have become ’more savvy’

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Moving to the cloud ‘inevitable’ for smaller brokers

2023-06-13T07:00:00+01:00By Clare Ruel

’We’re now in the middle of the biggest transformation that we’ve ever seen in the insurance industry,’ says vice president

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The responsibility insurers and brokers need to have to SMEs

2023-05-22T10:52:00+01:00By Chantal Kapani

“[We are] seeing a generation of businesses which are different to what they were before,” says head of SME

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Insurance managers trying to do ‘more with less’ as workloads rise

2023-04-24T06:30:00+01:00By Chantal Kapani

‘If managers aren’t thriving, the organisation won’t be either,’ managing director says

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Insurers’ service for brokers is still key challenge – Bravo Networks

2023-04-17T06:30:00+01:00By Katie Scott

Managing director believes ‘a perfect storm’ of factors has impacted insurers’ service for their broker partners – however, the situation is ‘getting into a better place’

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The Big Question April 2023: How can the insurance industry help improve current motor repair network models?

2023-03-30T12:35:00+01:00By Isobel Rafferty

Repairers are key to the success of settling motor claims, but the sector continues to face significant challenges. Insurance Times asks industry leaders where firms can help

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How Covid-19 has accelerated digital adoption in the insurance industry

The last 12 months have been difficult and challenging for us all. But in extremely challenging conditions, we’ve seen just how resilient, agile and adaptable businesses can be. In the insurance industry, there’s been a clear increase of digital and technological adoption, with brokers and insurers alike taking the opportunity to accelerate existing plans.

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