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Zurich UK blends mid-market and SME divisions in bid for seamless broker experience
’Our broker partners have made it clear that they wish to trade more complex risks digitally, but with the support of underwriters,’ says head of small and medium-sized enterprise and trading
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Jo Sykes: Markel UK set ‘to invest in future growth’ for 2025
In particular, schemes with brokers will be a ‘focus’ for the ‘end-to-end’ insurer next year, says divisional director
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Nikki Lidster: Zurich UK reinforces ‘people business’ philosophy with investment in underwriters
’This investment in our underwriting team is about ensuring that brokers feel supported,’ says head of SME and trading
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Greater 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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Insurance Times Awards 2024: Zurich Insurance delivers 70% improvement in service levels to brokers
Nikki Lidster, head of SME and trading at Zurich Insurance, talks about the firm’s entry for the Excellence in Professional Development – Broker/Insurer/MGA award
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Insurance Times Awards 2024: Digital Broker of the Year finalists announced
Five firms are competing to win the Digital Broker of the Year award at this year’s Insurance Times Awards
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Insurance Times Awards 2024: Compare My Insurance harnessing 'technology and experience'
Mark Thomas, chief executive at Compare My Insurance, discusses the firm’s reasons for entering the Digital Broker of the Year category
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In 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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Jon Dye: Hiscox is third of way through ‘strategy for profitable growth’
UK chief executive flags ‘really good energy’ at the specialist insurer as it targets retail growth ‘between 5% and 15% at the right level of profit’ over four-year strategy duration
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Ben Legg: Open GI homing in on ‘North Star’ of empowering brokers to write better business
’We see our role in the market to empower our brokers to write more and better quality business, as well as improving the lives of anyone using insurance products,’ says chief product officer
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Wayne Jefferson: ‘ETrading will ultimately become more complex’
’We don’t want unwieldy question sets that become way too complicated for a customer and put them off eTrading,’ says head of eTrading
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Theo Duchen: ‘More work to do’ around eTrading complex insurance products
’Complex [risks are] not that easy to compare. [They often have] terms and conditions which need quite a lot of interpretation,’ says co-chief executive
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Jo Musselle: Hiscox targets ‘new distribution deals’ with brokers as part of ‘omnichannel’ strategy
Market-wide appetite ‘to trade more in a digital way’ sees insurer commit to roll out high net worth proposition on eTrade extranet by year-end, says chief underwriting officer
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Acturis details plans following private equity acquisition of majority stake
’We are at the coalface and in a good position to shape and lead the charge’ on eTrading, says chief executive
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Pancentric Digital extends deadline for MGA initiative
’Our focus is on making effective digitisation accessible to as many as possible, driving growth, increasing efficiency and improving margins,’ says founder and director
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More brokers favouring live chat over phone calls for eTrade queries
’We are definitely seeing the shift in terms of brokers enjoying the live chat experience,’ says head of SME trading
The Five Star verdict on eTrading: the factors behind success or failure
With eTrading rapidly evolving, Insurance Times has carried out a webinar exploring what is happening in the fast changing area that is central to the industry’s future in association with Zurich UK.
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