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FCA review on rule simplification offers ‘opportunity’ to forge ‘proportionate’ framework – Jon Dye

2024-11-26T08:00:00+00:00By

The chief executive says Consumer Duty marked ‘a significant regulatory change’ that ‘has involved a good deal of work’ to implement and embed successfully within the insurer’s operations

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Georges de Macedo: Chief exec promotes five pillar plan to keep Covéa Insurance in the black

2024-11-11T08:00:00+00:00By

Covéa Group sends Frenchman across the Channel to spearhead British business because ‘the situation in the UK required some action’

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Jon Dye: Hiscox is third of way through ‘strategy for profitable growth’

2024-10-07T07:00:00+01:00By

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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Nick Line: ‘Better representation’ at senior underwriter level needed

2024-09-26T07:00:00+01:00By

Markel International’s chief underwriting officer talks attracting and retaining underwriting talent

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Insurers will need to take the pain if they are to make the most of AI – Esure

2024-09-10T07:00:00+01:00By

Having the right underlying systems in place to support AI functionality is crucial, according to insurer’s chief customer officer

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Markel’s success relies on ‘having the right people’ to pick up broker calls

2024-09-04T07:00:00+01:00By

A business can have the ’best trained staff, but if employees are not willing to pick up the phone, no amount of technology will make a difference,’ says underwriting director

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Jason Storah: Insurance must be ‘more deliberate’ in ‘attracting and fostering talent’

2024-08-28T07:00:00+01:00By

Aviva seeks to collaborate with brokers on ‘really valuable’ talent attraction, alongside continuing to invest in measures designed to bolster brokers’ businesses and cement working partnerships

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Mark Lomas: ‘Broader’ perspectives needed to address ‘complex’ risk landscape

2024-08-19T08:00:00+01:00By

Lloyd’s head of culture talks about the importance of inclusion in an effective insurance market ahead of this year’s Dive In festival

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James Slaughter: Apollo’s CUO on the importance of vision and a ‘gin and tonic document’

2024-08-19T07:00:00+01:00By

’This sector is a fabulous industry, but fraught with unsolved problems,’ says chief underwriting officer

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Jo Musselle: Hiscox targets ‘new distribution deals’ with brokers as part of ‘omnichannel’ strategy

2024-08-09T07:00:00+01:00By

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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Ramesh Singh: ‘Watch this space’ as Aviva bolsters financial lines with new talent

2024-08-08T07:00:00+01:00By

The industry should ‘watch this space’ for developments in financial lines, says underwriting director

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Geoff Carter: How scale, strategy and a ‘barbell approach’ to underwriting is keeping Sabre so profitable

2024-08-01T07:00:00+01:00By

’We won’t ever be the biggest, but we do want to be the most profitable,’ says chief executive

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