All Issue archive articles – Page 25
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IT Interview
Q&A: NIG offers broker support amid pandemic pressures
Sonya Bryson, NIG’s managing director, talks to Insurance Times about the insurer’s response to the Covid-19 pandemic and highlights how the business has grown over the last year
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IT Interview
Covea continues ‘to put the customer at the heart of everything we do’ – Sue Coffey
Plus, the insurer is working to create virtual touch points with intermediaries as it looks to expand its distribution channels
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News Analysis
FCA test case ruling sends shockwaves through insurance industry
The outcome of the FCA business interruption test case appeal will create a series of intended and unintended consequences for insurers and policyholders alike
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News Analysis
Challenge-laden high street weighs heavily on trade credit insurers – but could premium finance be a solution?
With the Covid-19 pandemic continuing and non-essential retailers being plunged into lockdown again, Insurance Times explores the implications and challenges that the insurance industry are facing
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IT Interview
In Focus: Commercial brokers have ‘felt the pain’ for Covid-affected clients – McCarron Coates
Insurance Times sits down with commercial wheels broker McCarron Coates to explore how the Covid-19 pandemic has impacted its clients and what the sector can expect moving forward
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News
Enterprise Act risks BI payout ‘ticking time bomb’ for insurers, warns law firm
Devonshires’ Stephen Netherway tells Insurance Times how the Enterprise Act could affect business interruption pay-outs following the Supreme Court appeal ruling earlier this month
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News Analysis
Post-Grenfell surveyor PI challenges – opportunity or risk for insurance?
In the aftermath of the Grenfell Tower fire, the EWS1 form was created to address fire safety issues, however a lack of professional indemnity insurance for the surveyors that sign off this form has thrown another spanner in the works. Could finding a solution be a key opportunity for brokers ...
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Features
In Focus: How can brokers not so keen on private equity ensure succession in their business?
Brokers considering their succession planning have more options on the table than just private equity backing. Industry experts share their views…
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Building a boutique broker in the time of Covid-19 – Broadway’s Daniel Lloyd-John
Hitting £500,000 gross written premium just three months after launching specialist boutique broker Broadway Insurance Brokers’s founder and chief executive Daniel Lloyd-John tells Insurance Times about his plans for 2021 and why the North West is the ’perfect place’ for his proposition
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Features
Businesses set to shun D&O cover due to sky-high premiums
As the coronavirus pandemic puts directors’ and officers’ premiums into overdrive, Insurance Times takes a look at potential claims risks and trends in this section of the market
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IT Interview
‘Personal relationships really matter in this industry’ – SRG’s Downey
SRG boss Warren Downey learned his trade from some of the best and brightest names within UK broking – he tells Insurance Times his story and route to leadership
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‘Being prepared is key’ – FSCS chief executive Caroline Rainbird on navigating the next financial crisis
The Covid-19 pandemic has seen businesses work in “unprecedented circumstances”, according to the FSCS chief executive. She tells Insurance Times how the pandemic has allowed the firm to think differently
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IT Interview
Customer engagement set to be boosted by greater use of digital and AI, says Ageas claims director
With the Covid-19 pandemic accelerating both customer and staff comfort in using digital communications and processes, insurer and customer engagement is expected to go up a notch in 2021, predicts UK claims boss
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News Analysis
Insurers must ‘adjust reserves accordingly’ as PI ruling will ‘significantly add’ to claims costs
The Swift v Carpenter ruling set the bar for accommodation costs in personal injury cases involving a long life expectancy and low interest rates, but what is the financial domino effect on insurers? Insurance Times takes a closer look
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Features
Changing agricultural trends set to influence farmers’ insurance needs – McLarens
Leaving the European Union will mean plenty of change for UK farmers, including the diversification of crops away from just food production. Insurance Times explores how this will impact on farmers’ insurance requirements as the agriculture sector’s risk profile grows
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News Analysis
ComparetheMarket fine exposes perils of ‘most favoured nation’ clauses
’Most favoured nation’ clauses have existed longer than there have been PCWs, but ComparetheMarket’s recent fine shows how they can undermine the market