All articles by Katie Scott – Page 11
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NewsAmanda Blanc: Aviva is ‘not in any way vulnerable’
Following the ‘seismic move’ to divest non-UK, Ireland and Canada-based businesses, group chief executive confirms that Aviva has a ‘strength and performance that we didn’t have before’
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NewsAviva’s COR for UK and Ireland GI business worsens to 95.6% for 2022’s H1
The insurer attributes profitability dip to post-pandemic claims uptick and the occurrence of more severe weather events
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NewsAllianz’s eTrading capabilities are ‘on an improving path’ – but still have ‘a long way to go’
Digitalisation in commercial lines is ‘not impossible’, but it is flagging behind digital progress in personal lines ‘for good reason’, says commercial lines boss
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NewsGRP’s Birmingham-based hub appoints new managing director
Incoming managing director describes the business as a ‘high growth, acquisitive and dynamic broker with ambitious future plans’
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NewsTribunal reverses £17.9m Compare the Market anti-competition fine
Tribunal panel rules that prior Competition and Markets Authority decision was based on ‘no reliable evidence’
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IT InterviewColm Holmes: ‘Strong relationships’ with brokers is ‘a core part of our strategy’
Chief executive believes half-year growth in 2022 secures firm’s status as ‘the number one P&C insurer in the UK’
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IT InterviewSimon McGinn: Clarifying ‘challenging’ BI wordings could lead to ‘narrowing the cover’
Insurers must help brokers carve out more time to have ‘critical’ client conversations around what policies do and do not cover, says commercial lines chief executive
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NewsRates ‘will need to increase’ to accommodate high inflation – Allianz Holdings
Amid predicted inflation increases and an impending recession, insurer boss has fears around underinsurance and incorrect indexation in the commercial market
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NewsPIB Group records 78% increase in adjusted ebitda for 2021
The intermediary consolidation business also grew its revenue by 52% over the course of last year
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NewsAllianz Holdings’ operating profit falls 42% in H1 2022 due to motor uptick, inflation and storms
The insurer’s COR has also worsened, despite the business growing its total revenue by 5% in the first six months of the year and commercial lines GWP improving by 10%
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NewsNuVenture International launches product recall MGA
New MGA hopes to fill gap in niche market that ‘many of the major carriers don’t have the time and knowledge to commit to’
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NewsAxa prepares for ‘potential claims’ from Ukraine and Russia war through exposed lines
Some of the insurer’s crisis management policies, for example, have been ‘triggered because of the war in Ukraine’, says group chief financial officer
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NewsAxa XL records 6% dip in H1 2022 revenue after cutting natural catastrophe reinsurance exposure
Insurer chief executive notes that the subsidiary still has the ability ‘to generate earnings totally in line with our objectives’
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NewsAxa’s UK and Ireland P&C revenue grows by 3% in H1 2022
The insurer’s group deputy chief executive additionally outlines two ‘headwinds’ impacting Axa’s group-wide P&C COR of 93.7%
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NewsAxa launches €1bn share buyback following ‘very good performance’ in H1 2022
The new scheme will operate alongside the share buyback programme set to follow Axa Germany’s sale of its closed life and pensions portfolio
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IT InterviewAventum flaunts independent status to attract talent amid consolidation landscape
Wholesale broker and parent firm attribute ‘phenomenal growth’ to attracting the right talent and building ‘a really good culture’ based on steering clear of consolidation
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NewsJM Glendinning Professional Risks promotes internally for new managing director
The candidate came up trumps after a ‘rigorous recruitment process’
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NewsThe Clear Group grows ebitda by 76% in 2021
Group chief executive says latest financial results provide ‘an excellent base from which we can continue to deliver on our growth strategy’
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NewsRate rises of 300% have ‘not been uncommon’ in London’s cyber market
Despite ‘no material change in exposure’, insurers in the London market are wary of cyber risks and are upping premiums by 100% on average, as well as reducing capacity, says broker’s head of cyber
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IT InterviewAventum Group embraces trading London market-based risks via digital platforms
Although face-to-face conversations are crucial in the London market, SME and some simpler risks can be traded through digital platforms ‘to make it easier for agents to access’
