All articles by Katie Scott – Page 12
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Digitalisation drives ‘personalised’ and ‘trusted’ industry future, says BrokerFest keynote speaker
Axa Retail boss set to discuss the insurance sector’s digitalisation journey at industry-leading conference
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Analysis
Opinion: Value add support services must be promoted to avoid cover corner cutting
Editor Katie Scott discusses the role of insurance firms and risk management amid current inflationary pressures
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Panellists to urge brokers to examine ESG credentials more closely at BrokerFest 2022
Expert panel prepares to talk through insurance sector’s role in the UK’s route to net zero at industry-leading conference
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Briefing: Broker consolidation debate set to heat up at BrokerFest 2022
Panellists prepare to discuss the pros and cons of consolidation on the broker market, exploring whether it is a ‘natural culmination point’ or a survival tool
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‘Digestible’ innovation around systemic risks to be discussed at BrokerFest 2022
Systemic risks present a ‘growing credibility gap’ for the insurance sector that must be addressed, says broker leader
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‘One size doesn’t fit all’ when it comes to broker consolidation – The Clear Group
Consolidation is a ‘natural feature’ of the broking market to ‘allow succession’, says executive chairman
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The Clear Group buys ‘real prize’ London broker to ‘get greater critical mass’
Broker’s executive chairman speaks exclusively to Insurance Times, detailing the drivers behind its second largest acquisition to date
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LMG identifies six metrics designed to secure London market’s global competitiveness
The trade body outlines ‘six priority initiatives’ through which the insurance industry’s ‘competitiveness agenda can start to be established and measured’
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Analysis
Briefing: Staged e-scooter accidents are ‘already happening’ and leading to ‘questionable’ claims
With pandemic-related fraud dwindling, insurance fraud experts believe the next emerging risk will come from the insurtech sector
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Urban Jungle raises £16.5m in latest series A funding round
The insurtech plans to enter new markets following the funding boost, as well as create 100 new jobs
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IT Interview
Toby Clegg: Clegg Gifford to tap into ‘distribution heft’ of new parent Markerstudy
The chief executive is also looking to achieve four ‘ambitious milestones’ in 2022, including growing the broker’s retail branch network
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Analysis
‘Significant spike’ in tool theft claims poses fraud risk
With ‘the value of these individual claims getting higher’, insurance fraud experts must be alive to cost of living linked inflated claims from end customers and tradespeople
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Brokers are ‘safe haven’ for M&A capital
Amid record amounts of M&A, independent brokers can showcase their status to build customers, while consolidation potentially makes room for broking startups – if they can pass regulatory muster
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RSA chief operating officer moves to head up personal lines business
A senior leadership reshuffle signals the start of ‘RSA’s next chapter’, says UK and international boss
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Analysis
Briefing: Brokers don’t have to be jack of all trades – it’s time to tap into insurtech
Furthermore, brokers can utilise data to disrupt other sections of the regulated financial services market, looking to offer adjacent services to clients, says network’s head of sales
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Aviva reports 5% general insurance GWP uptick for 2022’s first quarter
But the insurer’s UK COR for general insurance has worsened by 7.3 percentage points year-on-year
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IT Interview
Nick Hobbs: Allianz plans to ‘reorientate’ itself to ‘make new broker friends’
Building connections with ‘more brokers we don’t trade with’ will help fuel ‘intelligent growth’, says chief distribution and regions officer
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Brokers’ commission must be ‘reflective of the value’ provided to customers, says FCA
The regulator’s executive director of consumers and competition emphasised that brokers must not recommend a product based on their own remuneration, although ‘high prices may sometimes be appropriate’
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Analysis
Briefing: FCA backs Biba on FSCS levy reductions, but admits change ‘will take some time’
Despite some alignment in thinking, Biba’s chair still believes the regulator needs to take ‘a long, hard look at its own responsibilities and approach to our low risk sector’
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Sheldon Mills: FCA does not have ‘one-size-fits-all approach to regulation’
Achieving balance between the regulator’s 4,500 staff and the 55,000 firms its regulates is a challenge, notes the executive director