All articles by Katie Scott – Page 13
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NewsBrokers must look to their business models to combat costs of regulation
Compliance expert explains that ‘a lot of brokers don’t understand the value of their time’
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NewsM&A activity in the MGA market is not fuelled by private equity – MUM
Plus, data is becoming increasingly important as it provides ’some real insight into your numbers’, which insurers want, says chief executive
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NewsStuart Reid takes on third non-exec director role with specialist MGA
Reid believes the firm has ‘huge potential’ and will help brokers ‘to cement their role as clients’ risk advisors’
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AnalysisBriefing: More insurers need to think outside the box to mitigate cost of living crisis
Insurers must step into the breach once more to support consumers – but how many are actually willing to reduce monthly installment plan premium uplifts?
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NewsDigitalisation 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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AnalysisOpinion: 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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NewsPanellists 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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AnalysisBriefing: 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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News‘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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News‘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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NewsThe 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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NewsLMG 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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AnalysisBriefing: 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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NewsUrban 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 InterviewToby 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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NewsBrokers 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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NewsRSA 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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AnalysisBriefing: 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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NewsAviva 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
