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Insurance Times Advent Calendar: Jason Storah

2024-12-24T12:00:00+00:00By Yiannis Kotoulas

For the 24th and last day of advent, Jason Storah, chief executive for general insurance at Aviva UK and Ireland, lists his Christmas wish list for the industry

Insurance Times Advent Calendar: Ian Lloyd

2024-12-20T14:00:00+00:00By Chantal Kapani

For the 20th day of Advent, Ian Lloyd, chief executive at Iprism, reflects on Biba and the industry’s efforts to draw in talent

Insurance Times Advent Calendar: Sonya Bryson

2024-12-19T14:00:00+00:00By Yiannis Kotoulas

For the 19th day of advent, Sonya Bryson, managing director for commercial lines at RSA, discusses the integration of NIG and her three-strong christmas wishlist

Insurance Times Advent Calendar: Stuart Reid

2024-12-18T14:00:00+00:00

For the 18th day of advent, Stuart Reid, chairman at Partners& and Pikl and Insurance Times columnist, offers some industry optimism and wishes for fewer surprises next year

Jason Harris: Connectivity, people and agility are the key pillars for QBE International

2024-12-16T09:00:00+00:00By Yiannis Kotoulas

’Clearly, my predecessor did a fabulous job and a key goal was to keep the good things from his era. But, when he retired, it was time for a different approach,’ says chief executive

Laura Drabik: Spotlighting the ‘hottest new insurtechs’

2024-12-13T12:00:00+00:00By Clare Ruel

’Carriers don’t have time to investigate’ up and coming insurtech propositions, so software firm offers incubation scheme to do the hard work for them

Jo Sykes: Markel UK set ‘to invest in future growth’ for 2025

2024-12-10T08:00:00+00:00By Jon Guy

In particular, schemes with brokers will be a ‘focus’ for the ‘end-to-end’ insurer next year, says divisional director

Nikki Lidster: Zurich UK reinforces ‘people business’ philosophy with investment in underwriters

2024-12-09T07:00:00+00:00By Chantal Kapani

’This investment in our underwriting team is about ensuring that brokers feel supported,’ says head of SME and trading

Insurance Times Advent Calendar: David Nichols

2024-12-04T15:00:00+00:00By Chantal Kapani

For the fourth day of advent, David Nichols, head of retail at Zurich UK, discusses the insurers achievements, regulation and customers

Covéa Insurance does not want to ‘rush and fail’ growth after 2023 job cuts – Georges de Macedo

2024-11-29T08:00:00+00:00By Katie Scott

Despite falling nine places in this year’s Top 50 Insurers report, published by Insurance Times and Insurance DataLab, insurer chief executive believes ‘growth is not difficult’ to achieve

Alan Thomas: Picking ‘up the reins’ at Ripe Insurance

2024-11-27T08:00:00+00:00By Clare Ruel

’What I’ve seen really work for growing businesses and making it successful really depends on how you get something in front of customers that they want,’ says chief executive

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

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

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

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

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

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

Nik Ellis: Tech Champion prize celebrates ‘edgy’ firm that is not afraid of failure

2024-11-04T08:00:00+00:00By Tim Evershed

Managing director says that to stay at the forefront of technology innovation and implementation, businesses must be ‘prepared to evolve’ and have ‘the nerve’ to try new things

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