All Research & Special reports articles – Page 5
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Markel UK crowned three-time champion in five-star commercial lines report
Markel UK has received a five-star rating from brokers for three years running in Insurance Times’s Five Star Rating Report: Commercial Lines. The insurer shares the secrets of its success and explains why the pandemic was a key opportunity
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Revealed: Two commercial lines insurers awarded five stars each by brokers
The results are in from this year’s Five Star Rating Report: Commercial Lines – which insurers and brokers were ranked as best in their field? Can you guess?
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Briefing: Personal lines brokers stuggle with pricing on three fronts
Personal lines brokers surveyed in our five-star report reveal their pricing challenges
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‘Feedback not reflective of broker dialogue’ after another disappointing Five Star result – RSA
The insurer said it would welcome a higher rating in Insurance Times’s Five Star Rating Report – Personal Lines 2020/2021, as this is not reflective of its broker dialogue
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Broker service Q&A LexisNexis: How motor insurance underwriting and pricing could evolve
Insurance Times speaks to LexisNexis Risk Solutions about the challenges ahead for brokers operating in the personal lines market
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MGA Q&A: Capacity renewals could be tougher post-Covid says Markerstudy
Insurance Times catches up with Amanda Fox, head of broker management and product governance at Markerstudy, who says the business is remaining true to its roots despite the ongoing pandemic uncertainty
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Top 50 Insurers 2020 digital edition
The definitive ranking of the UK’s Top 50 Insurers by Insurance Times is here. Who claimed the number one spot in UK general insurance? Was it you? Catch the preview here…
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MGA Q&A: Focus says ‘human touch’ is critical to offering high quality service to brokers
Focus’s founding director John Finch tells Insurance Times why it is important for the firm’s broker panel to have a human touch
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UK Motor Focus: Should the government remove IPT for young drivers using telematics policies?
Following the House of Commons’ Transport Select Committee’s inquiry into the reasons why young drivers are at a higher risk of being involved in road traffic collisions, industry professionals share their views on one of the main solutions proposed to the government
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Broker service Q&A Covéa Insurance: ‘Our aim is to make our required return on capital’
Insurance Times speaks to Covéa Insurance’s director of distribution in personal lines Sue Coffey about the five service areas being explored in the broker survey
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Broker Service Q&A - Markel: ‘We didn’t batten down the hatches when Covid-19 struck’
Insurance Times speaks to Markel UK about the strategic developments over the last 12 months about the five service areas being explored in the broker survey
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MGA Q&A: Insurance products need to be assessed in light of the Covid-19 pandemic says DOA
DOA Underwriting’s director Phillip Oliver speaks to Insurance Times about the MGA’s plans for 2020 as well as how he thinks the coronavirus outbreak will continue to affect insurers, brokers and MGAs
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UK Motor Focus: Automated lane keeping tech could cause insurers’ claims costs to spiral
With the liability for autonomous vehicles placed at the doorstep of insurers, Insurance Times explores how the recent government consultation on automated lane keeping technology could prove to be a headache for insurers amid a growing list of safety concerns
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Broker Service Q&A: Covéa Insurance: Our Claims team was redeployed quickly to hundreds of homeworking locations
Insurance Times speaks to Covéa Insurance’s director of commercial operations & distribution Keith Hector about the five service areas being explored in the broker survey
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MGA Q&A: Midas Underwriting says home working may become ‘long-term strategy’ post Covid
Insurance Times catches up with Andy Baughan, chief executive for personal lines at Midas Underwriting, to find out how the MGA has reacted to the coronavirus pandemic as well as what it has up its sleeve for broker partners…
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Broker Scheme Focus: Should brokers take some responsibility for customers with unpaid Covid BI claims?
Insurance Times gets different perspectives on whether scheme brokers should share the blame when it comes to unsatisfied business interruption customers left with unpaid claims due to the coronavirus pandemic
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MGA Q&A: Gresham Underwriting says ‘meeting broker demands is key’
Gresham Underwriting’s chief underwriting officer, Robert Munden speaks to Insurance Times about why brokers are at the centre of what the MGA does
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Top 50 Brokers 2020 digital edition
The definitive ranking of the UK’s Top 50 brokers by Insurance Times in association with IMAS is here, who claimed the number one spot? Did you?
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Broker Scheme Focus: FCA test case result has ‘amplified’ impact on broker schemes
Insurance Times speaks to experts across the sector to find out how broker schemes will be affected by the recent test case verdict on the interpretation of business interruption policy wordings for Covid-19 claims