Insurer Interviews – Page 4
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Colm Holmes: Allianz wants ‘to be number one’ in eTrading
The insurer’s chief executive wants ‘to be the best’ at digitally trading with brokers, aiming to have ‘80% of risks priced within an hour and digitally delivered to a broker’
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Will Edwards: ‘Rate of change is not going to slow down’ despite five star eTrading victory
Zurich’s eTrading journey has evolved from lowest on the leader board in 2018 to being among the high fliers in 2022, based on broker feedback. Insurance Times gets the lowdown on the insurer’s transformation so far…
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Corinne Pringle: QBE wants to ‘push the boundaries of eTrade’
The insurer is focused on ‘increasing the appetite of our products so that brokers can really trade from the micro to the larger SMEs on the same platforms’
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Daniel Burton: NIG is targeting ‘real-time service levels’ for eTrading with brokers
Focusing on ‘automating underwriting rules and reviewing question sets’ will help the insurer stay ‘ahead of the competition’, says its head of broker eTrade
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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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Maria Crockart: Aviva acknowledges ‘demand from brokers for better’ eTrading responses
The insurer’s digital trading and automation director is adamant that the firm wants to ’bring the best of Aviva’ to its eTrading functionality for brokers
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Richard Coleman: Charitable ownership ensures ‘high standards’ at Ecclesiastical
UKGI managing director tells Insurance Times how having a charitable purpose ‘brings out the best in us’ as the insurer eyes growth in ‘areas where we have pretty low market penetration’
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Lee Mooney: RSA’s commercial lines business is ‘nothing without our broker partners’
RSA’s commercial lines managing director explains how the insurer’s three-pronged approach aims to improve broker service and encourage ‘growth mode’
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Zurich reaps five star reward from constantly listening to broker feedback
The insurer has been steadily climbing the Five Star Rating Report rankings for both personal and commercial lines. Insurance Times finds out what is behind this trajectory
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Sarah Mallaby: Partnering with brokers on schemes is ‘a real bright spot’ for Axa UK
The insurer wants ‘to work with all brokers’, according to its distribution and trading director
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RSA UK&I boss Ken Norgrove responds to two star broker service result
The chief executive admits that RSA’s broker service has been ‘at best average’
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‘Doing what we say we will do’ leads Covéa Insurance to five star rating in 2022’s commercial lines report
Brokers have a ‘right to expect’ promises to be delivered, says commercial operations and distribution director
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Q&A: Insurance industry will be ‘exposed’ to e-commerce giants if too commoditised - Markel UK
Insurance Times’ head of research Savan Shah speaks to John Dawson, broker sales director at Markel UK, about the firm’s latest developments on its etrading platform
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Q&A: Zurich strives to be ‘most agile insurer in the UK’ following SME etrade investment
Insurance Times’ head of research Savan Shah speaks to Michelle Taylor, UK head of sales and distribution at Zurich, about the firm’s latest developments on its etrading platform
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Q&A: Aviva wants to ‘stretch the boundaries of what digital trading can offer’
Insurance Times’ head of research Savan Shah speaks to David Hockey, head of SME commercial trading at Aviva, about the insurer’s latest developments on its etrading platform
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Aviva recaptures commercial line five star rating following broker engagement drive
The insurer has pursued ‘rigorous engagement’ with brokers in an effort to be ‘visible and engaged’ during the Covid-19 pandemic
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Selling commercial arm enables Ageas UK ‘to do exactly what we intend’ in personal lines market
The insurer’s chief executive believes ‘average just isn’t good enough’
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Markel UK attributes four star report rating to sustainability focus
The insurer has also sought to ensure that Covid-19 has not been ‘an excuse not to pay’ claims, says divisional director
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Aviva responds to broker feedback with underwriter footprint growth and risk appetite clarity
Chief distribution officer says the insurer must be ‘much better at articulating’ to brokers the areas where it is ‘hungry for growth’
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Q&A: AIG ‘confident’ that it offers ‘one of the best etrading experiences in the UK’
Insurance Times’ head of research Savan Shah speaks to Claire Faulding, UK etrade manager at AIG, about the firm’s latest developments on its etrading platform