All articles by Matt Scott – Page 6
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Insurance2025 debate: Who will win the distribution battle - incumbents or insurtechs?
Incumbents have the expertise and the capital, but the pace of technological change means it is highly like that new ecosystems will emerge. Which stakeholder will dominate distribution?
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Insurers failing customers with poor communications
New research reveals insurance industry is lagging behind other highly regulated industries when it comes to effective customer communication
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Insurer CEO pay slides despite continued profits
Average total remuneration falls by almost a third, but basic pay still on the up as pre-tax profits grow by 5%
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ThingCo looks to shake up telematics as it takes on the mass market
Telematics has long been restricted to the young driver niche, but Mike Brockman’s ThingCo is looking to shake things up with a fresh approach to telematics technology and a revolutionary solar powered device
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How the internet of things is changing the future of insurance
Vodafone head of business development (IoT) Phil Skipper says the future of insurance lies very much in the connected nature of the modern world
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Pukka's passion for charity paves way for industry to be seen in better light
Pukka founder Sam White speaks to Insurance Times about the importance of giving back, and how she empowers her staff to support the communities they live and work in
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Gefion falls below solvency requirement in latest regulatory filing
The unrated Danish insurer reported a solvency coverage ratio of just 72% in its Solvency and Financial Condition Report for 2018, forcing the executive management team to take action
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Exclusive FOS data reveals motor insurance drives complaints about insurers
The Financial Ombudsman Service received almost twice as many complaints about car and motorcycle insurance in the six months to March than any other product
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Revealed: which insurer took the gold this year on underwriting performance?
Can Hastings hold on to top spot? Insurance Times analysis of annual underwriting results reveals which insurers took the gold, silver and bronze across several league tables, and which was judged overall as the top performing firm
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Cyber E&O blunders ramp up mis-selling dangers for brokers
Law firm Browne Jacobson has seen an increase in the number of cases where brokers are accused of mis-selling, or even not selling, cyber insurance
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Are you getting paid what you deserve? Salary Survey reveals industry pay
Read the 2019 Insurance Times Salary Survey to find out what you should be getting paid, and where to move to maximise your salary
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Salary Survey: Average pay by job role revealed
Insurance Times has again teamed up with specialist recruitment firm IDEX Consulting to bring you the latest news on salary movements and job prospects across the UKGI landscape
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Salary Survey: See where your firm ranks on women's pay
The average insurance industry pay gap between the genders has worsened over the past 12 months. Insurance Times analysis ranks 34 brokers and 42 insurers and assesses whether they are paying women more or less than last year
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Steve White: Technology is changing the way we work, and you need to embrace it to succeed
The BIBA chief said brokers needed to embrace technological change if they are to be successful in a forward-thinking insurance world
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Exclusive: More than half of brokers fear for the future of their business as market uncertainty grows
Research from the Society of Insurance Broking found that uncertainty in the market is creating fear among brokers, but that building customer trust remains the key to success
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Motorists becoming more comfortable with lying to insurers
But Lexis Nexis says telematics could be the key to educating customers and fighting back against fraud
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Young drivers worst for lying about their motor insurance
More than one quarter of drivers aged 18-34 think it is ok to intentionally damage or abandon a vehicle in order to claim for a total loss
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Zurich launches new broker trading portal
Zurich Online goes live for brokers to trade SME and specialty business
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Inside the quirky world of structural defects insurance with CRL’s Steve Mansour
Insurance Times spoke to the chief executive of CRL to find out more about structural defects insurance and how the business broke the near-monopoly of a market leader