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The working from home diaries: Tim Ryan

Insurance Age finds out how Tim Ryan, executive chairman of Ryan's and the Una Alliance, has adapted to changes in working practices amid the Covid-19 outbreak.




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The working from home diaries: Paul Beck

Insurance Age finds out how Paul Beck, managing director at Direct Insurance Corporate Risks, has adapted to changes in working practices amid the Covid-19 outbreak.




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The working from home diaries: Tom Bartleet

Insurance Age finds out how Tom Bartleet, CEO of Erskine Murray, has adapted to changes in working practices amid the Covid-19 outbreak.




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Kingsbridge and Fresh-owner Vantage aims for £500m premium

Exclusive: CEO Jacquie Boast has restructured the business with Fresh CEO Mike Wall exiting and 75 staff leaving the business as she seeks to position Vantage for growth.




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The working from home diaries: Norrie Erwin

Insurance Age finds out how Norrie Erwin, managing director at Carrot Insurance, has adapted to changes in working practices amid the Covid-19 outbreak.




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La Playa hit by phishing scam

Exclusive: The HNW broker apologised after one of its email accounts was compromised by fraudsters.




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The working from home diaries: Sharon Beckett

Insurance Age finds out how Be Wiser CEO Sharon Beckett has adapted to changes in working practices amid the Covid-19 outbreak.




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Covid-19: Are brokers taking pay cuts to get through the crisis?

After Aon stated that 70% of its staff are expected to take reductions in salary as the business tackles the economic impact of the coronavirus, other UK brokers reveal a mixed approach to the situation.




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The working from home diaries: Barry O'Neill

Insurance Age finds out how Home & Legacy MD Barry O'Neill has adapted to changes in working practices amid the Covid-19 outbreak.




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Opinion: Biba's Steve White on supporting customers and colleagues through coronavirus

Challenging times require lateral thinking: By collaborating the sector can help customers and each other through the pandemic, says Steve White




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Biba announces board changes

Board members serve a maximum term of six years.




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Opinion: Partners&'s Phil Barton on why focusing on price is harming the industry

What price peace of mind? Who is up for jumping out of a plane with a cheap parachute strapped to their back? Phil Barton ponders why insurance is often bought on price




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The working from home diaries: Steve Smith

MD of Smith Greenfield, Steve Smith, shares how he is coping with running his business amid the UK lockdown.




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RSA reports “strong results” after “disappointing” 2018

Performance at group and UK & International level improved and COR was 95.0% as the business noted the impact of discipline and portfolio exits.




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RSA is "getting its mojo back" says UK boss Scott Egan

Egan points to growth in RSA's regional commercial broker book as UK business moves back into profit.




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Covid-19: Brokers ban meetings and push remote working

Updated: The largest brokers in the UK revealed measures in place to protect staff and customers from coronavirus.




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LV's underwriting profit falls by 39% in 2019

But CEO Steve Treloar says premiums in the provider's broker business has grown by 24% after Allianz's personal lines business transferred to LV.




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Q&A: Polaris managing director Vivek Banga

Polaris celebrated 25 years last year and also had a MD change with Vivek Banga taking the top spot. Banga catches up with Jonathan Swift about the future of e-trade and the role brokers can play.




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Covid-19: Stephen Catlin heads up industry steering group on pandemic response

The group, which has members including Aviva's Maurice Tulloch and RSA's Stephen Hester, is working closely with Pool Re to develop solutions to the crisis.




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Catlin calls on industry to repair reputation following Covid-19 response

Exclusive: Stephen Catlin slams "unfortunate" lack of sympathy to policyholders in messages from the sector and pushes back at claim that the industry steering group on pandemic response is a PR gimmick.




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Gary Hoffman resigns from Hastings

Hoffman, currently non-executive chairman, was CEO of the business between 2012 and 2018 and led it through an IPO in 2015.




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Research reveals insurance claims among the most likely to succeed in courts

Law firm warns insurance sector will be under scrutiny as the level of litigation is predicted to rise as a result of Covid-19.




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Covid-19: QBE latest provider facing legal action after denying BI claims

Simon Sloane, partner at law firm Fieldfisher, says over 40 policyholders in the dental sector are interested in pursuing action.




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Home premiums stable in Q1 2017 according to AA Index

However premiums are set to go up and will also be hit by a 2% IPT increase from June this year.




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Sentiment survey Spring 2017: The results

Discount rate cuts, regulation changes, FCA warnings and failing unrated providers were among the hot topics we quizzed brokers on in the latest Sentiment Survey.




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Broking profits soar at Gallagher in 2017

Consolidator reveals rising revenue for the final quarter and full year.




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Aggregators eating into SME business – GlobalData

Research shows brokers are adapting to digital changes.




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The stats: Doing the deal

Consolidators have focused their attention on medium-sized brokers, the latest IMAS figures reveal




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Car premiums continue to drop in Q3 2018 according to AA

Customers benefiting from 10% yearly fall.




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Broking success: Richard Hames, M&DH Insurance Services' managing director

Building a broker: M&DH Insurance Services’ managing director Richard Hames tells Insurance Age why the construction and manufacturing specialist is focused on growth and how the broker is overcoming the current challenging market.




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Blog: Open or closed - the branch dilemma facing brokers

As the first working week of self-isolation comes to a close for many, Insurance Age content director Jonathan Swift looks at the stance brokers are taking in terms shutting up shop or keeping their branches open.




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In-depth - liability: Are D&O rates being held captive?

With rates down and claims up, brokers are facing a new reality in the directors & officers market. Martin Friel reports




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ReSolution Underwriting buys Trilogy MGA

MD Chris Blackwell will continue to lead Trilogy as the MGA states it does not expect any changes to the business following the deal.




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Ethos Broking buys Compass member

The organisation purchased Hughes & King for an undisclosed sum adding £4m in GWP to its business as it presses on with pipeline amid Covid-19.




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Insurance Covid-Cast - episode two: What are insurtechs doing to rebalance the bad publicity around insurance and Covid-19?

In the second of a new series of video casts brought to you by Insurance Age and Insurance Post while our journalists are in isolation lockdown we discuss how insurtechs are seeking to create positive customer stories to redress the negative media coverage.




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Covéa reveals £22.3m underwriting loss in 2019

Provider also posts increases in GWP and profit after tax as it reports "disappointing" personal motor result impacted by claims inflation and a "lower than anticipated" Ogden rate.




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Covid-19: Celebrity chef joins firms attacking Hiscox over BI cover

Reports state star chef Raymond Blanc has slammed Hiscox for not paying out after he was forced to close his restaurants and pubs in the wake of the coronavirus outbreak.




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Insurance Covid-Cast - episode four: How insurance companies are rising up to help communities and keep society open during the Coronavirus crisis

In the latest episode of Insurance Post and Insurance Age’s new series of video casts brought to you while our journalists are in isolation lockdown we discuss how insurance companies are seeking to make a difference within local communities during lockdown.




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Hiscox Action Group appoints big-hitting legal firm to represent members in BI row

The group of companies criticising Hiscox for refusing to pay out BI claims as a result of the coronavirus says it is also in "advanced talks" with a litigation funder to underwrite its entire legal costs as dispute hots up.




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Insurance Covid-Cast - episode five: Could the FOS be key to help bring clarity and nix growing number of SME BI complaints

In the latest episode of Insurance Post and Insurance Age’s new series of video casts brought to you while our journalists are in isolation lockdown we discuss the ongoing confusion around business interruption cover, and what is needed to bring some clarity to the situation




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Covid-19: Hiscox Action Group gets funding for BI litigation

Harbour Litigation Funding will pay Mishcon de Reya to review the claims business owners have against Hiscox.




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Insurance Covid-Cast episode seven: Empathetic, sympathetic and offering strategic guidance – how brokers are managing clients in lockdown

In the latest episode of Insurance Post and Insurance Age’s new series of video casts brought to you while our journalists are in isolation lockdown we discuss how brokers maintain their ‘trusted adviser’ status during these difficult time.




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Covid-19: Allianz latest insurer in legal BI firing line

Edwin Coe is representing a group of businesses with the insurer’s Resilience policy wording.




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Insurance Covid-Cast episode eight: What is the insurance supply chain doing to keep the sector moving during the Covid-19 lockdown?

In the latest episode of Insurance Post and Insurance Age’s new series of video casts brought to you while our journalists are in isolation lockdown we brought together a diverse group of businesses to discuss how the supply chain has forged deeper strategic – and personal - relationships with partners over the last six weeks.




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Insurance Covid Cast Episode Nine: Could Tiger King Joe Exotic cut it as a fraud fighter or handle big cats at Lloyd’s?

In the latest Insurance Post and Insurance Age video cast brought to you while our journalists are in isolation lockdown we present first in an irregular series - Covid Culture Club - where we discuss things to watch and do at home.




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Tarian Underwriting unveils cyber platform

Business said the new system will make its specialist cyber cover available to regional brokers.




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Castel enters construction market with new offering

Sector has recently been troubled by hardening capacity and cover shortages.




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XO launches PI offering for freelancers

Company said the product is also suitable for SMEs with turnover below £1.5m.




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Cyber guide launched by Society of Insurance Broking

The document has been developed to help brokers recommend the right cyber cover for their clients.




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Allianz launches mid-market cyber offering

Cyber Select offers breach prevention and management to businesses with turnover up to £350m.