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Arch’s Danskin on the power of service
View from the Top: Stuart Danskin, director of underwriting for Arch UK’s regional division, says platinum-level service shouldn’t be reserved for the largest risks and industry heavyweights.
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There has been a lot of talk about straight through processing when it comes to claims.
Home insurers that reject half of claims named and shamed
Consumer watchdog Which? has named and shamed home insurers with a claims acceptance rate of less than 55%.
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Insurers continue to face the challenge of distinguishing and differentiating themselves on anything other than being among the cheapest providers.
2024 European Insurance Technology Awards winners revealed
Today, Insurance Post is delighted to announce the winners of 2024 European Insurance Technology Awards.
Howden rolls out pilots to increase efficiency
Carl Shuker, UK & Ireland CEO for Howden Insurance Brokers, has outlined three examples of how the broker has increased efficiency within its operations.
McMillan insists 2024 results ‘will be best in Esure’s history’
David McMillan, group CEO of Esure, has predicted that the insurer’s 2024 financial results will be “the best in the company’s history”.
Q&A: Ben Wooltorton, Cover-More Group
Ben Wooltorton, managing director of Zurich-owned Cover-More Group’s UK business, outlines the impact of the Consumer Duty and explains how he intends to increase the travel and speciality insurance provider’s number of partnerships.
How insurers can navigate the threat of biased AI
Dean Standing, chief customer officer of consultancy Sagacity, outlines why insurers should take more care when handling customer data to train artificial intelligence pricing models.
Most complained about general insurers revealed
Admiral, Direct Line Group, Aviva, Esure and Axa were the most complained about general insurers in the first half of 2024, according to the latest Financial Ombudsman Service data.
Ecclesiastical’s Coleman on why great insurer service starts with culture
View from the Top: Richard Coleman, managing director of Ecclesiastical UK, explains why insurers should be putting more focus on service as part of their business strategy.
Video Q&A: Access PaySuite’s Luke Gall
In the latest Insurance Post video, Access PaySuite product and engineering director, Luke Gall discusses the pain points he sees in the insurance sector and how his employer can help address them.
Insurance Post Claims and Fraud Award winners revealed
Allianz (including LV), Aviva, DWF and Sedgwick were all multiple winners at the Insurance Post Claims and Fraud Awards last night (3 October).
Gallagher’s Rea bemoans ‘basic’ service remains a differentiator
Such has been the drop in service standards among insurers, anyone offering “the bare minimum” might stand out in the current market, according to the CEO of the UK’s largest insurance broker, Gallagher.
Insurance Post’s Top 90 MGAs revealed
Ardonagh Group, Brown & Brown, Gallagher, Markerstudy and Policy Expert are the UK’s five biggest MGAs.
Big Interview: Sten Saar, Zego
Sten Saar, co-founder and CEO of Zego, speaks to Damisola Sulaiman about the challenges of building an insurtech in an evolving landscape, the lessons he learned entering the complex world of insurance as an outsider, plus his plans for growing the…
Zego aims to double staff output through AI use
Zego CEO Sten Saar plans to double staff output through generative artificial intelligence use.
Video Q&A: Arch Insurance’s Steve Bashford and Mike Bottle
Following its recent success at the British Insurance Awards where it was crowned Broker Partner of the Year, Insurance Post caught up with Arch Insurance to discuss its success.
Esure makes ‘sizeable’ savings from gen AI applications
Esure has said it could potentially save up to 8% on its frontline operations, and claims resource costs through generative artificial intelligence use.
GoCompare’s partnership; Axa’s claims service; Davies’ chief AI officer
Friday Round-Up: Insurance Post wraps up the major insurance deals, launches, investments and strategic moves of the week.
Spotlight: Why insurance can’t afford to ignore RegTech
With growing regulatory demands, Zoë Parsons, marketing manager of REG Technologies, points out that RegTech is increasingly a necessity rather than a luxury for insurers.
All pet policies could be lifetime ‘in next five years’
Speaking at Defaqto’s Smarter Financial Decisions conference, Anna-Marie Duthie, insight consultant at Defaqto, told the audience that the number of lifetime pet policies has skyrocketed in the last decade.
Big Interview: David McMillan, Esure
David McMillan, CEO of Esure, on why he isn't frightened to shed volume in order to protect profitability, the pain points of the provider's digital transformation plus how customer expectations are now shaped by Uber's activity rather than Aviva's…