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Insurance - the week in review Sep 26 - Sep 30

For crying out cloud: A practical guide for insurers on cloud computing

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Aston Lark Ireland CEO on the opportunities and challenges facing the insurance broking market

Broking MD Philippa Cutler on battling misconceptions about insurance

Insurance - the week in review

More brokers are connecting to the mainstream quotes, and binding platforms as more insurers like Blue Zebra provide support for these platforms. In this episode, IB Talks chats with Mark Polglase, Chief Underwriting Officer for SMEs at Blue Zebra, on the current challenges facing brokers’ quoting and binding business in the SME space and what innovations are available in the market to help them a...

Insurance Business brings you a weekly news roundup from across the global insurance industry including: -Challenging times for the insuretech market, Gallagher RE tells Insurance Business -AIG, Zurich Insurance Group, and Munich Re among industry's quarterly results -FM Global to allocate first-of-its-kind climate resilience credit -Record wet July for New Zealand -General insurance business in A...

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In this #IBTalk episode, executive chairman of the Clear Group, Howard Lickens, shares insights from his life in insurance broking - and his perspective on what's next for the profession.

In this episode, IB Talk chats with Martyn Mathews, senior director, personal and commercial lines, of LexisNexis Risk Solutions, on the SME and e-trade market, zooming in on the current pressures the SME market faces and the high costs of running a business, and how this leads to fraud – particularly opportunistic fraud. Learn how Commercial PreQuote from LexisNexis® Risk Solutions helps solve th...

In this episode, IBC chats with Ruth Stewart and Michael Brennan of CNA Canada about the current state of the life science market, what the future looks like for clinical trials across Canada, and how risk control can help reduce the risk of claims in this sector. Learn how insurance brokers can help with documentation, approval processes, and risk mitigation.

One year ago, Phil Kewin stepped into his role as CEO of NIBA (National Insurance Brokers Association), the peak organization representing brokers. Since then, he’s helped bring in a new Insurance Brokers Code of Practice and just delivered a submission to the government’s Quality of Advice Review. In this edition of IB Talk Kewin discussed the transparency that’s vital to the new Code. He also de...

E-commerce accounts for trillions of dollars in consumer spending, meaning more packages than ever are traveling via containership, air, or land. However, the effects of the pandemic have disrupted the global supply chain that supports the e-commerce and traditional trade markets. IBA chats with Falvey Insurance Group COO Jack Falvey on how e-commerce deliveries and processes factor into insurance...

In this #IBTalk episode, CCIB's MD Debbie Airey shares some of the incredible stories she has amassed as a broker serving the agricultural community.

In this episode, we chat with Jason Conkin, Executive Vice President, E&S Casualty at Arch Insurance, on the current state of the wholesale insurance marketplace, how the COVID-19 pandemic impacted this very relationship-driven part of the market, and what’s next for Arch Insurance in the E&S marketplace.

Chris Mackinnon is regional head of Australia & New Zealand for Lloyd’s of London, the iconic British insurance market. With IB Talk, Mackinnon discussed Lloyd’s unique position in the Australian insurance industry and how the insurer dealt with the impacts of Brexit. He also shared details from six generations of his Lloyd’s family history and why he’s one of the few people who never claims to ha...

In this #IBTalk episode, Broadway Insurance Broker's director of private clients Eleanor Moore digs deep into what's happening in the private clients space - and why professionalism forms an essential string to a broker's bow.

System orchestration has become a key focus for profitable firms looking to invest in change initiatives and improve operational efficiencies, with many insurance firms still wasting a great deal of money manually rekeying data between systems that do not communicate. In this episode, we chat with Charles Taylor on how effective system orchestration can improve performance and lower expenses at ev...

In this episode of IBTalk, we chat with Manchester Underwriting on the difficulties brokers face buying professional indemnity cover that meets their own requirements and those of the FCA – all while the PI market hardens and COVID-19 issues continue to rise. Understand the challenges coming from regulation and the change in working practices post-COVID 19.

Brent Lehmann is a broker for WTW but in his spare time he’s a career adviser. The WTW general manager of Commercial and Affinity helps AFL footballers and other sporting professionals transition to successful post-playing day careers. With IB Talk, Lehmann shared insights from more than two decades in the insurance industry. He also discussed his appreciation for technology and the marriage that...