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Broking success: Ketan Patel, managing director of Artemis Insurance Brokers
Building relationships: Ketan Patel, managing director of Artemis Insurance Brokers, tells Insurance Age why contacts and networks are important for winning clients and growing business
Roundtable: Building a brighter future
Our expert panel discusses how brokers and software houses can work together to deliver a smoother journey for customers and what role data will play in future
People Moves Round-up: 25-29 November 2019
Keep up to date with the latest market moves.
Brokers must improve client service in cyber, says CFC
Graeme Newman, chief innovation officer at CFC, said cyber risks are "still the same old risk, just presented in a new way".
JM Glendinning takes Stuttard from Towergate to launch north-west base
Stuttard will be based in Blackburn, Lancashire and, in addition to his Towergate role, also worked as regional manager at Swinton.
Three in five brokers suffer from work-related stress
Research from Ecclesiastical shows that brokers working for national networks are significantly more likely to experience a mental health issue than brokers working for regional and provincial brokers.
C-Quence and Cytora partner on commercial P&C underwriting
C-Quence will launch its P&C suite in January using Cytora’s property API to connect data such as property and location to each P&C submission.
CFC unveils cyber risk heat map
Map ranks the severity of different industries’ exposures to business interruption, privacy, and cybercrime and includes a few examples of how these exposures can play out for various types of organisations.
Mark Cliff joins Iotatech
Former Brightside CEO joins the firm’s strategic advisory council, alongside Fresh Insurance founder, Lisa Powis.
Allianz teams up with restoration firm to speed up claims process
Brokers and customers will be able to track repairs online using a bespoke reporting platform.
People Moves Round-up: 18-22 November 2019
Keep up to date with the latest market moves.
Applied Systems and Zurich announce motor partnership
Zurich will maintain control of pricing while Applied Systems will support connectivity, quoting and data exchange between Zurich, brokers and policyholders.
Insurers commit to help women’s financial futures
Insurers have promised to provide flexible working for staff and pledged to be inclusive about customers' financial lives.
Insuring Women’s Futures manifesto launched by CII
Former Lloyd's CEO, Inga Beale, called on brokers to examine policy wordings for gender bias.
County Group buys Welsh broker Bruce Edwards Jones
Deal forms part of the broker’s strategy to increase its presence in North Wales.
Former Jelf boss Phil Barton joins MRIB as group CEO
Barton departed Jelf in March 2019 after 16 years with the business.
Una Conference 2019: Brokers should think strategically on client interaction
Behavioural economist, Mark Pittaccio, said that having a conversation with a broker is a shortcut for clients, as they may not read the entirety of their insurance policy wordings.
Una Conference 2019: Insurance sector ripe for Uber-level disruption, warns Tim Ryan
The executive chairman of the Una Alliance told conference attendees that they need to ensure they understand changing buying decisions and new types of consumer.
PSC Insurance Group buys Carroll Insurance Group for £3.4m
Deal sees CIG join the group's existing Carroll Holman Insurance Brokers business in London.
Brit unveils e-trading cyber portal
The insurer said that the platform, targeted at SMEs, should enable brokers to quickly quote and bind, entirely online, with a maximum of four question responses.
Plan Group interested in more deals after Pedal Cover buy
Ryan Georgiades, chairman of Plan Group, has listed several business lines that it might be interested in buying a broker in, this included niche leisure, motor, travel, home and commercial property.
Zego gets Gibraltarian insurance licence
InsurTech Futures: The CEO anticipates that about 20% of Zego's business will be done through the newly-authorised carrier.
Airsports Insurance Bureau joins Biba
New member of Biba focuses on insuring high net worth and niche personal lines clients.
Plan Group purchases Kingswood Insurance Brokers
The purchase of the cycle specialist takes the group's GWP up to £30m.