Technology
Interview: Sabre CEO Geoff Carter
Sabre boss Geoff Carter tells Insurance Age about the upsides for brokers from its IHP rollout, growing in motorbikes after the collapse of MCE and profitable expansion plans in taxi.
Reminder – The 2024 UK Broker Awards deadline is 7 June
With a deadline of 7 June you have just over a week left to get your entries in for the 2024 UK Broker Awards.
Biba 2024: Aviva’s Rebecca Gambrell on evolving the digital future
Aviva is listening to brokers’ feedback on what they want to etrade and responding appropriately, according to SME portfolio director Rebecca Gambrell.
Broker Insights unveils new CEO as founder Edmond becomes president
Data analysis specialist Broker Insights has changed its leadership team, in a move it hopes will help accelerate UK growth and expansion in the US.
Biba 2024: Zurich seeks to take SME service learnings into mid-market space
Zurich’s Harriet Conway, head of retail customer proposition, and Morgan Lyons head of mid-market told Insurance Age the insurer is targeting its teams “heavily” in terms of response times to brokers.
MGA launches SME and mid-market e-trade platform
Specialist mid-market and SME managing general agent Generation Underwriting has launched a digital e-trade platform.
Arch goes live on Applied
Applied has confirmed that Arch Insurance has launched a specialist property owners insurance product on its commercial e-trading panel.
Biba Conference 2024 countdown: Ignite Insurance Systems’ Toby MacLachlan
In conference week Toby MacLachlan, managing director at Ignite Insurance Systems promises sock, socks and more socks, advises not booking too many meetings and is looking forward to a good night’s sleep.
Arch claims parametric first with events cancellation product
Arch Insurance International has launched a specialist regional events insurance for UK-domiciled insureds, available via Arch IQ, its quote-and-bind platform.
Broker Insights launches AI-enabled Propensity Lens
Broker Insights has unveiled a product designed to improve efficiency for insurers by helping to predict the possibility they will win business.
My Insurance Downtime: LexisNexis’ Tony Pinch
Tony Pinch, who heads up sales to brokers and MGAs for LexisNexis Risk Solutions, offers us a window into his life outside of insurance including juggling playing football and golf, the love of a hard back thriller and why Nando’s is an under-rated…
Hug Hub extranet offering sold to Endeavour Ventures
Endeavour Ventures has bought Hug Hub’s commercial lines focused digital quote platform, Extranet Hub, Insurance Age can reveal.
Wakam receives PRA approval for new £500m GWP UK insurer
French insurance group Wakam has told brokers thinking of setting up their own managing general agents to consider it as a capacity partner after receiving regulatory approval for a new UK subsidiary.
Q&A: Jonathan Davey
In his first interview since announcing his retirement on LinkedIn last week, former Primary, Keychoice, SSP and Hug Hub leader Jonathan Davey reflects on his time in the industry, and shares what is coming next, including his 28th trip to the Biba…
Biba Conference 2024 countdown: SSP Broker’s Martyn Matthews
With the Biba Conference just weeks away, Martyn Mathews, managing director of SSP Broker, quotes psychologist Carl Jung and recollects getting his kids foam swords and shields.
Biba Conference 2024 countdown: Aurora’s Jan-Vincent Finn
Jan-Vincent Finn, CEO and co-founder at Aurora, recommends people not just focus on the large stands, hails the rise of data-driven platforms and reflects on the ’80s golden age of Manchester music.
Biba Conference 2024 countdown: Addresscloud’s Simon De La Hoyde
The latest in our Biba Conference countdown series sees Addresscloud sales director Simon De La Hoyde recommend filling your diary before the event, praise Chris Hoy’s keynote from 2013 and share his Manchester musical playlist.
Imarket grows to five live broker systems with Bravo Digital Trader
Polaris has added Bravo Digital Trader as the fifth broker system to use imarket, joining its portfolio of Acturis, Applied, Open GI and SSP.
Biba Conference 2024 countdown: LexisNexis’s Dan Cicchetti
Dan Cicchetti, senior director of client engagement in the UK and Ireland at LexisNexis Risk Solutions, looks forward to showcasing vehicle data solutions on its stand, before heading to Box Bar Manchester for another of its legendary client evenings.
Biba Conference 2024 countdown: ICEYE’s Paul Sowden
Paul Sowden, strategic account manager, ICEYE believes his firm will stick out this year as the only one to have a satellite on its stand, and remembers bumping into his first insurance manager who he had not seen for 15 years.
Biba Conference 2024 countdown: Applied Systems’ Tom Needs
An advocate of not leaving the Biba Conference early and of the benefits of automation, Tom Needs, CEO of Applied Systems Europe, outlines his thoughts ahead of the upcoming event.