Articles by Stephanie Denton
Sandy Dunn takes up board advisor role at Igo4
Personal lines and telematics broker Igo4 has appointed industry heavyweight Sandy Dunn as a board advisor.
IMPRC 2016: Veil must be lifted on insurance to gain trust
The insurance industry needs be more transparent on what is does in order to gain customer traction and trust.
Airmic 2016: Risk managers concerned about broker conflicts of interest Airmic survey finds
Risk managers are increasingly worried about broker conflicts of interest and broker-controlled capacity according to the annual Association of Insurance and Risk Managers survey.
Editor's Comment: Are you in or out?
I’m a floating voter. I don’t consistently vote for the same political party.
Watchstone CEO asks the insurance industry for ‘level playing field’
Watchstone CEO Indro Mukerjee has urged the insurance industry to give the group formerly known as Quindell a ‘chance’ and let it move away from its history.
Editor's comment: Time for change
Former Prime Minister Harold Wilson warned: “He who rejects change is the architect of decay.” And 2016 will go down in the annals of insurance history as a year of change.
Research – InsuraInsight: Thinking small
SMEs are often described as the life blood of the UK economy. But what do these business owners and their insurance providers really think about the products and services they receive and offer? And how do both think these could be improved?
Interview: David Ross, Towergate
Towergate CEO David Ross talks to Stephanie Denton about how he intends to make his employer the broker rivals love to hate again.
Editor's comment: Do you have our loyalty card?
I got a ‘call’ from my mum the other day. I mean I speak to her every day and she only lives half a mile away but this was one of those ‘could you please do something for me?’ calls.
Flood Re updates, Legacy sell offs, fraudsters, lobbying and solicitors' PI
The best of Post the last week in case you missed it
Editor's Comment: What makes a family?
We have a complicated extended family tree and, rather than depending on blood links, I tell my son that family are the people who love you, which makes more sense to us
Seventeen Group strengthens Scottish offering with Annandale aquisition
Seventeen Group has acquired Annandale Insurance Brokers, based in Dumfries, for an undisclosed sum.
Towergate's Ross takes acquisitions off table for at least 12 months
Towergate will not look to make any acquisitions for at least 12 months and then only if it can genuinely make those firms better, according to CEO David Ross.
Towergate sells majority interest in Broker Network for £46m as broker posts £36.4m EBITDA loss
Towergate has agreed to sell a majority interest in Broker Network to its backer Highbridge for £46m, while reporting what CEO David Ross called a 'robust' income of £353m.
Editor's Comment: Pulling off the sticking plaster
I believe in getting bad news out of the way quickly and nasty things over and done with – then we can move on to the fun things, or the ‘adventure’ as I call it.
CII's Fisher proposes insurance apprentice 'buddy scheme' to government
Sian Fisher, CEO of the Chartered Insurance Institute, has written to the government to propose an insurance buddy scheme for apprenticeships, which would take advantage of the ability to use levy contributions outside of firms.
London is 'open for business' to Brazil says IUA's Matcham
International Underwriting Association CEO Dave Matcham has encouraged Brazilian customers to do business with London after changes to reinsurance regulation in the country have made it easier for clients there to access the London Market.
Tokio Marine Kiln appoints Paul Culham as group CUO
Tokio Marine Kiln has appointed Paul Culham as group chief underwriting officer with effect from 1 April 2016, subject to regulatory approval.
James Gerry appointed as MGAA chair
The Managing General Agents’ Association has elected James Gerry as chairman following the first meeting of its new board on Monday.
Editor's comment: The bad apple?
Regulation is a good thing … except where it is bad thing.
Brain Training: 10 things you need to know about ... workplace monitoring
1. Insurance firms are increasingly well informed about the risks and obligations entailed in handling client data, but often less so about personal data relating to their own employees.
Penny Black's Insurance Week - 17 March 2016
Penny is feeling empowered as a women after spending Friday at the Southbank’s Women of the World festival of diversity.