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1 week ago | 
insurancetimes.co.uk | Yiannis Kotoulas
Insurance Times looks back over a dramatic inaugural season for the industry’s Fantasy Football League – and takes the mick of news editor James CowenAnd breathe everyone – last Sunday (May 25) marked the end of the Premier League 2024/25 season, as well as the much more dramatic bookend to a rip-roaring inaugural season for the Insurance Times Fantasy Football League.
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2 weeks ago | 
insurancetimes.co.uk | Yiannis Kotoulas
’Although Bitcoin may still feel unconventional to some, its characteristics as a finite, decentralised, high liquid asset with low correlation to traditional markets make it increasingly difficult to disregard,’ says head of corporate treasuryInvestment consultancy Cartwright has urged insurers to reconsider the value of including popular cryptocurrency Bitcoin in their strategic investment portfolios.
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2 weeks ago | 
insurancetimes.co.uk | Yiannis Kotoulas
’That flexibility is beneficial, but there are challenges that come with it,’ says managing partnerAs the FCA refocuses its approach onto bigger risks and consults on how to decrease regulatory requirements across the insurance, some firms may find the new flexibility challenging to navigate in compliance terms.
That was according to panellists who spoke yesterday at 2025’s Biba conference on a panel entitled A new era for regulation.
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3 weeks ago | 
insurancetimes.co.uk | Yiannis Kotoulas
Beazley’s country manager for the UK and Ireland noted that the insurance industry had much more to do to support cyber penetrationThere remains a significant growth opportunity for brokers that work with SME clients where cyber coverage is concerned, with penetration still sitting below 20% across the UK in this segment.
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3 weeks ago | 
insurancetimes.co.uk | Yiannis Kotoulas
’I know our members will look forward to this new era of regulation,’ says chief executiveBiba chief executive Graeme Trudgill has welcomed today’s (14 May 2025) launch of a new FCA consultation on how the rules that govern the insurance sector can be simplified.
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4 weeks ago | 
insurancetimes.co.uk | Yiannis Kotoulas
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1 month ago | 
insurancetimes.co.uk | Yiannis Kotoulas
Insurance Times rounds up the biggest exclusive stories from 28 April to 2 MayStarting off the week, Matt Scott discussed how the insurance industry is grappling with a persistent talent shortage.
Then, Harry McNeil asked experts for their opinions on the FCA’s decision to abandon its proposed name and shame strategy and shelve new diversity and inclusion requirements.
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1 month ago | 
insurancetimes.co.uk | Yiannis Kotoulas
Insurance firms partnering with vertical SaaS providers to provide easy to access, tailored cover can both futureproof themselves and address a perennial problem Underinsurance has remained a stubborn and perennial issue for the insurance industry to address – both brokers and insurers can end up looking incredibly bad to insureds if they are surprised, at the point of claim, to be told that their reinstatement costs are not fully covered by insurance.
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1 month ago | 
insurancetimes.co.uk | Yiannis Kotoulas
The rise of agentic AI is the world’s next major technological shift – but can the UKGI sector grasp the opportunity this tool presents? Artificial intelligence (AI) has moved from becoming a hype generating buzzword to almost becoming commonplace. Since the end of 2022, when the consumer version of OpenAI’s ChatGPT model was released to the public, the technology world has been awash with this type of generative AI and the capabilities that it provides.
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2 months ago | 
insurancetimes.co.uk | Yiannis Kotoulas
Take out a print and online or online only subscription and you will get immediate access to: Unlimited industry news and insight from our award-winning editorial team Expert analysis and comment from industry leaders Daily email newsletter, highlighting key stories In depth analysis of Five Star ratings results Exclusive access to full top 50 Broker and Insurer results Optional monthly print edition and supplements Alternatively, REGISTER to receive more access to breaking stories as they...
