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JOURNAL
NEWS
IAEA MEMBERSHIP
SURVEY
THATCHAM
RESEARCH
APPOINTS
RICH TOMLINSON
AS INSURANCE
SECTOR DIRECTOR
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adopter 昀椀gures on admin and The Assessors Journal.
The IAEA Membership Survey is open to all – please scan
the QR code to complete the short 10-question survey.
The survey form is designed to capture feedback on your
needs as a member to help us build a better Institute for
you as the market continues to change, ensuring we remain
competent and relevant to the task as the subject matter
experts in vehicle damage / loss assessment and reporting.
All information will be collated to help us better serve your
needs and help with our current 昀椀ve-year development plan.
To ensure we can provide the best possible service to
Member, we are asking for names and email addresses to
help us on our journey.
Thank you in advance for your responses.
GO.COMPARE
LAUNCHES
CHATGPT APP
Thatcham Research has appointed Rich Tomlinson as
Insurance Sector Director.
Rich will lead the organisation’s Insurance Vertical, reporting
directly to Chief Executive Jonathan Hewett. The role has
been created alongside Thatcham Research’s Automotive
and Repair Verticals, led by Ben Townsend and Dean Lander
respectively.
Rich was previously consulting in the insurance data and
tech space. Prior roles include as Managing Director at
Percayso Inform, and Business Unit Director at Experian.
In this newly created position, Rich will play a central role
in coordinating and enhancing the value delivered to
Thatcham Research’s insurance members. Drawing on the
organisation’s research, data, product, in昀氀uencing and
training capabilities, he will help ensure members continue
to bene昀椀t from increasingly integrated automotive risk
intelligence.
The appointment comes at a time of signi昀椀cant change
across the insurance landscape. Market consolidation is
creating larger, more complex organisations, while insurers
continue to balance growth with operational ef昀椀ciency. In
this environment, the need for rigorous automotive risk
intelligence has never been greater.
IAEA WEBINAR
Go.Compare has launched its price comparison services via
an app on ChatGPT – using AI to search car, van and home
insurance providers.
The new ChatGPT app allows users to access Go.Compare
services directly from the ChatGPT interface and creates a
way to search, compare and 昀椀nd deals, without leaving the
chat.
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The next IAEA Webinar will be held on vehicle valuations,
where we explore seasonal trends and the effect on oil
prices and con昀氀ict on the new and used car market and
will be aired on the IAEA member site shortly
(https://www.iaea-online.org/).
THE ASSESSORS JOURNAL | SPRING 2026 | www.iaea-online.org/news/the-assessor
