Biba News
Biba 2012: Higos's Webster wins young broker of the year
Veingard of Premiercare scoops Francis Perkins Award for longstanding commitment
Biba 2012: Deloitte to conduct strategic review of Biba
Review follows association’s merger with the IIB
Zurich invests in broker relations with 15 new hires
Team of account executives will be on the road four days a week, meeting with brokers
Biba 2012: Regulation the biggest issue facing brokers
Biba 2012: Biba relaunches Broker ASSESS
Biba 2012: QBE launches new PI combined product
Biba 2012: Manchester Underwriting goes international with London office
Biba 2012: Brokers confident of growth prospects for 2012
Jelf strengthens private client team
Biba 2012: Zurich relaunches property owners proposition
Biba 2012: DUAL launches Singapore operation
Blogs
Backchat at Biba
Insurance Times’s man on the inside is in Manchester – read his updates from Biba 2012 here
Video
Broker 50: Risk and rewardVideo
Top broker bosses met with Insurance Times for industry discussion, debate – and a once-in-a-lifetime helicopter ride
RSA chief Simon Lee affirms commitment to UK brokersVideo
Group chief executive to attend Biba this year
Photo Gallery
In pictures: UK Claims Excellence Awards 2012
View our photo gallery from the UK Claims Excellence Awards night
Investigations
Tussle over telematics standardsSubscription
While it seems that almost everyone in motor insurance agrees that telematics - recording data on how a motorist drives - is a good thing for the industry and customers, there is a huge stumbling block over setting a standard for collecting that data
Is the private equity model broken?Subscription
Private equity firms’ appetite for buying insurance companies appears to be undiminished. Yet there are signs that, in the present difficult economic climate, such business arrangements can come unstuck
Biba 2012 Live
Watch our live stream from Biba 2012 in Manchester
Briefing
Challenges continue for UK GI marketSubscription
The industry is on a stable financial footing for now, but insurers are faced with a difficult landscape to navigate
Analysis
Independents vs consolidators: who is coming out on top?Subscription
The climate may still be tough for consolidators and independents, but is one group faring better?
Aviva's stormy AGM: a view from the insideSubscription
Our man at the AGM describes how a ruffled Aviva chairman and board tried to soothe angry investors over excessive pay
Broker Service View
Compare the quality of service given by insurers, as voted for by brokers in personal and commercial lines.
Interview
Towergate’s Mark Hodges and Scott EganSubscription
The consolidator’s dynamic duo have a huge task ahead of them – but neither of them doubt for one moment that they will achieve their aims
The Knowledge
The Knowledge: fraudSubscription
This edition looks at how the most creative scammers are attacking the system
UK Claims Excellence Awards
Appointments
Regan favourite to take over the reins at AvivaSubscription
Leading outside contender Andy Haste understood to have ruled himself out
