Briefing

Briefing: A Cockney’s guide to nicking business

2026-04-22T08:00:00+01:00By Toby Clegg

There are very few ‘new’ risks in the broking market, meaning that acquiring risks from other firms is part and parcel of participating in UKGI – here are 11 fundamental rules underpinning brokers’ businesses today

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Briefing: Do not sleepwalk into the knowledge transfer risk

2026-04-16T08:00:00+01:00By Adam Harper

The experienced capability that underpins industry decision‑making is potentially leaving faster than it can be replaced, creating a ticking talent time bomb

News Analysis

Briefing: Why insurance should go all in on human connection

2026-04-15T08:00:00+01:00By James York

High street branches need a coffee shop culture makeover to successfully foster client connections in a digital age

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Briefing: Why brokers in 2026 should be judged on quality – not just price

2026-04-09T08:00:00+01:00By Mike Edgeley

The world’s rising risk register should bring brokers to the fore, but passively focusing on simple renewals is no longer acceptable

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Opinion: Is there an optimal size for a retail insurance broker?

2026-04-08T08:00:00+01:00By Katie Scott

Acquisitional growth has forever changed UKGI’s broking landscape, however market feedback indicates that there is a fine line between consolidation creating both customer and colleague benefits, or actually working against the industry’s best interests

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Briefing: Social media harm is becoming a casualty accumulation risk

2026-04-02T08:00:00+01:00By Yiannis Kotoulas

That this entirely modern issue is now showing up in courts means that insurers cannot rely on historical loss experience to capture the size and scope of the associated risk

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Briefing: Duty of disclosure headache must be simplified to battle misunderstandings

2026-04-01T08:00:00+01:00By Donna Robertson

Getting duty of disclosure details wrong can have severe ramifications for brokers’ commercial clients – although inconsistent insurer requirements here are a pain point, brokers must not let this element fly under the radar

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Briefing: Why are major personal lines deals popular in the soft market?

2026-03-26T09:00:00+00:00By James Cowen

Soft market conditions have created a challenging personal lines environment, so is scale key to combat the challenges insurers are facing?

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Briefing: The top 10 learnings about UKGI’s talent crisis

2026-03-25T09:00:00+00:00By Ajay Mistry

January 2026’s one-day Destination Insurance conference was eye-opening for many reasons – but amid the insights gleaned, it is now up to UKGI to walk the talk

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Briefing: From Dubai with love – a room with a frontline view on a rapidly changing world

2026-03-19T09:00:00+00:00By Toby Clegg

The situation in the Middle East proves that appearances can be deceiving, with the complexity of today’s risks still clearly keeping the insurance industry on its toes – or the back foot

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Briefing: Operation Henhouse puts the fox among the fraudster chickens

2026-03-18T09:00:00+00:00By Marek Coghill

Marek Coghill, detective inspector at the City of London Police’s Insurance Fraud Enforcement Department, details the unit’s latest intensification activity against ghost broking

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Briefing: Trump Re shows insurance is strategic again

2026-03-12T09:00:00+00:00By James York

Insurance is playing a role within US president’s chess game with Iran, as Donald Trump introduces political risk cover for maritime trade venturing into the Persian Gulf. But what can the UK learn from this?

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