Briefing

Adam Harper, CII

News Analysis

Briefing: Do not sleepwalk into the knowledge transfer risk

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

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

James York, Cropped

News Analysis

Briefing: Why insurance should go all in on human connection

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

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

Mike Edgeley 2 hi-res

News Analysis

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

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

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

Different sized piggy banks

News Analysis

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

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

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

social media addiction

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Briefing: Social media harm is becoming a casualty accumulation risk

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

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

woman looking at insurance policy

News Analysis

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

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

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

deal

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

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

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

Ajay Mistry - Gambit Partners (2)

News Analysis

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

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

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

Toby Clegg

News Analysis

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

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

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

chicken, henhouse, fraud

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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

James York, Cropped

News Analysis

Briefing: Trump Re shows insurance is strategic again

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

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?

UK map (2)

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Opinion: Regional broker market poised to ‘outpace growth’ in London

2026-03-11T09:00:00+00:00By

More firms are planting their flags in the regional insurance market, providing a ‘beefed up’ footprint that supports a nearer to home relationship building model that is benefiting brokers

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