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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 the courts means that insurers can not 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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Opinion: Regional broker market poised to ‘outpace growth’ in London

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

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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Briefing: Shockwaves will be felt in London as missiles fly in the Persian Gulf

2026-03-05T10:00:00+00:00By Yiannis Kotoulas

The situation around the Persian Gulf remains fluid, but insurers and their customers are likely in for a sustained period of supply chain shocks and increased costs

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Briefing: What does the Q1 2026 Middle East conflict mean for travel insurance?

2026-03-04T10:00:00+00:00By James Cowen

A warning has been issued that acts of war are typically excluded from travel insurance and coverage depends on policy wording

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Briefing: Is AI about to rewrite the rules of insurance distribution?

2026-02-26T11:00:00+00:00By Matt Scott

ChatGPT could be about to follow in the distribution footsteps of price comparison websites – but what are the Consumer Duty considerations that could hamper this model’s progression and uptake?

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Briefing: AI and commercial insurance broking – existential threat or strategic opportunity?

2026-02-25T09:00:00+00:00By Mike Edgeley

Artificial intelligence has the potential to define what great broking of the future looks like, with powerful use cases bolstering productivity

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