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In Focus: How insurers use data to support broker schemes – and what happens when it’s limited?

2026-01-23T08:00:00+00:00By James Cowen

’If you don’t have good data, insurers will be less interested because it makes it difficult to assess [if] the scheme works, is it fit for purpose,’ says director

Analysis

In Focus: Could cyber-centric broker schemes boost commercial cyber insurance penetration?

2026-01-22T08:00:00+00:00By Harriet Scott

The latest Insurance Times Schemes Index, published on 15 January 2026, has typically reflected an erratic picture for commercial cyber schemes. With premiums up 12% on six months ago, do cyber-centric broker schemes have the potential to improve uptake of commercial cyber insurance?

News Analysis

Fresh faces, fresh thinking: Counter fraud leaders call for recruitment overhaul

2026-01-21T08:00:00+00:00By Harry McNeil

‘We don’t start people there as apprentices or let them learn from the bottom up – and that’s probably a thing that could be done,’ says director

News

Destination Insurance: Sector has failed to sufficiently advertise development opportunities

2026-01-20T08:00:00+00:00By Harriet Scott

With 45% of individuals in the industry reportedly leaving due to a lack of career development, a HR director says that the industry needs to ‘shout about’ internal lateral moves to keep talent

News

Destination Insurance: How can the insurance industry make itself attractive to Gen Z talent?

2026-01-19T08:00:00+00:00By George McDade

‘If you spend so much of your life doing a job, it kind of has to mean something,’ says chief impact officer

IT Interview

Caroline Wagstaff: Forging the LMG into a ‘one trick pony’ for attracting diverse early career talent

2026-01-16T08:00:00+00:00By Katie Scott

Chief executive shares how she is leading the ‘small, scrappy trade association’ to transform its ‘unfocused’ approach to mitigating London-centric talent challenges into a targeted tool set that ‘concentrates on one problem statement’

News Analysis

Schemes brokers enjoy commission growth after strong year for large schemes

2026-01-15T08:00:00+00:00By George McDade

Many large schemes saw solid growth in the second half of 2025, increasing net commission earnings for brokers and strengthening hopes for continued growth in the coming year

News Analysis

FOS complaint levels climbing despite Consumer Duty reforms

2026-01-14T08:00:00+00:00By Matt Scott

Insurance DataLab examines the latest Financial Ombudsman Service (FOS) complaints data to question whether Consumer Duty has had the desired impact

News Analysis

Major shake-up of employment law raises challenges for UK businesses

2026-01-13T08:00:00+00:00By Tim Evershed

As the Employment Rights Act comes into force, the insurance sector is well placed to support policyholders in adapting to the required changes

News Analysis

Insurers react as government launches Road Safety Strategy

2026-01-12T08:00:00+00:00By Yiannis Kotoulas

The industry has welcomed touted new measures designed to reduce serious injury and death on roads across England and Wales

News Analysis

UK regulation driving commercial insurance away from London, Zurich tells Lords

2026-01-09T08:00:00+00:00By Harry McNeil

‘Some providers are exiting the market because the regulation is too prescriptive and difficult,’ says chief compliance officer

News Analysis

The Big Question: What regulatory risks or opportunities would UKGI see under a Reform UK government?

2026-01-08T08:00:00+00:00By Harry McNeil

Insurance Times asked industry figures to consider the risks and opportunities a Reform UK government might present if it sought to overhaul the FCA – and what such changes could mean

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