Biba Conference 2026

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News

Staying sharp, social and sane: How to survive a multiday conference

2026-05-05T06:00:00+01:00By Jack Richards

Dipping in and out of a one-day event a stone’s throw from the office is a different kettle of fish versus a multiday programme of conference sessions and networking. Insurance Times’ senior conference producer highlights how to maintain event momentum over numerous days

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Analysis

The Big Question: What is it ‘Time: To’ prioritise and achieve at the Biba Conference 2026?

2026-04-28T07:00:00+01:00By

Insurance Times asked industry figures what they were most looking forward to for this year’s Biba’s conference

Biba Conference 2025

Michelle Taylor, Aviva

News

Aviva wants to create more MGA partnerships, with capacity deals expected ‘soon’

2025-06-09T06:00:00+01:00By

The insurer’s broker distribution director confirms that the organisation has ‘got quite a few conversations on the go at the moment’ around capacity and expects to ‘to do something soon’ in the MGA arena

A New Era

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Biba 2025: The real challenge with MGAs is building longevity to 'reduce volatility'– Lockton’s Clarissa Franks

2025-05-27T13:00:00+01:00By

A ‘six-month lag’ while MGAs review broker collaboration opportunities with capacity partners is ’deeply problematic’, says broker’s head of UK P&C retail

Future Success

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Biba 2025: Mitigating dynamic risk with AI and data the future of insurance

2025-05-20T13:00:00+01:00By

‘There’s a huge opportunity to almost redefine what insurance is and brokers will lead that,’ says chief executive

Nick Hobbs

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Biba 2025: Commercial market is ‘changing more rapidly’ than ever before – Allianz’s Nick Hobbs

2025-05-20T10:00:00+01:00By

’The market is changing more rapidly than I’ve ever seen in my career. It’s moving in a different direction at a rate of knots,’ says chief distribution officer

Gareth Hemming Hiscox

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Biba 2025: Hiscox UK seeking to improve ‘response times and service delivery’ for brokers

2025-05-20T06:00:00+01:00By

The insurer is also striving to be ‘really clear’ on its appetite in line with sector focused distribution strategy

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IT Interview

Biba 2025: Ecclesiastical sets sights on £500m GWP for UKGI arm

2025-05-19T11:01:00+01:00By

’There’s no specific timeframe, but we’re focusing on broadening our appetite and commerciality,’ says managing director

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News

Biba 2025: Brokers need to balance workload in softening market – Gallagher’s Weeks

2025-05-19T10:11:00+01:00By

‘Four or five years ago you probably only had four or five insurers that would want to compete for a piece of business, but now you’re probably looking at 10 or 12 upwards,’ says head of regional broking

Decisions

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Biba 2025: Some firms will find FCA’s refocused approach ‘challenging’ to navigate

2025-05-19T09:00:00+01:00By

’That flexibility is beneficial, but there are challenges that come with it,’ says managing partner

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