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Biba Conference 2026
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NewsAventum Group signs Destination Insurance charter to help attract talent to the industry
’It’s time for the talk to stop and it’s time for the action to start, says group marketing director
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NewsSSP backs Insurance Times Destination Charter to support future talent
’For us, it’s very much about the talent pipeline within the insurance industry and attracting new talent into the industry,’ says head
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NewsBiba 2026: Allianz seeking pricing transformation to support brokers in ‘challenging’ personal lines market
’It’s even more important that we get down to that level of granularity, utilising brokers’ data, to make sure that we can help support volume where we can while profitability is under challenge,’ says managing director for personal broker
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NewsVideo: Zurich UK’s Andy King looks back at Biba 2026
As the 2026 Biba Conference came to a close, Andy King, head of regional market for the north at Zurich UK, discussed his highlights from the event. Watch out for more on-stand vox pops and video content from the conference.
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NewsBiba 2026: Zurich reacts to double five-star accolades in eTrading Report
‘We are absolutely laser-focused on making sure that we are listening to, and acting on, broker feedback,’ says head of SME trading
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NewsVideo: Beazley’s Matt Jackson looks back at Biba 2026
As the 2026 Biba Conference came to a close, Matt Jackson, partner engagement manager at Beazley, discussed his highlights from the event. Watch out for more on-stand vox pops and video content from the conference.
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NewsBiba 2026: The Insurance Charity sees 20% uplift in enquiries year-on-year
’We’re there for everyone in the industry, but a lot of people struggle with asking for help and the question is how we normalise that,’ says chief executive
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NewsBiba 2026: Kayzen Specialty targets £35m GWP despite prolonged soft market concerns
’At the moment, we’re just executing on our plan,’ says chief executive
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NewsBiba 2026: Cyber insurers are becoming the industry’s ‘swat team’ as ransomware threats escalate
’There is no emergency service for cyber incidents. You can’t call 999 and someone is going to turn up to help you to fix it,’ says head of claims and incident management
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NewsBiba 2026: WTW Network sees broker consolidation prompt member exits
’There’s still a lot of independent brokers who are of an age where selling is becoming a consideration,’ says network service director
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NewsBiba 2026: Ben Wallace warns insurers cyber resilience is ‘more important, not less important’
“The more we can encourage our businesses to have insurance, especially in the places of cyber, the better,” says former secretary of state for defence
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NewsBiba 2026: AI developments reinforcing the need for preventative cyber insurance
‘What we see now with agentic AI is that in the same way it helps any UK business run better and have more scale, it gives the threat actors faster scale too,’ says managing director
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NewsBiba 2026: Government should support brokers in developing London market abroad – Croft
‘We’ve got expertise in business development and risk management, you’ve got the trade commissioners, the embassy network and the access to governments,’ says chief executive
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IT InterviewBiba 2026: Gallagher’s retail restructure opens the door to new talent – Nick Harris
UK and Ireland retail chief executive says broker has been a ‘well kept secret’ up until now, but that new customer-centric divisions clearly signpost Gallagher’s heartland
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NewsVideo: A look back at Biba 2026
At this year’s #Biba2026, Insurance Times’ roving Gen Z reporters Iris Hakaj and Harriet Scott were let loose on the conference with phones in hand – with excellent results. Watch out for more on-stand vox pops and video content from the conference.
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NewsBiba 2026: Commercial insurance is too complex to automate but AI can still transform it
’We will always need underwriters, because we need underwriters to make the decision,’ says managing director of commercial and chief distribution officer
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NewsBiba 2026: Pen Underwriting seeking continued product expansion in a ‘topsy turvy market’ – Tom Downey
’Our teams are closer to the brokers and closer to the customers, so they know what they need to do,’ says chief executive
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IT InterviewBiba 2026: Aviva and DLG personal lines integration ‘well on track’ ahead of part VII process
UK personal lines chief executive describes the insurer as being ‘deliberately but proudly boring’ in how it aims to show up for broker partners
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NewsBriefing: Enhancing Financial Services Bill must make regulation work for growth
’The UK should be an attractive place to build, scale and sustain an insurance broking business,’ says chief executive
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NewsBiba 2026: Insurance firms risk becoming 'irrelevant' without stronger cyber propositions
Chief executive warns low cyber insurance uptake poses a major challenge for the sector
