All BIBA articles – Page 9
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NewsGovernment ‘needs to put some rules in place’ for e-scooter use – Weightmans
Privately purchased e-scooters outside of the government’s schemes are unlikely to have insurance – cover requirements must be made clearer said law firm partner
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News‘More work to do’ on business interruption cover as lockdown lifts
Within business interruption cover, its ’strengths have become its weakness’ in terms of flexibility says Allianz director
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IT InterviewJohn Glen MP: Strong yet flexible regulation causes a ‘conundrum at the heart’ of the industry
Economic secretary believes the insurance industry will ’play a significant role to lay the foundations of our recovery’ from the Covid-19 pandemic
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NewsBiba plans return to Manchester for 2022 conference
Chief executive said the trade association was ‘overwhelmed with support’ when the coronavirus pandemic hampered 2020’s conference plans
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NewsBrokers must build ‘muscle memory’ to be ‘match fit’ for future grey swan events
Plus, brokers have moved away from the ‘old school thinking’ of ‘if you’re not present, you’re not productive’ when it comes to managing staff remotely
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NewsClaire Russell: Industry's 'work hard, play hard' culture can create mental health 'barriers'
Biba is partnering with Mental Health in Business to benchmark insurance firms’ mental wellbeing approaches
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NewsBrokers are ‘absolutely crucial in the survival of SME businesses’ through pandemic
Regarding the Covid-linked business interruption claims debate, brokers were in ‘prime position’ to tell ‘the truth of the story’ said broker director
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NewsBiba 2021: Day Two
PremFina’s chief executive reveals how its new Finance as a Service app aims to help customers ’consume insurance that fits their needs’
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FeaturesBriefing: The escalating etrading issue that is costing brokers millions
Brokers are suffering on an etrading issue, which is hurting their business
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News‘Appropriate’, not heavy, regulation needed for broking sector – Biba
The FSCS’s initial £1.04bn levy figure ‘must have been scribbled on the back of a fag packet’, says the trade association’s non-executive director
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NewsBiba 2021: Day One
An expert panel at Biba’s conference yesterday debated the issues that arose from coronavirus-linked BI claims, and highlighted related upcoming issues
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News‘Over-rewarded’ scale driving consolidation leads to broking’s ‘worst practices’
Despite the broking market being described as ‘a dangerous place now’, chief exec urges industry to ‘not let the word “consolidation” become the new dirty word’
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IT InterviewPeter Clarke: Insurercore sets sights on US and Irish markets amid platform relaunch
The firm has aspirations of expanding into other markets and wants to be a lifeline for brokers
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FeaturesIn Focus: Biba’s Steve White commends broking industry for its resilience
Biba’s chief executive discusses upcoming challenges for brokers ahead of the trade body’s annual conference
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FeaturesRegulation ‘bigger threat’ to brokers’ business than Covid-19
Brokers react as the FSCS supplementary levy turned the dial on increasing costs amid a landscape strewn with professional indemnity struggles and Covid-caused complications
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FeaturesOpinion: Root causes need to be wormed out if levy growth is to be stunted
Editor Katie Scott discusses brokers’ financial tight spot - escalating FSCS levy costs partnered with pandemic and Brexit uncertainty leaves many businesses between a rock and a hard place
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FeaturesInsurers must revisit unclear policy wordings to ‘rebuild bridges with customers’
The FCA’s test case action brought ambiguous business interruption policy wordings to the fore, however the final judgment will very likely have ramifications across numerous lines of business. Insurance Times takes a closer look at the impact on insurers and brokers
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News Analysis‘Broken’ insurance industry must find fire insurance solution following Grenfell
Brokers attempt to pick up the pieces as insurers shun high-rise block exposures, however broker trade body believes it would be ‘disappointing’ if the industry failed to find a workable solution for a risk the sector has been insuring for centuries
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FeaturesOpinion: Test case opens industry’s eyes to depth of expectation gap
Editor Katie Scott believes the momentum around getting to grips with the expectation gap has escalated following the FCA’s test case result - insurance leaders are now preparing to tackle this head on for 2021
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NewsInsurance industry backs unchanged IPT amid Spring Budget 2021 – but should it be cut completely?
IPT remains unchanged in the Spring Budget 2021, although the insurance industry largely welcomed this, some have raised concerns that costs are being passed on to policyholders
