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Briefing: What are the Labour party’s plans for insurance?
A new party leader is occupying Number 10 and change is afoot in the UK as the new prime minister reviews regulation and shares streamlining plans
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Briefing: MGA seeks capacity to bust taboos in ‘untapped market’
New MGA actively encourages claims to adopt preventative stance around taboo healthcare field – here’s how its model could have helped me
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Briefing: Sector must do more to protect SMEs from cyber bullies
Simply waving a digital warning flag is not enough – the insurance industry must take more proactive steps to support SMEs with cyber protection
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Briefing: Addressing the insurance technology skills gap bottleneck after Girls in Tech bids farewell
’While the recent closures are a shame, it might also provide our industry and other sectors the opportunity to rethink how we work together to bring women together,’ says chief evangelist
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Briefing: London determined that digital transformation failure won’t come out of the blue
Those involved in Blueprint Two are determined to get the project over the line – however, market disappointment around delivery timetable is inevitable
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Opinion: Has brand stacking replaced the loyalty penalty?
Research foundation feels some insurers are ‘committing the sin of omission’ when promoting tiered products
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Briefing: Insurers still seeking key to unlock cyber opportunities
While the risks continue to rise, the ability of brokers and insurers to grow the market in key areas remains an uphill battle
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Briefing: Ifed adopts a partnership approach to moped crash for cash scams
Detective inspector Marek Coghill of the City of London Police’s Insurance Fraud Enforcement Department outlines how the unit is seeking to disrupt moped linked staged collisions
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Briefing: Brokers and MGAs will vote with their feet if insurers continue to fail on claims service
Poor claims service must be rectified to avoid doing serious damage to the insurance industry, as policy T&Cs and premiums still lag behind prominent claims trend findings
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Briefing: Summer set for a season of hot topics
Are insurers set to be viewed as those big businesses who have had it too good for too long?
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Briefing: Time for the industry to sink or swim around flood risks
Flood-related claims are on the up, heavily influenced by climate change and the uptick in named storms – the insurance industry must take a proactive stance on this risk to avoid drowning in high claims volumes
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Briefing: Cryptocurrency risk landscape is shifting – will insurers step up?
Insurers have steered clear of insuring crypto as it’s a volatile market – but following a recent deepfake scam, is it time to rethink this emerging risk?
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Briefing: Could government intervention create a rocky road for motor insurers?
A concerted effort to bring down claims costs must begin – and there’s not really any other option
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Opinion: How true is the claims ‘shop window’ adage?
Editor Katie Scott discusses whether a change in perspective around how claims are viewed could help improve customers’ perception of the industry
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Briefing: Winds of change blow at Airmic as risk managers seek discourse diversion
Contributor Jon Guy explores how conversations at the UK’s premier risk management conference have shifted from protection to prevention
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Briefing: SMEs and the election – where’s the detail?
Political parties must take the needs and challenges of SMEs seriously if the UK economy is going to achieve its growth ambitions – especially as many of these firms cut protective insurance cover to reduce costs
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Briefing: Next generation has opportunity to furnish broker mid-market as firm numbers dwindle
Despite Biba’s 2024 manifesto confirming that UKGI broker numbers are decreasing, demand for this service is still prevalent – future leaders must seize this opportunity
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Briefing: It’s not about which customers are vulnerable, but what you do about it
Are we asking the wrong question when we ask for clarity on who exactly is vulnerable?
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Briefing: Biba Conference theme wasn't a cry for help, but a call for action
Every year, the insurance industry returns to Manchester for Biba’s annual conference, but how is the event evolving to still deliver benefits for today’s brokers?
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Briefing: ‘Commercial fraud is a massive problem’ flying under the industry’s radar
Insurers are ‘shocked’ by the level of commercial linked fraud they are uncovering, says law firm partner