Broker Analysis
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News AnalysisTop 50 Brokers: Consolidators double down on M&A integration for 2025
The big have only gotten bigger as an integration focus from UKGI brokers has hit pause on rampaging acquisitional growth, leading to static table standings for the first time in report’s history
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AnalysisChasing the update on ‘hit and miss’ claims tracking tools
Findings from this year’s Insurance Times MGA market report have exposed claims tracking tools as an area brokers want to be held under the microscope – but what should a successful claims tracking service look like for brokers and MGAs?
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News AnalysisOpinion: Will 2026 see swathe of IPOs as the consolidation of consolidators well runs dry?
UK general insurance has broker consolidators aplenty – but what does the next stage of their growth journeys look like? Gossip in the sector’s rumour mill has a suggestion…
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IT InterviewVictoria Sutton: Howden’s claims director on bringing back leadership in the sector
‘There’s often a confusion in thinking that you need to be a manager to be a leader, but you don’t, you don’t necessarily need to be doing the management bit – you can just be a leader,’ says business performance director
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IT InterviewDerek Coles: UGL Insurance’s chief executive talks ‘recalibrating’ after completing ‘three years in one’
’We’re like a chameleon, or a leopard that can change its spots – we can be different things to different markets and that’s what gives our business flexibility,’ chief executive tells Insurance Times
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News AnalysisBriefing: Attracting talent in the UK insurance industry – Progress, challenges and opportunities
A perception problem is the biggest stumbling block UK general insurance encounters when attempting to attract forward thinking talent – but how is the industry addressing such a challenge and where can it double down on positive performances to showcase UKGI as a career destination?
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News AnalysisBriefing: The Europe opportunity – why is it so hard to crack?
Although many UK brokers are looking to expand into Europe, it is a mistake to treat this jurisdiction as the UK’s mirror image. It is partnerships, not just acquisitions, that will unlock European potential
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News AnalysisGraham Stait: Allianz’s motor trade revamp and target to become ‘easiest to do business with’
Allianz’ director for UK markets lays out why the insurer is doubling down on mid-market motor trade, where AI is reshaping underwriting discipline and how broker expectations are driving a major service overhaul
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IT InterviewNicola Holmes: Schemes leader bringing insurer know-how to broker business with ‘energy, optimism, influence’
Divisional director leaves insurer days behind as ‘the culture, the people [and] the growth ambition’ of specialist intermediary lures her into broking
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News AnalysisBriefing: Is private equity taking the right approach when backing broking businesses?
Panellist notes that the private equity ‘playbook’ for investing in brokers ‘has to change’ because ‘it doesn’t fit’ today’s business models and landscape
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News AnalysisBriefing: Brokers have ‘big inertia’ around cross-selling – but terminology shift could support soft market retention strategies
A perhaps underutilised tool in brokers’ armoury, cross-selling might be a better wielded retention weapon if described as ‘complete risk protection’, noted schemes focused speaker
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AnalysisBroker CEO Forum: Industry must make talent development ‘strategic and intentional’
’Having better, more well rounded individuals that understand all facets of the market is a real investment in the industry of the future,’ says insurer’s head of retail
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News AnalysisInsurers face growing exposure as surge in workplace stress escalates
‘The biggest overarching driver we see is awareness – we’re all far more aware of mental health and its impact on business,’ says broker
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News AnalysisOpinion: German family owned brokers present next M&A sweet spot for consolidators
Brokers in Germany are fast becoming ‘very attractive to prospective international buyers’ as ‘mature’ UK market displays ‘an increasing scarcity of targets and limited runway’ around M&A opportunities
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News AnalysisIn Focus: Are HNW lifestyles evolving faster than traditional risk models?
’The reality is that the pace of client innovation is outstripping the industry’s ability to respond,’ warns associate director
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News AnalysisRetroactive reckoning: Construction PI faces its 30-year shadow
‘Developers thought projects from 20 years ago were long tail – now they’re live liabilities again,’ says managing partner
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AnalysisBriefing: Digital ID is no panacea for fraud – and implementation challenges lay ahead
While the benefits of easily validated identification may seem obvious, the sector must ensure it navigates the implementation of digital IDs with care and consideration
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AnalysisIn Focus: Does digital transformation undermine HNW’s service-defining human touch?
High net worth clients have long valued the delicate touch that distinguishes their experience from the mainstream market – but with the industry hot on the trail of automation, could technology inadvertently undermine the very qualities that make this sector so unique?
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News AnalysisBriefing: The true cost of cyber attack losses – and why cyber cover should not be a hard sell
Howden’s Rebooting growth report paints a frightening picture of cyber related losses, with poor product penetration still a concern for this line of business
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News AnalysisOpinion: Is nepotism inherently bad or an underutilised talent attraction tool?
Nepotism can provide a ‘base level understanding of the opportunities’ within insurance, with career conversations at home potentially attracting a cohort of the next generation of talent to the Square Mile
