Broker Analysis
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News AnalysisWhat do brokers want from 2024’s Biba conference?
’I want brokers to get the opportunity to meet people that they otherwise could not reach,’ says chief executive
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News AnalysisLondon looking positive but ‘this is no time for complacency’
Rating agency AM Best has raised its outlook on the London market insurance sector from stable to positive in what has been seen as another endorsement for EC3 and while there is much to support optimism, the nature of the market means that challenges remain
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News AnalysisBriefing: Are brokers forgetting a fundamental issue?
We can blame insurers for some of the ills we suffer, but to blame them for a client’s underinsurance is weak
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News AnalysisConcerns raised that risks placed on eTrading platforms could ‘go too far’
’There’s now far too many technical risks that are now going through an eTrade model,’ says technical director
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News AnalysisThe Big Question: What are the biggest challenges set to hit brokers in H2 2024?
Insurance Times asks experts about challenges brokers face and what can be done to mitigate evolving threats
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News AnalysisIncreasing natural catastrophe losses necessitate a resilience focus
’There is no doubt that climate change increases volatility, frequency and also severity,’ says senior director of product management
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News AnalysisBriefing: Saving the high street broker requires embedding in the community
It’s simply not enough to be ‘on the high-street’ – it’s about being ‘in the high-street’, being embedded in the community and showing you are a force for good.
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News AnalysisWhat’s driving more UK brokers to sell up?
’The sentence we hear most often is ‘this world is not mine anymore’,’ says chief executive
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News AnalysisOpinion: Premium affordability on insurer and broker minds
Editor Katie Scott highlights the importance of insurers and brokers being on the same page when needing to communication premium increases to end customers
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IT InterviewCarl Shuker: ‘Single Howden brand’ seeks to continue growth trajectory by being ‘client centric’
UK and Ireland chief executive believes ‘there is still a huge demand for advice’ from insurance ‘clients of all shapes and sizes’
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IT InterviewJane Kielty: Aon leverages expertise and scale to ‘join the dots’ for clients
’We’re creating new solutions where they didn’t exist before to help clients solve problems,’ says broker’s UK chief executive
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News AnalysisUK dubbed ‘Wall Street of insurance’ as international interest in acquisitions grows
’I would not be surprised if there [were] more internationals coming into the UK,’ says co-chief executive
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News AnalysisBriefing: Turning point for geopolitical risk in 2024?
With elections in 2024 set to introduce an additional dose of unpredictability into an already volatile environment, businesses need to prepare for and protect themselves against escalating political-related risks.
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News AnalysisInsurance M&A continues to rise – but has it reached its peak?
Broking M&A is focusing on the extremities of the UKGI marketplace, with smaller firms being eyed up and the ‘consolidation of the consolidators’ potentially on the cards too, says co-founder
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News AnalysisIn Focus: How MGAs stop brokers being left ‘high and dry’ as capacity fears continue
’If we can’t service the broker quick enough, we’d lose the sale, they lose the sale, conversion drops and ultimately it hurts all of us,’ says head of broker development
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News AnalysisBriefing: AI must be used intelligently to augment people-based insurance sector
It is imperative to embrace the opportunities AI can offer in terms of back office functionality, but insurance professionals shouldn’t fear for their jobs just yet
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News AnalysisIn Focus: Are MGAs replacing traditional insurers and how are they differentiating themselves to grow market share?
Insurance Times asks industry experts how MGAs are standing out to supersede insurers and increase their market share
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IT Interview‘Scalability and growth is a massive thing for us’ – GoShorty
’That was the first barrier that was broken down – the idea that software houses only wanted to deal with big blue-chip companies and well-established brokers,’ says founder and managing director
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News AnalysisWhat does the FCA’s actions on Gap mean for the future?
We’ve heard that the unofficial threshold for that payout rate may be set at 30%, with business lines falling under that level likely to draw increased scrutiny from the FCA, says co-founder
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News AnalysisIn Focus: How niche schemes are becoming more important to brokers’ growth strategies
Niche schemes have been talked up by experts after brokers were told to focus on size or speciality in the future
