Broker Analysis – Page 12
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News AnalysisBriefing: 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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News AnalysisBriefing: 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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News AnalysisBrokers on the up despite challenging market
Insurance DataLab confirms the scores and metrics behind the brokers leading the UKGI market according to its newly launched Broker Performance Report 2024
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News AnalysisRevealed: Which firms won at the Claims Excellence Awards 2024?
There were some lucky double winners on the night, while other firms picked up their first Insurance Times Claims Excellence Award – was it you?
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News AnalysisBriefing: 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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IT InterviewWarren Downey: SRG’s new investment represents beginning of ‘chapter two’ for broker’s growth journey
’If you build the right culture and you attract the right people, you get fabulous results – it’s blinking obvious,’ says group chief executive
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News AnalysisBriefing: Two Insurtech 50 firms collapse amid continued investor caution
’Investors are becoming more democratic in their funding allocations,’ says global head of insurtech
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IT InterviewAjay Mistry: Building a ‘successful schemes broker’
Many larger brokers believe that schemes for small clients are ’not as exciting’, says founder and director
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IT InterviewChris Haggart: ‘Clarity of purpose’ around supporting partner brokers at Hedron Network
’Networks across the market have a part to play in making sure that the general quality of brokers in the UK is as robust as it can be,’ says broker network chief executive
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News AnalysisBriefing: Neurodiversity first highlights why sector must be bolder on D&I progress
There is a rising recognition that neurodiverse staff can bring a different view and approach to the risks that the industry faces
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News AnalysisInsurance sector in race against time to tackle rising storm challenges
Delegates attending a recent Insurance Times and ICEYE roundtable explained that the increased frequency of storms was stretching the industry’s resources to the limit
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News AnalysisSteve Bashford: Arch’s strategy is bringing ‘London expertise to the regions’
’Our message is that we deal with brokers the way they want – we’re not going to force anybody to take an optimised trading route irrespective of premium size,’ says chief executive for UK regions
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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
