Broker Analysis – Page 5
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News AnalysisBriefing: Can insurers put Ukrainian Black Sea exports back on track?
Many underwriters said they were likely to wait and see how the initial transits fared before committing to action
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News AnalysisRevealed: Who won at the Tech and Innovation Awards 2023?
Some firms scored a hat-trick, others walked away with two awards and some made podium debuts at the Tech and Innovation Awards – was it you?
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News AnalysisSME brokers grapple with ESG strategies in collaborative effort with insurers
’It may be possible to achieve alignment relatively easily by having a discussion about what ESG means and how it is relevant to the firm,’ says associate broker
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News AnalysisCould the debanking scandal cross over into insurance?
The FCA said that it ’would not consider it appropriate to cancel a policy purely on the basis of a policyholder’s views’
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News AnalysisBriefing: Insurance might not be Hollywood, but it still offers exciting career prospects
Actuary: The Movie might not have as much appeal as The Wolf of Wall Street or The Social Network when it comes to box office hits, but a career in insurance can certainly still be exciting
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News AnalysisLack of windscreen recalibration creates potential risk for road users – Auto Windscreens
The Markerstudy-owned firm has opened discussions with the UK government to improve safety on the roads using its recalibration technology
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News AnalysisBriefing: M&A opportunities exist for those mid-market firms willing to align on culture
Firms of middling size in the broker market can take advantage of M&A deals that the bigger players may ignore, says Stuart Reid
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News AnalysisBriefing: Insurers hope reinsurers do not break the bank in Monte Carlo
Behind the glamorous location, the view of many heading to the event is that this year it will be a case of the two c’s – climate and cyber
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News AnalysisIs regional growth a double-edged sword for the London market?
’There is a “massive opportunity’ for collaboration between regional hubs and the London market, says head of M&A
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News AnalysisBriefing: Is the term insurtech still fit for purpose?
The term was initially used to describe insurance technology disruptors, but should it be made redundant as the sector shifts to a collaborative position?
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News AnalysisIn Focus: How are motor insurers addressing popularity of electric vehicles?
Insurance Times asks industry experts if motor insurers are adapting their business strategies
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News AnalysisBriefing: Wages now key to battle for talent, but industry must revamp its brand
’The goal is also to minimise the tedious, repetitive and mundane tasks that lead to staff disengagement,’ says chief executive
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News AnalysisIs telematics undergoing a mass market transformation?
’If adopted on a mass market basis, then it can cater to all,’ says chief data officer
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News AnalysisLight at the end of the tunnel despite ‘muted’ insurtech series A funding for Q2
The insurtech sector is going through a ‘correction process,’ says Gallagher Re’s global head of insurtech
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IT InterviewSimon Ritterband: Huge market appetite as ‘genie is out of the bottle’ with drones
There is a “huge appetite” for drones in the Lloyd’s market as the technology is being used more and more in everyday life from surveying to inspection says managing director
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News AnalysisBriefing: Office-based working essential in people business of insurance
In the first of his new monthly columns for Insurance Times, Stuart Reid says the insurance industry should return to an office-first working model
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News AnalysisLloyd’s market ‘very much at risk’ from lessened underwriter attendance
To flourish, the Underwriting Room and market participants need to ‘get that trading mojo back’
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News AnalysisSpecialisation spells survival for SME brokers in evolving landscape
SME brokers will continue to play a ’significant role’ in the insurance market while maintaining their independence, says head of M&A
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News AnalysisIt’s deadline day for the new Consumer Duty – but is the industry ready?
Preparing for the new regulation has been a ‘huge piece of work’, says chief executive
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News AnalysisConsumer Duty’s regulatory burden particularly unwelcome for SME brokers
According to Jackson Lee Underwriting’s head of leisure insurance Graeme Hamilton “some people forget about the small brokers out there”.
