Two brokers among five firms to gain CII chartered status in Q2 2025
‘They have set themselves apart from other firms in the eyes of their customers and clients,’ says president
Lloyd’s wholesale broker secures capacity for new SME D&O facility
’This launch is part of our wider strategy to continually enhance our product offering across specialist lines,’ says chief executive
Active insurance provider makes two hires to support regional brokers in UK
’Our underwriting resolve and mission to protect the unprotected continue to prove valuable at a time when cyber risk is evolving quickly,’ says managing director
Verlingue UK focuses on employee benefits buys as UK M&A is ‘overheated’ and ‘alarming’
The price of M&A in the UK broker market ‘is crazy’, adds chairman
Premier League club West Ham names commercial broker as official insurance partner
’Together, we look forward to achieving great things on and off the pitch,’ says managing director
Brown and Brown to acquire private client and bloodstock broker
’We look forward to supporting them as they continue to do what they do best,’ says retail chief executive
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SME underinsurance is far from a small problem
SMEs and sole traders are a ‘significantly untapped market’, according to chief growth officer – however, the insurance sector must be more proactive when it comes to accident and health covers
Manifesto 2024: Biba calls for amendments to UK government Apprenticeship Levy
‘Some of these funding that is designed to be used for training that our country needs is not being used and widening the levy rules would help make that happen,’ says public affairs officer
UK insurance market over cyber ‘hurdle’
Brokers have been pivotal in the turn of the market but ‘much more work’ remains
Briefing: As AI evolves, affirmative cover is becoming ever more important
’It’s a very, very good thing for it to be explicit in the [policy] wording,’ says executive director
Brokers reveal 2025’s best and worst insurer eTrading platforms
Aviva has secured a seventh consecutive five star award for eTrading service in Insurance Times’ latest research, trumping other extranet platforms such as Zurich Online, RSA Online and QBE FastFlow – but what else is the survey data saying?
Brokers are ‘logical latecomers’ to AI use as ‘old guard’ believe in certain way of doing tasks
Briefing: How AI can humanise insurance
Benjamin Verlingue: Fourth generation leader emphasises ‘entrepreneurial spirit’ underpinning UK and European operations
Briefing: Growth may come with risk, as Reeves looks to regulatory reset
Challenges present ‘most exciting times’ in market for brokers – Alastair Swift
Briefing: Is pet insurance reaching a breaking point?
Alastair Swift: Willis cementing ‘deep specialty expertise’ as a ‘true differentiator’
Scheme brokers see double digit year-on-year commission growth – but momentum slows
Benjamin Verlingue: Fourth generation leader emphasises ‘entrepreneurial spirit’ underpinning UK and European operations
Chairman and chief executive plans to ‘respect the legacy’ of familial past leaders while steering the broker’s strategy to double business size over the next three years
Alastair Swift: Willis cementing ‘deep specialty expertise’ as a ‘true differentiator’
’Others may be really interested in breadth, but we’re really interested in expertise and being leaders in our chosen fields,’ says broker’s head of specialties
Trey Norman: Love Islander returns to insurance with a bombshell on the talent gap
’I don’t think we’ve got that flagship person doing the real hard yards – going into schools, doing forums and Q&As,’ says commercial executive
Blueprint Two benefits will take ‘quite some time’ to impact London market as project is ‘too big’
London market broker leader is ‘worried’ about when the digital transformation programme will deliver, noting that it should have been ‘split down into very specific areas’ from the start, rather than following a ‘big bang approach’
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