Parent company of Birmingham broker makes two leadership appointments
’Their combined depth of knowledge, strategic insight and proven leadership experience will be instrumental,’ says chief executive
Howden leverages ‘market conditions’ to reprice £3.1bn debt
‘Being able to make our borrowing more efficient puts us in an even stronger position to continue delivering on our ambitious growth plans,’ says chief financial officer
Underwriting ‘elephant in the room’ is hampering ‘free flowing business’ – QRG Specialty
Plus, ‘inflexible’ Syndicate Business Forecast reporting could see firms declining income opportunities, says head of reinsurance and broking
Aon-owned NFP acquires Bspoke in major deal
’The Bspoke team will strengthen our existing suite of insurance solutions while expanding our technical underwriting expertise and specialist product knowledge,’ says president
Clear Group’s Europe chief executive steps down
’He has added significant weight and understanding into our European and broader M&A strategy,’ says group chief executive
Lloyd’s broker acquired by business solutions company
’Strategic acquisitions such as this are set to play a crucial role as we continue to scale,’ says chief commercial officer
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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
Greater appetite around reinsurers ‘rolling the dice’ on ‘immature’ cyber market
Softer market conditions are encouraging diversification strategies – however, the challenge and opportunity see-saw of branching into emerging risks presents a tightrope for reinsurers to navigate
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
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
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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