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Toby Clegg

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Briefing: Roman generals, rusty swords and the likely broker re-independence agenda

2026-06-18T08:00:00+01:00By

Toby Clegg dwells on some potentially indicative market chatter to ask whether the next M&A trend may not be further consolidation, but a surge in re-independence

Katrina Schellens, Lockton

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Insurance sector still scratching head over ‘muddy’ emerging risk of intellectual property, cyber and general liability cross-section – Lockton

2026-06-16T07:00:00+01:00By

Risk managers could face policy exclusions arising from ‘complicated’ emerging risk cross-section, however broker senior vice-president ringfences geopolitical challenges as the risk community’s most pressing concern in 2026

talent retention

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Retaining talent requires the industry to address ‘experience shortage’

2026-06-11T07:00:00+01:00By

Insurance Times’ latest talent report reveals nearly half of the industry believes talent exits stem from a lack of career development and advancement

Leadership

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Opinion: Coaching versus leadership – How you listen can steer your business

2026-06-10T08:00:00+01:00By

Canadian broker leader Traci Boland inspired Biba Conference delegates with her views on meaningful leadership, emphasising that ‘the act of listening’ is the most important trait to bring to work

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World Cup windfall or claims headache? Hospitality’s summer surge puts insurers on alert

2026-06-05T08:00:00+01:00By

A summer boost from staycation spending and World Cup crowds is set to lift UK hospitality revenues, but insurance experts warn that higher footfall could drive claims and expose underinsurance across the sector

chatbot neon

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Briefing: What must not be lost as insurance quotes emerge on ChatGPT

2026-06-04T08:00:00+01:00By

’Increasing consumer openness to conversational AI presents both challenges and opportunities for insurers and digital distributors,’ says analyst

AI confusion

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Briefing: Brokers are feeling the AI pain as questions come thick and fast

2026-06-03T08:00:00+01:00By

While AI is heralded as one of the largest developments in work since the industrial revolution, one unintended consequence of consumer access is causing confusion for brokers

Risk management gap

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In Focus: Middle East conflict reveals ‘huge risk management gap’

2026-05-28T07:00:00+01:00By

The latest SR:500 Exchange virtual roundtable, hosted by sister publication Strategic Risk, brought together risk professionals, brokers and academics to discuss risk management’s moving goalposts amid geopolitical fluctuations

datamattersgreenshoots

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Green shoots in packages and specialist segments amid commercial lines premium slump

2026-05-27T07:00:00+01:00By

Insurance Times’ Commercial Lines Premium Index – released in association with Open GI – reveals that while a 7.7% year-on-year fall in commercial lines GWP has reaffirmed persistent soft market conditions, a small number of lines have bucked the trend

Toby Clegg

News Analysis

Briefing: The contrarian’s guide to nepotism

2026-05-21T08:00:00+01:00By

While nepotism is often maligned as a traditional blocker to building a modern insurance industry, Toby Clegg argues that there are many benefits to recruiting those who are already sold on the insurance industry’s value

James York, Cropped

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Briefing: The price of expertise in professional services

2026-05-20T08:00:00+01:00By

With the advent of AI forcing an evaluation of the price for expertise, it is worth considering how the industry could be differently constituted

squeezed costs pound in a vice

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On the mid‑tier squeeze – too big to exit, too small to absorb the shock

2026-05-19T07:00:00+01:00By

The mid-tier insurance arena has become a ‘no man’s land’ for firms too large to be nimble specialists and too small to achieved the industrialised efficiency of the global giants, says management consultant

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