Broker Analysis

Germany

News Analysis

Opinion: German family owned brokers present next M&A sweet spot for consolidators

2025-11-12T08:00:00+00:00By

Brokers in Germany are fast becoming ‘very attractive to prospective international buyers’ as ‘mature’ UK market displays ‘an increasing scarcity of targets and limited runway’ around M&A opportunities

HNW

News Analysis

In Focus: Are HNW lifestyles evolving faster than traditional risk models?

2025-11-05T08:00:00+00:00By

’The reality is that the pace of client innovation is outstripping the industry’s ability to respond,’ warns associate director

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News Analysis

Retroactive reckoning: Construction PI faces its 30-year shadow

2025-11-04T08:00:00+00:00By

‘Developers thought projects from 20 years ago were long tail – now they’re live liabilities again,’ says managing partner

digital ID

Analysis

Briefing: Digital ID is no panacea for fraud – and implementation challenges lay ahead

2025-10-30T10:00:00+00:00By

While the benefits of easily validated identification may seem obvious, the sector must ensure it navigates the implementation of digital IDs with care and consideration

customer service

Analysis

In Focus: Does digital transformation undermine HNW’s service-defining human touch?

2025-10-28T08:00:00+00:00By

High net worth clients have long valued the delicate touch that distinguishes their experience from the mainstream market – but with the industry hot on the trail of automation, could technology inadvertently undermine the very qualities that make this sector so unique?

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News Analysis

Briefing: The true cost of cyber attack losses – and why cyber cover should not be a hard sell

2025-10-23T08:00:00+01:00By

Howden’s Rebooting growth report paints a frightening picture of cyber related losses, with poor product penetration still a concern for this line of business

nepotism

News Analysis

Opinion: Is nepotism inherently bad or an underutilised talent attraction tool?

2025-10-15T08:00:00+01:00By

Nepotism can provide a ‘base level understanding of the opportunities’ within insurance, with career conversations at home potentially attracting a cohort of the next generation of talent to the Square Mile

construction technology

News Analysis

Technology risks becoming increasingly present in construction sector

2025-10-15T07:00:00+01:00By

Modern construction ’risks can sit somewhere between a traditional contracting risk and a technology firm’, says underwriting manager

Lee Anderson, SRG

Analysis

SRG committed to further people-led acquisitions – Anderson

2025-10-13T09:00:00+01:00By

’By the end of this year we will announce an additional three people-led strategic initiatives and we’ll almost certainly announce another three [in 2026],’ says deputy chief executive

AI answering phone

News Analysis

Briefing: How UKGI should respond as AI becomes more popular with consumers

2025-10-09T09:00:00+01:00By

Relevant research finds that the number of customers who are comfortable with artificial intelligence deciding their policy price without human intervention rose from 31% in 2024 to 37% in 2025

protection gap

News Analysis

Briefing: Protection gap warning poses real questions for UKGI

2025-10-08T10:00:00+01:00By

Although some regulators and clients may question the role of insurance brokers, trade organisation emphasises that ‘specialty brokers are the connective tissue of the global insurance market’

Rob Organ

IT Interview

Rob Organ: Jensten Group ‘not asleep at the wheel’ over M&A and what’s next after Bain deal

2025-10-06T07:00:00+01:00By

’We’ve been very active still and the M&A team are looking forward to working with Bain Capital and making more announcements,’ says chief executive

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