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News Analysis

London looking positive but ‘this is no time for complacency’

2024-04-26T07:00:00+01:00By

Rating agency AM Best has raised its outlook on the London market insurance sector from stable to positive in what has been seen as another endorsement for EC3 and while there is much to support optimism, the nature of the market means that challenges remain

Stuart Reid

News Analysis

Briefing: Are brokers forgetting a fundamental issue?

2024-04-25T08:00:00+01:00By

We can blame insurers for some of the ills we suffer, but to blame them for a client’s underinsurance is weak

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News Analysis

Concerns raised that risks placed on eTrading platforms could ‘go too far’

2024-04-24T07:32:00+01:00By

’There’s now far too many technical risks that are now going through an eTrade model,’ says technical director

Mike Bottle, Arch

News Analysis

Big Question: What are the biggest challenges set to hit brokers in H2 2024?

2024-04-23T07:00:00+01:00By

Insurance Times asks experts about challenges brokers face and what can be done to mitigate evolving threats

UK flooding

News Analysis

Increasing natural catastrophe losses necessitate a resilience focus

2024-04-19T07:00:00+01:00By Tim Evershed

’There is no doubt that climate change increases volatility, frequency and also severity,’ says senior director of product management

Kelly Ogley column headshot

News Analysis

Briefing: Saving the high street broker requires embedding in the community

2024-04-18T09:00:00+01:00By

It’s simply not enough to be ‘on the high-street’ – it’s about being ‘in the high-street’, being embedded in the community and showing you are a force for good.

Majority stake acqusition sold puzzle

News Analysis

What’s driving more UK brokers to sell up?

2024-04-15T10:30:00+01:00By

’The sentence we hear most often is ‘this world is not mine anymore’,’ says chief executive

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News Analysis

Opinion: Premium affordability on insurer and broker minds

2024-04-10T08:00:00+01:00By

Editor Katie Scott highlights the importance of insurers and brokers being on the same page when needing to communication premium increases to end customers

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IT Interview

Carl Shuker: ‘Single Howden brand’ seeks to continue growth trajectory by being ‘client centric’

2024-04-10T07:00:00+01:00By

UK and Ireland chief executive believes ‘there is still a huge demand for advice’ from insurance ‘clients of all shapes and sizes’

Jane Kielty sitting

IT Interview

Jane Kielty: Aon leverages expertise and scale to ‘join the dots’ for clients

2024-04-09T07:00:00+01:00By

’We’re creating new solutions where they didn’t exist before to help clients solve problems,’ says broker’s UK chief executive

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News Analysis

UK dubbed ‘Wall Street of insurance’ as international interest in acquisitions grows

2024-04-08T07:00:00+01:00By

’I would not be surprised if there [were] more internationals coming into the UK,’ says co-chief executive

riot police

News Analysis

Briefing: Turning point for geopolitical risk in 2024?

2024-04-04T11:30:00+01:00By

With elections in 2024 set to introduce an additional dose of unpredictability into an already volatile environment, businesses need to prepare for and protect themselves against escalating political-related risks.

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