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Rethinking what an apprentice looks like in today’s insurance industry – Movo Partnership
Informal communications in professional services create new risks – Hiscox
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News Analysis
Residential property owners brokers win big amid strong scheme performances
The latest Insurance Times Schemes Index – an in-depth analysis of exclusive data from broker schemes software provider SchemeServe – reveals that two major schemes performed exceptionally well in what has been a strong six months for brokers
Analysis
Informal communication ‘scope creep’ exposes CPS sector to ‘slowly changing claims environment’
‘Clients who are using these sorts of informal channels can create contractually and legally binding agreements and, if they then default on those agreements, or if they don’t deliver what the customer thought was being promised, then there’s a risk of being exposed to a claim,’ says partner
News Analysis
Briefing: The ‘Peace Dividend’ and its insurance equivalent
Mike Edgeley, group chief executive at Clear Group, argues that the insurance sector’s approach to investment has a lot to learn from the management of the armed forces
News Analysis
Briefing: Young insurance talent needs access – not just advice
Although technical skills help people to perform, networks, visibility and confidence help young talent to progress further in their careers
News Analysis
Briefing: Roman generals, rusty swords and the likely broker re-independence agenda
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
IT Interview
Insurance sector still scratching head over ‘muddy’ emerging risk of intellectual property, cyber and general liability cross-section – Lockton
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
News Analysis
Retaining talent requires the industry to address ‘experience shortage’
Insurance Times’ latest talent report reveals nearly half of the industry believes talent exits stem from a lack of career development and advancement
News Analysis
Opinion: Coaching versus leadership – How you listen can steer your business
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
News Analysis
World Cup windfall or claims headache? Hospitality’s summer surge puts insurers on alert
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
News Analysis
Briefing: What must not be lost as insurance quotes emerge on ChatGPT
’Increasing consumer openness to conversational AI presents both challenges and opportunities for insurers and digital distributors,’ says analyst
News Analysis
Briefing: Brokers are feeling the AI pain as questions come thick and fast
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
News Analysis
In Focus: Middle East conflict reveals ‘huge risk management gap’
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
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