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The Big Question: Why has UK broker M&A slowed – and what can UKGI expect next from acquisition activity?

2026-08-24T07:00:00+01:00By

With intermediary M&A deal volumes hitting multi-year lows, what is holding back dealmaking across the UK general insurance market (UKGI) – and what could potentially spur the next wave of acquisition activity?

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In Focus: Can Burnham’s devolution plan solve insurance’s talent problem?

2026-08-21T07:00:00+01:00By

’For maximum impact we need to raise the profile of our sector nationally, but having a stronger voice locally would certainly give firms more opportunities,’ says head of people proposition

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Briefing: Insurance sector offers trust and opportunity as students face results day

2026-08-20T08:00:00+01:00By

Mike Dalby, chief executive at Howden’s consumer and local commercial division, suggests that those receiving their results should look to insurance as a fulfilling career

Kelly Madeley, Ki

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Kelly Madeley: Industry must ‘make insurance exciting’ to attract talent

2026-08-20T07:00:00+01:00By

Ki’s chief people officer Kelly Madeley believes the insurance industry needs to widen its talent pool, embrace different career paths and work collectively to show young people that insurance can be a career where they make a difference

James York

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Briefing: Robotic repairs and drone delivery – the future of insurance is hardware

2026-08-19T08:00:00+01:00By

From humanoid surveyors to autonomous repair fleets, James York says emerging robotics technology could transform how insurers manage, mitigate and respond to risk

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In Focus: Talent attraction versus job opportunities – Where is the biggest people pinch point?

2026-08-17T07:00:00+01:00By

While outreach programmes and work experience initiatives are helping to showcase the breadth of insurance careers available, figures show that hiring rates have fallen. So, what is the biggest issue here – attracting young talent or creating enough opportunities for them once they are interested?

Toby Clegg

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Briefing: Spreadsheet Eeyores versus Tigger-ish storytellers

2026-08-13T08:00:00+01:00By

Insurance has been both beset and modernised by the rise of the spreadsheet, but Toby Clegg argues that the quantitative purists have lost sight of qualitative truths in their pursuit of uncompromising accuracy

Lee Anderson, SRG

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Briefing: AI will not replace specialist brokers – but it will define the exceptional ones

2026-08-12T09:00:00+01:00By

Lee Anderson, group deputy chief executive at SRG, pinpoints the real differentiator of artificial intelligence use for brokers

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ETrading enters ‘next phase’ as brokers demand speed and flexibility

2026-08-12T07:00:00+01:00By

Insurance Times’ latest eTrading research revealed how brokers are changing the way they trade digitally, with speed, flexibility and access to more complex risks emerging as key priorities

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Insurance sector needs to show that it is ‘never too late’ for a second career

2026-08-11T07:00:00+01:00By

‘There’s simply too much knowledge walking out of the door for us not to find better ways to keep it within the profession,’ says broker owner

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Drones set to deliver net risk benefits – but sky-high human error claims costs must be mitigated

2026-08-10T07:00:00+01:00By

Although research demonstrates that drone usage can reduce a business’ net risk profile overall, risk professionals must think strategically about combating pilot errors as ‘the human in that chain is the weak link’ contributing to claims costs

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Briefing: Getting decisions right starts with trusted data

2026-08-06T08:00:00+01:00By

Major decisions are being delayed, revisited and second-guessed not because of a lack of data, but a lack of confidence in it. Insurance DataLab’s Matt Scott argues that trusted, independent insight is now becoming absolutely critical to decision-making

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