Broker Analysis

Ian Kerton Gallagher Re

IT Interview

Renewals saw reinsurers keen to deploy capital, buyers focused on banking savings – Gallagher Re’s Kerton

2026-02-02T08:00:00+00:00By David Benyon

Three years of strong profitability left reinsurers comfortable with their risks despite softened rates, while cedants prioritised reduced cost over additional protection

portal only trading

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Is portal-only trading progress or a problem for MGAs and brokers?

2026-01-28T08:00:00+00:00By

As MGA portals become central to broker trading, a chief executive warns that there is a ‘danger’ in brokers shoehorning risks that require underwriter collaboration

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News Analysis

Are pet insurance claims keeping pace with customer expectations?

2026-01-26T08:00:00+00:00By

A disconnect between technical compliance and customer experience carries reputational risk for the sector – but is currently not being addressed

Data

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In Focus: How insurers use data to support broker schemes – and what happens when it’s limited?

2026-01-23T08:00:00+00:00By

’If you don’t have good data, insurers will be less interested because it makes it difficult to assess [if] the scheme works, is it fit for purpose,’ says director

cyber broker schemes

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In Focus: Could cyber-centric broker schemes boost commercial cyber insurance penetration?

2026-01-22T08:00:00+00:00By

The latest Insurance Times Schemes Index, published on 15 January 2026, has typically reflected an erratic picture for commercial cyber schemes. With premiums up 12% on six months ago, do cyber-centric broker schemes have the potential to improve uptake of commercial cyber insurance?

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Biba Manifesto 2026: Trade body seeks new Financial Services Bill

2026-01-15T10:00:00+00:00By

‘It’s not easy asking for a bill that isn’t in the King’s speech, that’s quite a challenge, but we just think it’s a necessity if we’re going to actually make these changes happen,’ says broker body chief executive

Toby Clegg landscape

News Analysis

Briefing: Mind the toes on which you tread as trust is the real currency of UKGI

2026-01-14T09:00:00+00:00By

UK insurance staffers need to stop treating networking introductions like a finite commodity and adopt a more American mindset to collaboration if they want to nurture professional allies for the long term

Self employment

News Analysis

Major shake-up of employment law raises challenges for UK businesses

2026-01-13T08:00:00+00:00By Tim Evershed

As the Employment Rights Act comes into force, the insurance sector is well placed to support policyholders in adapting to the required changes

neurodivergence

News Analysis

Briefing: Neurodiversity could be insurance’s talent success story

2026-01-08T11:00:00+00:00By

The sector should make a bigger deal of its diversity and inclusion wins

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News Analysis

The Big Question: What regulatory risks or opportunities would UKGI see under a Reform UK government?

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

Insurance Times asked industry figures to consider the risks and opportunities a Reform UK government might present if it sought to overhaul the FCA – and what such changes could mean

opportunity

News Analysis

Briefing: Overarching soft reinsurance market at 1/1 sets out insurer opportunities for 2026

2026-01-07T09:00:00+00:00By

Broker chief executive describes 2026 as ‘a year of enormous possibilities’, with falling reinsurance rates giving primary insurers scope to explore their strategic options

Ryan Gill

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Ryan Gill: Steering Bspoke ‘delicately’ through a broker service transformation

2026-01-07T08:00:00+00:00By

With long-term investments coming to fruition, the MGA group’s recently appointed chief executive sets out how broker service improvements will promise a return to a five star rating and drive growth in 2026

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