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News Analysis

Briefing: Navigating a soft market – what’s next for UK brokers?

2025-09-04T09:00:00+01:00By

Insurers, keen to fight for market share, are more likely to support brokers who can adjust to these market conditions

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Analysis

In Focus: The impending ‘peril’ of underinvesting in reinsurance talent

2025-09-03T07:00:00+01:00By

‘The real issue isn’t that reinsurance is too niche – it’s that we’ve failed to communicate its relevance and impact,’ says chief commercial officer

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News Analysis

In Focus: How should middle manager development into c-suite be prioritised and delivered?

2025-08-28T07:00:00+01:00By

With the industry’s war for talent often focused on attracting young, new talent into the marketplace, has specific training to fulfil c-suite succession vacuums by promoting middle managers fallen by the wayside? Industry professionals share their views…

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News Analysis

Briefing: Insurance sector has ability to steer road safety

2025-08-28T06:00:00+01:00By

Best practice for safer driving has been a focus following the government’s proposed road reforms in August 2025 – the potential impact of rule changes on claims means the industry simply cannot be a passenger in these conversations

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News Analysis

The Big Question: What impact could greenwashing have on insurance provision and management?

2025-08-27T07:00:00+01:00By

Greenwashing – a practice whereby companies make misleading or false claims to appear more environmentally friendly and sustainable than they actually are – is emerging as a challenge for insurers and brokers, with potential reputational, regulatory and legal consequences

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News Analysis

Is influencer insurance the next must-follow for protecting content creators?

2025-08-22T10:26:00+01:00By

‘Most influencers and content creators are really underinsured – if they’re insured at all,’ says commercial account executive

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News Analysis

Briefing: Why M&A can no longer be the default growth strategy

2025-08-21T08:00:00+01:00By

The data indicates that acquisition activity is – at last – decelerating in UKGI. However, this is no bad thing, indicating that growth strategies are increasingly considering sustainability rather than just scale

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IT Interview

Michael Rea: How AssuredPartners deal will help grow Gallagher’s UK and Ireland arm

2025-08-20T07:00:00+01:00By

’It’s probably the biggest retail transaction we’ll have done in the UK, certainly in my time here in 10 years,’ says UK and Ireland chief executive

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News Analysis

Extranets v software houses: Where are brokers handling their eTrading?

2025-08-18T06:00:00+01:00By

Insurance Times dives into the wealth of data within its Five Star Rating Report: eTrading 2025, to determine whether brokers are using insurer extranets or software house platforms for their eTrading needs

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News Analysis

Greater appetite around reinsurers ‘rolling the dice’ on ‘immature’ cyber market

2025-08-04T07:00:00+01:00By

Softer market conditions are encouraging diversification strategies – however, the challenge and opportunity see-saw of branching into emerging risks presents a tightrope for reinsurers to navigate

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News Analysis

Briefing: As AI evolves, affirmative cover is becoming ever more important

2025-07-31T06:00:00+01:00By

’It’s a very, very good thing for it to be explicit in the [policy] wording,’ says executive director

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News Analysis

Brokers reveal 2025’s best and worst insurer eTrading platforms

2025-07-30T07:00:00+01:00By

Aviva has secured a seventh consecutive five star award for eTrading service in Insurance Times’ latest research, trumping other extranet platforms such as Zurich Online, RSA Online and QBE FastFlow – but what else is the survey data saying?

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