All articles by Helen Yates – Page 5
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AgendaThe Knowledge: Commercial Lines – Directors in the dock
There’s a trend in the UK towards litigation against companies and directors, and it is expected to get worse. Fortunately, there is plenty of insurance cover available
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Online onlyThe Knowledge: Underinsurance – Fear of premium hikes leaves clients exposed
Some 80% of survey respondents say underinsurance has become a bigger problem since the economic downturn in 2008 and a similar number believe buyers avoid regular assessments
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Online onlyThe Knowledge: Underinsurance – When cover doesn't meet cost
Being underinsured can be costly for any business when it come to a claim. It falls to brokers to ensure clients have enough cover
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The KnowledgeThe Knowledge: Underinsurance
Figures suggest that underinsurance is a huge problem across the UK, not just for clients who risk being out of pocket at claim time, but for brokers whose job it is to ensure customers are correctly insured
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Online onlyThe Knowledge: Avoiding underinsurance in a buyer’s market
As an improving economy encourages SMEs and homeowners to buy more insurance, they can demand better terms, such as the waiving of condition of average clauses
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Online onlyThe Knowledge: Growth – Cyber risk market set to boom
Evolving risks such as cyber liability and environmental liability are creating gaps in the insurance market.Deloitte insurance partner Mark Mcllquham says “there are a lot of innovative products that brokers are designing”.“I’ve heard of Ebola protection products coming into the market for instance; the market continues ...
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Online onlyThe Knowledge: Growth – Schemes and specialisms set to boom this year
Customer demand will drive brokers to become more innovative in 2015, working with insurers to design specialist schemes and products for new and emerging risks.Managing general agency (MGA) UK General’s schemes managing director Karen Beales said brokers’ ability to identify and sell to niche customers was ...
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Online onlyThe Knowledge: Growth – SMEs boom, but can they sustain it?
As the UK economy bounces back, brokers are looking to small businesses to generate organic growth. But is the recovery losing momentum and is growth more likely to come from acquisition in the short term?
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Online onlyThe Knowledge: Growth – Customer growth and prices key
Competition that drove premiums down unlikely to be a factor as economy recovers and customers return
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Online onlyThe Knowledge: Growth – Compliance costs are ‘threat to growth’
As the general election looms, Biba lobbies at all three party conferences to lower the cost of regulation for brokers
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The KnowledgeThe Knowledge: growth
Where will brokers turn for growth in 2015? The Knowledge looks at what the next year might bring
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NewsBroker Service Survey reveals brokers' favourite insurers
Subscribers can access full rankings for commercial and personal lines
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Online onlyInsurance sheds 'dull' image to lure young talent
The insurance industry has faced an uphill battle in trying to shed young people’s perception of it as ‘dull’. But efforts are beginning to pay off
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Online onlyDo brokers need a code of conduct?
The latest issue of The Knowledge looks into a debate that has gripped the broking world
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The KnowledgeThe Knowledge: Professionalism
Will a code of conduct and chartered status help to ‘professionalise’ broking?
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The KnowledgeThe Knowledge: the future of motor insurance
Technology and information are reshaping motor insurance
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The KnowledgeThe Knowledge: Broker SME – relationships with insurers
A battle is underway at the micro end of SME commercial insurance.
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The KnowledgeThe Knowledge - Broker SME
After six, long difficult years, UK SMEs have a renewed sense of optimism and the role of a broker has never been more critical.
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Online onlyThe Knowledge – Claims: Fraud
Insurance fraud is creeping back post-Jackson and Laspo. Working together, can insurers and brokers beat the fraudsters?
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Online onlyThe Knowledge – Claims: Improving customer service
Provide great service, make customers feel valued, and win a lifetime of loyalty. Insurance Times looks at claims and how they can be handled better
