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Motor brokers turn tide on customer losses to insurers

2026-04-15T07:00:00+01:00By

In 2024, motor insurance brokers lost some 266,000 net policies to insurers, but in 2025 – with market forces dampening switching rates and putting the onus onto customer retention – they wrestled back the momentum

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Analysis

Crackdown on cosmetic cowboys will require underwriting and risk cover to ‘evolve’

2026-04-07T07:00:00+01:00By

As the government introduces new regulations for the aesthetics market, a chief executive warns that new risks will emerge for clients and brokers will ‘play a key role’ in managing ’where these risks sit’

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News Analysis

Standout schemes deliver strong six-monthly earnings, but new business sees mixed momentum

2026-03-31T07:00:00+01:00By

Drawing on exclusive data from broker schemes software provider SchemeServe, the Insurance Times Schemes Index pinpoints where brokers are delivering strong earnings, which schemes are gaining momentum and which may face challenges in the year ahead

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Briefing: Why are major personal lines deals popular in the soft market?

2026-03-26T09:00:00+00:00By

Soft market conditions have created a challenging personal lines environment, so is scale key to combat the challenges insurers are facing?

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TechTalk: Enhanced underwriting prompts ‘transformational stage’ for insurance

2026-03-26T08:00:00+00:00By

The acceleration in digitally enhanced insurance placement across the London market is redefining the centuries-old process of follow trading

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In Focus: How are motor insurers tackling 2026 as market predicted to fall into red?

2026-03-25T08:00:00+00:00By

’Everybody is in the mood to start increasing prices,’ says director

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News Analysis

In Focus: Does telematics remain untapped, or is the tech overhyped?

2026-03-24T08:00:00+00:00By

Telematics technology is a controversial topic for insurance sector professionals, with benefits and challenges seeming to hold equal sway. So, does the tech have more to give, or has its capabilities simply been talked up?

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News Analysis

The most complained about business lines in UKGI

2026-03-19T08:00:00+00:00By

Insurance DataLab unpicks the latest complaints data from the FOS to highlight the direction of travel for insurance service

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Analysis

IWD: Promoting more women requires the sector to ‘shine a light’ on invisible barriers

2026-03-06T08:00:00+00:00By

‘It’s not about relying on people to be ‘brave enough’ to ask – managers should be given the tools to cultivate their team culture in a way that provides psychological safety,’ says head of diversity, inclusion and community engagement.

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News Analysis

Briefing: Shockwaves will be felt in London as missiles fly in the Persian Gulf

2026-03-05T10:00:00+00:00By

The situation around the Persian Gulf remains fluid, but insurers and their customers are likely in for a sustained period of supply chain shocks and increased costs

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EY’s Jonathan Zhao: What Britain’s insurers can learn from Asian markets

2026-03-05T08:00:00+00:00By

Jonathan Zhao, global insurance leader and Hong Kong financial services managing partner at EY Advisory tells Insurance Times why Asia Pacific is leaving Europe behind on insurance innovation, why boardrooms are immobilised by AI and why UK insurers must stop looking inward.

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Briefing: What does the Q1 2026 Middle East conflict mean for travel insurance?

2026-03-04T10:00:00+00:00By

A warning has been issued that acts of war are typically excluded from travel insurance and coverage depends on policy wording

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