All Issue archive articles – Page 13
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IT InterviewTroy Stevens: Rhino Trade Insurance seeks to demystify insurance for tradespeople
The specialist broker wishes to hit ’a sweet spot’ for supporting tradespeople rather than simply being a ‘jack of all trades’, says chief executive
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News AnalysisTechTalk: Imminent Tech Nation closure could create ‘significant hole’ in insurtech investment
As Tech Nation prepares to close its doors at the end of the month, Insurance Times takes a look at what the government-backed asset did and how its closure may impact startup investment
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News AnalysisThe Big Question March 2023: What will the cyber insurance market look like this year?
Cyber cover is a big topic on the UK insurance industry’s lips - from changes in policy wordings to emerging threats. Insurance Times asks five leading professionals about what the market can expect in 2023
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News AnalysisIn Focus: Are broker schemes on the rise again?
Industry experts tell Insurance Times about the recovery of broker schemes following the pandemic
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IT InterviewLee Davey: Creating an ‘intentional’ business requires commitment to ‘core values’
With Partners& growing into its first maturity stage, Insurance Times gets the story behind the business’ progress so far
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News AnalysisBriefing: Tech Nation is closing its doors – and it’s the end of an era
The insurtech market is mourning the approaching loss of Tech Nation - sector leaders say ’there is a real need for more scaleup support’ in its place
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News AnalysisInsurers urged to take a fresh approach to solicitors’ PI amid growing coverage concerns
Conveyancing remains a claims risk area amid today’s recessionary environment, however insurers’ appetite to provide solicitors’ PI cover is growing for firms that present a good risk
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News AnalysisOpinion: Is Europe still the next phase of UK broking M&A?
Editor Katie Scott shares broker views around whether the UK really is running out of broker consolidation targets
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NewsBackchat January-February 2023
The Riddler, coffee houses and wellbeing initiatives. What has the insurance industry been up to of late? You heard it here first…
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News AnalysisIndustry welcomes FCA review of FSCS thresholds to mitigate ‘unintended unfairness’
In December 2022, the FCA outlined its planned review of the FSCS compensation funding model – trade body says this could prove to be ‘very positive’ for brokers
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News AnalysisIs it the end of the line for property insurance commissions on multioccupancy buildings?
The UK government has indicated its intention to ban managing agents and freeholders from taking commissions when arranging buildings insurance
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News AnalysisBriefing: Could mass tech firm layoffs trigger ripple effect for insurtechs?
As more technology giants announce mass staff layoffs, could the insurtech sector see a similar trajectory?
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News AnalysisTechTalk: Are insurtech staff layoffs the ‘quick and easy way out’ of post-pandemic capital conundrums?
While 2021 was filled with the creation of insurtech unicorns, 2022 saw sector-wide staff layoffs - and there could be more to come as inflation and the cost of living crisis continues to grip the market
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News Analysis‘Insurers will have to rely on brokers’ if post-Brexit tax changes come to fruition
Brokers could see changes to their admin workload and trading operations as a result of Brexit
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IT InterviewAdam Winslow: Retail business and HNW will form ‘the key axis of growth’ for Aviva’s personal lines arm in 2023
UKGI chief executive outlines where Aviva is aiming to expand this year across both personal and commercial lines – although eTrading ‘remains a big area of focus’
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News AnalysisHow is the industry faring ahead of the FCA’s Consumer Duty implementation?
Insurance DataLab provides exclusive analysis of the Financial Ombudsman Service’s most recent complaints data to see how prepared the industry is for the FCA’s Consumer Duty this July
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News AnalysisCannabis: A growing insurance problem
Tenants using residential rental properties ‘for the harvest of drug crops’ are ‘the biggest threat to private landlords’ – brokers and insurers must have this risk on their radar to combat rising claims
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News AnalysisIn Focus: How can the insurance sector mitigate increasing HNW subsidence claims?
Industry experts weigh in on the causes why high net worth subsidence claims are rising and discuss how best to respond to this risk
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News AnalysisIn Focus: Is high net worth cover ‘too generous’ for clients?
Broker leader reveals potential ‘recipe for disaster’ from having ‘underpriced’ premiums and ‘too good’ cover in the HNW market
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News AnalysisIFED is working to eliminate ‘blight’ of ghost brokers
Detective chief inspector Tom Hill, head of the City of London Police’s Insurance Fraud Enforcement Department, discusses how the unit has sought to tackle ghost broking
