All articles by Katie Scott
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NewsClaims mitigation and insurance policy limits becoming higher priorities for risk managers – Gallagher
‘The more you mitigate claims, the more risk you can take on your balance sheet – and then insurance becomes a stopgap insurance, as opposed to just something I need for day-to-day activity,’ says division managing director
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IT InterviewLuke Baker: Dovetail policy wordings are ‘a key concern’ for risk managers in combating increasingly fragmented yet interconnected risk landscape
Alongside tailored risk transfer, captive creation is booming in preparation for the next hard insurance market cycle, says insurer’s global and specialty director
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NewsAirmic 2026: Risk managers must get comfortable operating in the gaps between traditional risk categories as modern risks ‘refuse to stay in their lane’
Successful risk managers of the future will ‘understand connections, navigate uncertainty that doesn’t fit neatly into a risk register, see around corners and imagine futures that haven’t ever happened before’, says insurer chief underwriting officer
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NewsAirmic 2026: Tripartite communication central to tackling protection gaps
Trade associations publish joint report with short, medium and long-term action points on how to mitigate protection gaps, including a product design pivot to focus on outcomes rather than strict lines of business
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IT InterviewInsurance sector still scratching head over ‘muddy’ emerging risk of intellectual property, cyber and general liability cross-section – Lockton
Risk managers could face policy exclusions arising from ‘complicated’ emerging risk cross-section, however broker senior vice-president ringfences geopolitical challenges as the risk community’s most pressing concern in 2026
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IT InterviewParametric policies are steering risk transfer from annual renewal cycles to a resilience mindset – Descartes Underwriting
The MGA’s head of Europe, UK, Middle East and Africa explains that parametric insurance covers are encouraging risk transfer strategies to swap a material damage focus for an operational disruption response, giving organisations an ‘extra edge’
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NewsBackchat: June 2026
Religious restoration gains congregation congratulations, artificial intelligence forges photo opportunity with a difference, TV presenter has close up with trade journo fans and insurer prepares to auction industry artefacts for charity. What has the insurance industry been up to of late? You heard it here first…
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News AnalysisOpinion: Coaching versus leadership – How you listen can steer your business
Canadian broker leader Traci Boland inspired Biba Conference delegates with her views on meaningful leadership, emphasising that ‘the act of listening’ is the most important trait to bring to work
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IT InterviewJon Walker: Crafting restructured Axa Insurance UK to be ‘bigger, broader, bolder’ in next three-year strategic cycle
New chief executive is dotting the i’s and crossing the t’s of insurer’s upcoming strategic priorities – this includes greater adoption of AI and the possibility of staff streamlining
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IT InterviewAlex Ktenidis: Allianz’s new chief distribution officer on broker ‘roadshow’ as growth areas identified
’What I’m really looking forward to do is creating edge through insight,’ says new appointee
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NewsAllianz helps shape new fraud NVQ to mitigate skills challenge
’We do a lot around the tech, the data and the intelligence – but the people bit is where we’ve got a real call to arms as an industry,’ says head of financial crime, intelligence and investigations
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News AnalysisIn Focus: Middle East conflict reveals ‘huge risk management gap’
The latest SR:500 Exchange virtual roundtable, hosted by sister publication Strategic Risk, brought together risk professionals, brokers and academics to discuss risk management’s moving goalposts amid geopolitical fluctuations
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NewsAventum Group signs Destination Insurance charter to help attract talent to the industry
’It’s time for the talk to stop and it’s time for the action to start, says group marketing director
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NewsSocial mobility membership firm launches new campaign encouraging greater diversity in career progression pipelines
FCA executive director says the regulator expects ‘firms to be more transparent about progression’ because ‘this reflects culture, shapes judgements and outcomes’ linked to Consumer Duty rules
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News AnalysisThe most common causes of claims in the aesthetics sector – and how to prevent them
‘The frequency and the severity of claims’ in ‘a very litigious’ sector can be mitigated through ‘effective, proactive risk management’, says MGA’s head of legal and risk management
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IT InterviewBiba 2026: Gallagher’s retail restructure opens the door to new talent – Nick Harris
UK and Ireland retail chief executive says broker has been a ‘well kept secret’ up until now, but that new customer-centric divisions clearly signpost Gallagher’s heartland
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IT InterviewBiba 2026: Aviva and DLG personal lines integration ‘well on track’ ahead of part VII process
UK personal lines chief executive describes the insurer as being ‘deliberately but proudly boring’ in how it aims to show up for broker partners
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NewsBackchat: May 2026
A blazing Guinness World Records success, industry themed attire, new office digs with a difference and impending wedded bliss for Insurance Times staffer. What has the insurance industry been up to of late? You heard it here first…
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News AnalysisOpinion: Could captive appetite uptick present opportunity for brokers?
Although ‘the captive piece can be perceived as a dark art’ by some brokers, increasing interest in these models from the risk management community means opportunities abound for intermediaries willing to get stuck in
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NewsConference colleague connections: What are 2026’s networking hotspots in Manchester?
Networking at 2026’s Biba Conference does not stop when Manchester Central closes its exhibition doors – read on to discover the must attend gatherings in brokers’ diaries this year and the elite venues firms are booking
