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Fantasy Football: Early leaders and the insurance sector’s best team names
Insurance Times takes over this year’s league to pick out the insurance sector’s funniest and strangest team names
Biba opens applications for new AI academy
’Our members are telling us they want to understand how they can harness the opportunities presented by AI while managing the risks,’ says chief executive
Partners& appoints new southern managing partner for business development
’His consultative approach, strategic mindset and commitment to excellence align perfectly with our ambitions,’ says leader
Brokerslink expands board with three new directors following investment round
‘This expansion of our board reflects the confidence our shareholders continue to place in the network,’ says chief executive
Lockton appoints ex-Gallagher leader as major accounts placement director
’This is the latest high profile investment by Lockton in a senior client leadership position,’ says partner
Aon promotes for new UK M&A and transaction solutions leader
’His experience in the legal, investment banking and insurance industries brings a breadth of perspective and leadership that can address clients’ needs innovatively,’ says chief executive
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Mark Thomas: The chief executive building a new model for SME insurance growth
Compare My Insurance chief executive Mark Thomas has built the broker around a digital-first model, targeting the underserved SME market while investing in technology, talent and data to support rapid expansion.
Commercial MGA launches SME real estate product on Bravo Network’s eTrade platform
’Our launch on Bravo Digital Trader is an exciting opportunity for us to deliver this same tried-and-true proposition to a broader cohort of brokers,’ says chief executive
Simply Business partners with Allianz to expand small business insurance offering
’Together, we’re making it simpler for SMEs to access protection that meets their needs as they grow and evolve,’ says director of digital trading
TechTalk: Insurtech revolution enters a ‘second coming’ as investment shifts
‘These swaggering insurtechs claimed that they were going to change the world, but they weren’t selling any insurance – there wasn’t a scalable, solid concept there,’ says executive director
Briefing: Fewer FOS complaints begins with better claims decisions
The Financial Ombudsman Service has an important role to play in dispute resolution, but the ultimate aim of the insurance sector should be to clearly communicate with customers and stop complaints reaching that stage
The Big Question: Why has UK broker M&A slowed – and what can UKGI expect next from acquisition activity?
In Focus: Can Burnham’s devolution plan solve insurance’s talent problem?
Briefing: Insurance sector offers trust and opportunity as students face results day
Kelly Madeley: Industry must ‘make insurance exciting’ to attract talent
Briefing: Robotic repairs and drone delivery – the future of insurance is hardware
In Focus: Talent attraction versus job opportunities – Where is the biggest people pinch point?
Briefing: Spreadsheet Eeyores versus Tigger-ish storytellers
Briefing: AI will not replace specialist brokers – but it will define the exceptional ones
Kelly Madeley: Industry must ‘make insurance exciting’ to attract talent
Ki’s chief people officer Kelly Madeley believes the insurance industry needs to widen its talent pool, embrace different career paths and work collectively to show young people that insurance can be a career where they make a difference
Barry Reynolds: Verlingue London Markets ‘heavily focused’ on MGA market as it seeks specialist growth
‘We’re really focused on finding areas of business that are not mainstream, but where we know that the London market has something specialist to offer,’ says broker’s executive director
Jimmy Williams: How Urban Jungle is fending off fraud for renters’ financial inclusion
‘If we can tell the difference between a genuine customer who just happens to live in a lower income postcode and a fraudster, we can underwrite that better,’ says chief executive
Simon Waine: Homing in on ‘advice led broking’ and ‘client obsessed’ talent in Gallagher’s corporate division
Focusing on talent, rather than geography, is central to the broker’s service strategy moving forward, with recruitment volumes on the up for staff that have a ‘level of gravitas’, says corporate division managing director
Insurance sector still scratching head over ‘muddy’ emerging risk of intellectual property, cyber and general liability cross-section – Lockton
Lea Cheesbrough: From nurse to networker and becoming a ‘one woman crusade for independent broking’
Graeme Trudgill: Potential ‘future PM’ and the FCA – why to attend first session of 26 Biba Conference
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