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Insurance’s knowledge gap: ‘We lose personalities, we lose judgement’
’What we almost never talk about is how we stop people falling out of [insurance],’ says associate
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Insurance Times’ Destination Insurance conference to return in January 2027
Destination Insurance has been created to be an ongoing, editorially driven campaign that seeks to support the UK general insurance and London markets in addressing talent challenges and helping the industry to become a properly earmarked destination for fulfilling careers
Insurance industry risks skills shortage if ‘not bothered’ about Burnham’s school plans
’If not, we will just stand and watch this evolved skills agenda take shape, we will still be talking about a skills shortage [and that the industry] can’t attract people,’ says chief executive
Briefing: Evolving crash for cash threat hits UK motorists and insurers with more sophisticated tactics
Detective inspector Chris O’Donovan, deputy head of the City of London Police’s Insurance Fraud Enforcement Department, explains how crash for cash fraud has evolved to now feature identity theft elements and greater use of mopeds
Opinion: Brokers evolve beyond distribution to take on industry-wide marketeer remit
The role and function of an insurance broker is changing – with distribution now just one of many faces these professionals present. Growing remits as marketeers and recruiters must become more visible as part of road map to futureproof UKGI
Anne Bardsley: From Saturday filing clerk to south west growth leader
After a spell on the client side and a search for what she describes as a ‘unicorn’, Bardsley has returned to the UK broking market with a mission
Scott Egan: SiriusPoint ready to redeploy capital as market softens
Chief executive says four years of turnaround work have put SiriusPoint on stronger footing with cedants and ratings agencies
Matt Cox: Turning claims into a strategic asset at Allianz UK requires a 'mindset shift'
’This year’s pivot, from January onwards, has been to figure out how we maximise the benefit and the assets that we’ve got, as well as how we recognise claims itself as a strategic asset in the whole of the insurance cycle,’ says chief claims officer
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: Insurance sector offers trust and opportunity as students face results day
Briefing: Robotic repairs and drone delivery – the future of insurance is hardware
AI-powered insurance shopping already rivalling brokers and telephone enquiries
Briefing: AI will not replace specialist brokers – but it will define the exceptional ones
ETrading enters ‘next phase’ as brokers demand speed and flexibility
Briefing: Evolving crash for cash threat hits UK motorists and insurers with more sophisticated tactics
Insurance’s knowledge gap: ‘We lose personalities, we lose judgement’
Opinion: Brokers evolve beyond distribution to take on industry-wide marketeer remit
Soft market, hard lessons? The hidden risks behind broader cover
Briefing: How to lose friends and alienate Rolex wearers
Only specialist lines see growth as commercial sector suffers seventh quarter of GWP falls
Jim Summers and John Fletcher: Building the new Willis Re
Beyond the D-word – does insurance still believe in diversity?
Briefing: Dive In is ending – DEI cannot end with it
Matt Cox: Turning claims into a strategic asset at Allianz UK requires a 'mindset shift'
Briefing: Are large retailers aiming to disrupt the UK insurance market?
Ellie Jackson: From ‘ditzy’ apprentice to ‘tenacious’ broker MD in five years – How thoughtful succession planning is unlocking new growth opportunities at Robert Gerrard
TechTalk: Insurtech revolution enters a ‘second coming’ as investment shifts
Briefing: What is contextualised care and what does it mean for pet insurance?
A drier risk landscape – is UK insurance keeping pace with drought?
Briefing: Fewer FOS complaints begins with better claims decisions
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