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The ‘biggest competitor’ to the equine market is self-insurance
‘We’re seeing an increasing number of horse owners choosing to self-insure, however, this approach carries significant financial risk,’ says equestrian schemes underwriting specialist
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SEIB inks deal over tailored sport horse insurance propositions
’Together, we aim to provide breeders, owners and sport horse professionals not only with cutting-edge reproductive technology but also with comprehensive financial protection and peace of mind,’ says managing director
Horse owners need to feel ‘value’ of insurance as prices hike
‘The cost to treat even the least severe of conditions is considerably more than it was only a few years ago,’ says chief executive
Briefing: The industry needs to stop treating cyber insurance as optional
Mike Dalby, chief executive at Howden’s consumer and local commercial division, makes the case that we must all be more serious about selling cyber
Briefing: Cyber debate must be top of conference agenda as regulation looms
Government has made it clear that it sees the insurance industry as central to its cyber resilience plans, so the insurance industry must respond
Lea Cheesbrough: From nurse to networker and becoming a ‘one woman crusade for independent broking’
Broker network leader reflects on her career journey so far and identifies that 2026 will see the business focus on new staff, services and broker investments supporting succession planning
Graeme Trudgill: Potential ‘future PM’ and the FCA – why to attend first session of 26 Biba Conference
Mayor of Greater Manchester Andy Burnham will take to the stage during the opening session of this year’s Biba Conference
Geoff Carter: Sabre’s husky sled strategy maintains profitability across market cycles
’People always ask us if there’s a secret recipe but there really isn’t. It’s a mindset and a culture and it’s about not breaking that,’ says chief executive
Will the CMA cap for UK vet prescription fees fix the ‘broken’ pet insurance market?
The Competition and Markets Authority’s intervention in veterinary prescription pricing has sharpened the focus on transparency, raising questions over how pet insurers will move beyond a ’race to the bottom’
Briefing: Why insurance should go all in on human connection
Martin Schultheiss: Uinsure accelerates AI investment in support of vision ‘to change the way insurance is bought in the UK’
Louise Birritteri: Beyond embedded insurance – how one MGA is seeking to build ‘insurance enabled business models’
TechTalk: Enhanced underwriting prompts ‘transformational stage’ for insurance
Insurance fraud sector exemplifies the ‘good and bad uses of AI’
Briefing: The industry needs to stop treating cyber insurance as optional
Will the CMA cap for UK vet prescription fees fix the ‘broken’ pet insurance market?
Briefing: The power of gratitude in recognising continuity
Lea Cheesbrough: From nurse to networker and becoming a ‘one woman crusade for independent broking’
Briefing: Cyber debate must be top of conference agenda as regulation looms
The ‘biggest competitor’ to the equine market is self-insurance
Briefing: Insurers need to remember the value of a human touch in claims
Claims performance comes into sharper focus as brokers seek placement certainty
The Big Question: What is it ‘Time: To’ prioritise and achieve at the Biba Conference 2026?
In Focus: Is claims experience beginning to overtake price as the deciding factor for customers?
In Focus: Are stronger rules on data sharing needed for insurers to deal with driverless car claims?
Briefing: Placement is becoming a balancing act for brokers
Briefing: A Cockney’s guide to nicking business
The underinsurance divide that’s splitting the country
Could travel disruption arising from the Middle East conflict trigger a rise in opportunistic fraud?
How insurance is helping prevent own goals at 2026’s World Cup
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