All Other broker articles – Page 18
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AnalysisBriefing: Is a four-day working week the ‘pinnacle of work-life balance’ for insurance sector?
Does the insurance industry have an appetite to try a four-day working week, or will this simply exacerbate some of the difficulties already experienced as a result of homeworking?
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NewsBishopsgate snaps up division managing director from Lloyd’s broker competitor
The appointment links to the ‘wider Ardonagh Specialty strategy and international growth plans’, says chief executive
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IT InterviewSimon Taylor: The independent broker ‘not interested in M&A’
Reich Insurance Group exceeded its five-year GWP target ahead of schedule – its chief executive tells Insurance Times the secret to running a successful broking business
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AnalysisBriefing: Brokers continue to face ‘absolutely dreadful’ insurer service
Feedback from brokers still flags insurer service as being ‘on its knees’ due to difficulties with homeworking – will the lifting of work from home guidance this week see brokers benefit from improved service?
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IT Interview‘We haven’t got this cookie cutter way’ when it comes to M&A – NFP
Rather than implementing a plug and play model following acquisitions, NFP aims to give new business buys accountability and responsibility, says UK and Ireland chief executive
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NewsH&H Group buys Hexham-based insurance agency
The merger will see H&H Insurance Brokers get a new director
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NewsSRG kickstarts 2022 by acquiring corporate broker’s special risks team
Building on eight years of partnership, the deal will aid future strategic opportunities, says deputy chief executive
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NewsGRP’s Marshall Wooldridge snaps up Rotherham-based broker
The business being family-run and its ‘strong local presence’ made the deal a ‘good fit’ for the hub, says managing director
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NewsXenia Broking Group buys second trade credit and surety portfolio
Newly hired account manager will play a ‘key role’ in expanding the group’s presence in London, says chief executive
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NewsOver half of UK SMEs don’t know whether their broker provides best quote to suit their needs
Broker’s research reveals that around two-thirds of SMEs want to renew and manage their commercial insurance policies via a self-service model
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NewsMGA First Underwriting secures £1bn five-year capacity deal
The deal will fuel the MGA’s next phase of growth while providing capacity for new products
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NewsWhat are the challenges around insuring cryptocurrency?
Success in this emerging market will hinge on ’opening up a dialogue between brokers, insurers and crypto companies,’ says broker divisional director
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NewsAston Lark buys independent Leicestershire-based broker
Aston Lark’s group chief executive says the broker is becoming ’a real powerhouse in private medical insurance’
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IT InterviewIan Millard: Clear Group is ‘by far the best home’ for Morrison Insurance Solutions
Generalist brokers must specialise to effectively advise clients, recommends broker managing director
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NewsGRP’s Alan and Thomas buys Bournemouth broker
This acquisition is the firm’s third since Alan and Thomas became part of GRP
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NewsAston Lark buys Hove-based broker
Broker Aston Lark has started the year with yet another acquisition
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AnalysisD&O risks in 2022 defined by diversity and Covid liabilities
Diversity-related suits could potentially be catastrophic’ following FCA consultation, says broker
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AnalysisRemote working drives broker E&O claim leap
UK regional brokers must consider how they can better manage the move to a hybrid or fully remote working model amid increasing errors and omissions claims
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AnalysisRenewal rules require brokers to re-examine proposition and go ‘back to the future’
The motor market is ‘a perfect storm’ ahead of the FCA’s pricing rules coming into effect – brokers will need to focus on ‘agility’ and ‘be service-related’ if they are to succeed post-January
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NewsSpecialist Risk Group launches new MGA
The new business aims to achieve £100m GWP within its first year of trading and will target both organic and acquisitional growth
