Stuart Reid
Stuart Reid has been the driving force behind some of the UK’s leading insurance businesses, including Stuart Alexander, Arthur J Gallagher as chief executive of UK retail broking and Bluefin as both chief executive and latterly executive chairman.
He has served as vice president of the Chartered Insurance Institute (CII), chair of the CII Broking Faculty, deputy chair of the British Insurance Brokers Association (Biba), and chair of Biba’s Large Brokers Committee, demonstrating his commitment to quality standards.
He is currently chairman of insurance broker Partners& and of sharing economy insurance specialist Pikl, as well as a non-executive director at Harbour Underwriting Limited and claims handling specialist MGA Qlaims.
News AnalysisBriefing: Are brokers forgetting a fundamental issue?
We can blame insurers for some of the ills we suffer, but to blame them for a client’s underinsurance is weak
News AnalysisBriefing: Where has all the capacity gone?
The capacity conundrum is causing insurers to exit lines of business – leaving the door wide open for MGAs to get cosy with brokers to better serve end clients
News AnalysisBriefing: Tempting the broker leaders of tomorrow
Setting up shop as a broker has its challenges – however, fortune favours the bold and there are plenty of reasons why tomorrow’s leaders should consider our sector
News AnalysisBriefing: Who are the valuable organisations in our industry?
The benefits of the industry’s trade bodies are all too great to take for granted, says Stuart Reid
News AnalysisBriefing: Where does the industry stand on the biggest insurance stories of the year?
Contributor Stuart Reid highlights where progress has been made and where more needs to be done
News AnalysisBriefing: Broking sector all the stronger for getting together every now and then
The benefits of top level collaboration are never clearer than when the sector comes together with a common purpose, says Stuart Reid
News AnalysisBriefing: Insurer service concerns continue to rage
The overall picture of insurer service concerns is one of exhausted staff at both ends of the chain, missed deadlines and a distinct lack of autonomy and empowerment
News AnalysisBriefing: Is the commission model of remuneration under threat?
The insurance industry finds itself in a defining moment, says Stuart Reid
News AnalysisBriefing: M&A opportunities exist for those mid-market firms willing to align on culture
Firms of middling size in the broker market can take advantage of M&A deals that the bigger players may ignore, says Stuart Reid
News AnalysisBriefing: Office-based working essential in people business of insurance
In the first of his new monthly columns for Insurance Times, Stuart Reid says the insurance industry should return to an office-first working model
