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Q&A: Clegg Gifford apprentice on growing talent pipelines into insurance
Overcoming the barriers to usage-based insurance adoption – LexisNexis Risk Solutions
Why premium finance partnerships are key to broker resilience – Close Brothers
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On the mid‑tier squeeze – too big to exit, too small to absorb the shock
The mid-tier insurance arena has become a ‘no man’s land’ for firms too large to be nimble specialists and too small to achieved the industrialised efficiency of the global giants, says management consultant
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As sharks circle, who gets swallowed in insurance consolidation?
‘If you’re an insurer without scale and not a specialist, that middle ground is a difficult place to inhabit. I suspect some of those insurers will get squeezed in a soft market,’ says chief broking officer
Top 50 Brokers: Consolidation of the consolidators sees top 10 brokers stay in situ for 2025
Aggregate revenue across the top 10 brokers for 2025 was just over £13bn – an amount that summed up brokerage across the whole top 50 brokers list in 2023 – as leaders of the broker pack double down on M&A investments to solidify earnings
Briefing: Brokers are feeling the AI pain as questions come thick and fast
While AI is heralded as one of the largest developments in work since the industrial revolution, one unintended consequence of consumer access is causing confusion for brokers
Briefing: The story of my parents’ dog – and why CMA vet reforms are imperative
Veterinary fees have risen sharply in recent years and have become unpredictable for the insurance industry
Alex Ktenidis: Allianz’s new chief distribution officer on broker ‘roadshow’ as growth areas identified
’What I’m really looking forward to do is creating edge through insight,’ says new appointee
David Aslin: Human touch in a digital market – why Lumara is betting on relationships
As the insurance market pushes deeper into AI and automation, Lumara’s chief executive argues that underwriting expertise and broker relationships still matter most
Biba 2026: Aviva and DLG personal lines integration ‘well on track’ ahead of part VII process
UK personal lines chief executive describes the insurer as being ‘deliberately but proudly boring’ in how it aims to show up for broker partners
Briefing: Brokers are feeling the AI pain as questions come thick and fast
While AI is heralded as one of the largest developments in work since the industrial revolution, one unintended consequence of consumer access is causing confusion for brokers
David Aslin: Human touch in a digital market – why Lumara is betting on relationships
Briefing: The price of expertise in professional services
Biba 2026: Intact eyes new commercial lines ‘opportunities’ in eTrade – Becky Henry
What’s to play for in Insurance Times’ upcoming eTrading Report 2026?
Will the CMA cap for UK vet prescription fees fix the ‘broken’ pet insurance market?
Briefing: Brokers are feeling the AI pain as questions come thick and fast
TechTalk: AI washing creates ‘massive expectation gap’ across insurance provision and liability
David Aslin: Human touch in a digital market – why Lumara is betting on relationships
In Focus: How can insurers stay relevant as captives grow in the UK?
Briefing: The story of my parents’ dog – and why CMA vet reforms are imperative
In Focus: Middle East conflict reveals ‘huge risk management gap’
Briefing: Everyone talks about claims excellence – but what does it mean?
Green shoots in packages and specialist segments amid commercial lines premium slump
The Big Question: Is UKGI ready to respond effectively to another pandemic event?
Briefing: The contrarian’s guide to nepotism
Shopping and switching rates continue to fall among home insurance customers
Briefing: The price of expertise in professional services
On the mid‑tier squeeze – too big to exit, too small to absorb the shock
The most common causes of claims in the aesthetics sector – and how to prevent them
Briefing: Adjuster’s plea may leave marine sector all at sea
Biba 2026: Intact eyes new commercial lines ‘opportunities’ in eTrade – Becky Henry
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