A bitter pill

Premiums may rise, hold steady or fall over the next 12 months, depending on what sector you are in, but how are prices really arrived at? Rob Holt investigates the issue

We have all groaned in recent months as we open our renewal notice to find household or car insurance has risen yet again. So you know as brokers exactly what your clients will be feeling as they face another increase in premiums.

The trouble is that, as brokers, you will probably feel the full force of their fury and will have to work hard to explain the necessary change - a job made much easier by having a thorough understanding of the pricing process.

But how do premiums become fixed at certain

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