Insurance Age - April 2017
Articles in this issue
Editor's letter - April 2017
Championing change: Insurance Age’s new look with more business-useful information
News analysis: Insurers take a hit from discount rate cut
Brokers prepare for premium hikes as insurers calculate the cost of Lord Chancellor’s Ogden rate change
Opinion: John O'Roarke on the changing face of insurance
The key to success: A lot has changed in the market over the last decade, but insurance is still fundamentally a people business, says John O’Roarke
Opinion: Branko Bjelobaba on the Insurance Distribution Directive
The FCA’s consultation on the Insurance Distribution Directive ends soon and Branko Bjelobaba wonders if the IDD goes far enough
Profile: This time it's personal
Eight leading lights from the personal insurance world tell Ida Axling what challenges the market faces and where the opportunities can be found
MGAs Snapshot 2017: Growing gains
While there remain some challenges in the market, MGAs are seeing growth on every measure
In-depth - schemes: Knowledge is power
There are opportunites for brokers in schemes if new ideas are backed up by knowledge in the sector, writes Rachel Gordon. Three case studies compiled by Siân Barton also detail how to succeed with new, mid-age and veteran schemes
SME now and the future: Reaching a new market
Small businesses are waking up to the value of D&O insurance, so brokers and providers need to step up to help SMEs get the cover they need, writes Edward Murray
Broking success: Alan Smith, Chambers and Newman
The business may have had humble beginnings but director Alan Smith has refocused the broker and used new technology to aid the firm and staff
Succession planning: Taking advice
Getting the right advice is invaluable for brokers looking to sell their business, writes Sam Barrett
Regional review: Stoke-on-Trent and Staffordshire
Stoke-on-Trent is on the up, according to brokers in the city that is synonymous with ceramics and recently renowned for backing Brexit
Market moves April 2017: Springing back
March saw a number of people moves, however, the trend for insurers to be more active than brokers has continued.
Broking break: And finally...
Meet a member of Lockyers' staff with a difference, Close Brothers' Sharon Bishop reveals her hidden talent, Higos' Charlotte Eggleton on how and why she got into insurance and we put Simply Business' Alan Thomas on the spot
Broking break: Risky business
We get some expert advice in this month's cartoon
