Insurance Age - November 2016
Articles in this issue
Broking success: Simon Lancaster, SJL Insurance
Branching out: From property owners to PI, SJL Insurance’s principal Simon Lancaster is focused on growing the broker and wholesaler organically with the help of his team
Sentiment Survey Autumn 2016: Barbican Protect's Stuart Kilpatrick on the results
What constitutes real value? Barbican Protect’s Stuart Kilpatrick casts an eye over the findings of the latest Sentiment Survey and hones in on what brokers view as key attributes in their insurance partner
Sentiment Survey Autumn 2016: The results
Ringing the changes: From the SSP outage to the introduction of the Insurance Act and the collapse of Enterprise Insurance, it’s been a busy six months for brokers since the last Sentiment Survey
Newbie news: Cheviot Insured's Joel Marks
Beat the barriers: Joel Marks, director of Newcastle-based Cheviot Insured, on the road to authorisation.
In-depth - talent: Delivering diversity
The insurance industry needs to show a younger and more diverse audience that it is no longer stale, pale and male and that broking can offer an exciting and engaging career
In-depth - talent: Why perceived tedium is tainting our talent
Insurance needs to brush off its old image and attract young people with flair and talent to the industry, says Tanya Gerrard-White
In-depth - talent: Talent for technology
As technology and data transform the way underwriters work, it is important that training and recruitment keeps up with the increasingly fast pace of change
Power hour: Delivering D&O
With only a quarter of small businesses buying directors’ and officers’ (D&O) cover, our panel of experts discuss how to sell it to SMEs and what the industry can do to promote best practice
Opinion: Tony Cornell on equal opportunities
Why do so few women get to the top? The Top 100 Independent Brokers supplement shows only two commercial lines brokers have women in charge. Tony Cornell asks why
News analysis: Consolidation continues apace
Ongoing buyouts fuel speculation in the broking market
Review: The art of high net worth
Ecclesiastical Insurance Group Art & Private Client policy
Products round-up: A plethora of property products
Property is the magic word this month
News analysis: Due diligence to the fore in unrated insurer debate
Biba plans to launch assessment tool for brokers
Market moves November 2016: Recruitment resurgence
Brokers are slowly starting to make a comeback when it comes to recruiting new staff, but insurers are still in the lead when judged by quantity of news in the people moves department.
Opinion: Allianz's Nick Hobbs on insurer relationships
Commitment, trust and empathy: Local knowledge and working in close proximity to clients should help to build relationships between insurers and brokers, explains Nick Hobbs
News analysis: Outage aftermath sparks broker concerns
In the wake of problems at SSP, many brokers are questioning their software providers’ robustness
SME Now and the future: Targeting terror
Travel and terrorism insurance for employees is not just a perk for big multi-nationals, it is an often essential cover for small businesses too, explains Edward Murray
Video: A broking minute with Simon Lancaster
The principal of SJL Insurance Services takes on our broking minute challenge.
News analysis: Industry calls for action after whiplash reforms delayed
Insurers promise they’re “not going quiet” as Ministry of Justice delays compensation reforms
Management: The great wave of innovation
The insurance sector has been slow to adopt the digital age, says Colin Dean, but that is changing fast
Opinion: Clear Insurance's Howard Lickens on acquisitions
The value in values: Have the latest wave of consolidators forgotten the lessons of acquisitions past? Businesses should aim to please all stakeholders, says Howard Lickens
Broking break: And finally...
Jeremy Butler of Qdos shares his list of essential items for surviving on a desert island and Acturis’ Jeff McCracken reveals his first job was as a supermarket grocery assistant.
Broking break: Risky Business
We encounter the worst case of whiplash ever seen in this month's cartoon
Editor's letter - November 2016
“There definitely needs to be change. And it is only through such collective thinking and a combined effort that solutions will be found”
Video: Power hour - D&O
Experts in the D&O market joined up with Allianz to discuss the key issues.
