Analysis
Regional review: Romford
Specialist market: The Romford area is home to many specialist brokers and traditional local players, but is its proximity to London a help or a hindrance?
Executive assistant: Rising to the top
In this first instalment of the new series, Insurance Age meets Becky Bennett, current executive assistant to Allianz chief underwriting officer Neil Clutterbuck, and Stephanie Ogden, former executive assistant to Allianz general manager Simon McGinn
Market moves: Back to business
The summer is typically a time when the sector slows down but there was hardly a lull in people moves with numerous companies reporting new hires
Regional review: Southampton and Portsmouth
Insurance Age discovers if the Southampton and Portsmouth market is shipshape and asks if the area faces any stormy seas
Market moves: Who's hiring
Brokers have not been very busy when it comes to market moves lately, perhaps due to the summer heat wave.
Market moves: Busy brokers
Brokers and insurers kept busy last month making many interesting new hires.
Biba 2017 preview: Manchester on the horizon
With Brexit and a snap general election looming, there will be lots to discuss at the 2017 Biba conference
Sentiment survey Spring 2017: The results
Discount rate cuts, regulation changes, FCA warnings and failing unrated providers were among the hot topics we quizzed brokers on in the latest Sentiment Survey.
Market moves: Spring has sprung
Spring is here and brokers continue to see fewer people moves than insurers.
MGAs Snapshot 2017: Growing gains
While there remain some challenges in the market, MGAs are seeing growth on every measure
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.
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
Broking break: And finally...
Sunil Shah of C&M Insurance wants to insure West Ham while Aviva’s Tracey Threlfall’s first job was as an HGV driver in the Royal Air Force
Broking break: Risky Business
Our cartoon this month gets to the bottom of cyber crime
Market moves March 2017: Management shake-ups
Insurers have once again won the contest for most announced people moves in the past month.
Wholesalers snapshot 2017: Growing optimism
With wholesalers reporting increases in key measures across the board, the future looks bright for the sector
Market moves February 2017: New year, new start
It’s a new year, but brokers continue on from last year’s trend of low activity in terms of people moves.
Networks snapshot 2017: Plug in to the network
Insurance Age tests the network, AR and franchisor markets to find out what issues these growing sectors are expecting to face in the next 12 months
Broking break: And finally...
Mark Ashwood of Allianz explains why he would like to have worked with Sir Alex Ferguson while Igo4’s Matt Munro wants to insure the Millennium Falcon
Broking break: Risky Business
Our cartoon this month finds a way to capture the workforce of the future
The top Christmas jumpers in insurance
Yuletide is around the corner so with that in mind Insurance Age has gathered the best festive jumpers from the market. Prepare yourself
Broking break: Risky Business
Our cartoon this month finds out why it's so hard to work in high net worth
Broking break: And finally...
Ray Vincent of Transactor shares his dislike of broccoli, while Brightside’s Russell Bence would use his superpowers to tackle middle lane hoggers on the motorway
Market moves December 2016: Making merry
If job move stories were presents under the Christmas tree then insurers would certainly have a nice Fir, Spruce or Pine surrounded by boxes