Articles by Insurance Age staff
Market moves: Recruitment wonderland
As we draw nearer the time for turkey, Christmas pudding and relaxation, the insurance sector has shown no signs of slowing down its recruitment pace.
IIG reveals non-standard property owners product
Incorporated Insurance Group (IIG) has focused on the rented sector by introducing a non-standard property owners insurance product for landlords.
Episode 4: The students pick their Broker Apprentice winners
The two teams pitch their videos promoting a career in broking – which one will the students prefer?
Belfast brokers encouraged to “embrace a FinTech future”
Inaugural Digital Broker Belfast event ready for kick off on 3 December.
The winner is revealed in the Insurance Debate
Brokers have been voting on whether insurance will ever match medicine, law or accountancy in the public’s eye.
The Insurance Debate: Encourage innovation to attract talent
Ingenin's Majit Rana says that the sector must be open minded to hire top thinkers and prevent disruption from the outside.
The Insurance Debate: Be transparent to gain trust
Axa CEO of UK and Ireland GI Amanda Blanc says openness across the industry is the only way to go.
The Insurance Debate: Be proud of the value you offer
Matt Green, of Idex Consulting, argues the sector needs to take more pride in the value it offers to attract talent.
The Insurance Debate: Think about the customer journey
Stephanie Smith, retail ops director at Allianz, says the industry needs to do two things to earn customers’ trust.
The Insurance Debate: Innovate to rebuild trust
Jonathan Howe, UK insurance leader at PwC says change is equally likely to be driven by new entrants to the sector as existing insurers.
Broker bites video part 2: The Great Debate
What can be done to improve the public perception of the insurance sector?
The Insurance Debate: Use tech to drive professionalism
Aviva COO Lindsey Rix says sector should embrace technology to build trust
A customer-driven journey to professionalism
Ex-CII president Tom Woolgrove enters the Insurance Debate.
Insurance Debate: Insurers must demonstrate value
James Daley, MD of Fairer Finance argues that the sector has a long way to go before it is truly customer-centric and seen as professional.
Broker bites video part 1: The Great Debate
Broker and insurers reveal if they think insurance will ever get to a position where it is comparable to the classic professions in the eyes of the public.
The Insurance Debate: What it means to be professional
Guest contributor Stephen Bamforth of Griffith & Armour discusses issues around what professionalism is and its benefits.
The Insurance Debate goes live
Get involved and make sure your voice gets heard – will insurance really never be seen as a classic profession?
Quizzical questions: 20 November 2015
Test your knowledge of the week's news with our topical news quiz.
Catch-up on the specialist lines virtual event videos
Seven sessions to help brokers build profitable business in specialists lines now available to view free on-demand.
Zurich reports near 50% fall for UK GI profit
COR deteriorates as GWP shrinks.
RSA 'distracted' by Zurich in Q3
RSA group CEO Stephen Hester has called Zurich's "unsolicited approach" to RSA a distraction during the third quarter of 2015 in which RSA reported a 1% increase in core group underlying net written premiums.
The Zurich Insurance Masters: Best of the broker golfers come to the fore
The golfing glitterati of the insurance world gathered at the idyllic setting of The Grove in Hertfordshire last month for the final of The Zurich Insurance Masters.
Market moves: New for old
It has been another busy period for brokers and insurers, with many swapping their old jobs for new ones.
Product round-up: Cyber and sabotage take centre stage
The ever-growing threat of cybercrime not only excited the attention of the ONS recently, it also prompted the launch of NIG Cyber Cover