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Getting brokers out of the dark
Helen Devery at BLM calls for collaboration between brokers and insurers
Brokers and insurers split over Brexit
The 23 June referendum will leave one-half of the insurance industry unhappy.
Putting the customer at the core of connected homes
Leigh Calton, head of proposition development, Ageas UK considers how devices might change the face of insurance.
The FCA's pressure on smaller brokers
Ida Axling looks into the issue of disproportionate regulation.
Putting Allianz’s [almost] 13 years of UK profitability into perspective
Jonathan Swift examines Allianz's achievement of sub 100% COR over nearly 13 years.
Insurer support is vital in the sub-contracting market
Phil Scarrett, sales and marketing director, ECIC examines the issues.
The InsurTech start-ups to watch in 2016
As InsurTech Futures is launched Jonathan Swift outlines the insurance start-ups to pay attention to this year.
The evolution of broking
LVs Rod Wilmot considers what the insurance sector needs to do to keep up with digital developments.
The last word on the 2016 Biba Manifesto?
Jonathan Swift calls for more digital focus in 2017.
Time to kill the small print
Tim Philip calls for insurance documents to be simplified for the good of the sector.
Aviva: Who will step into Maurice Tulloch's shoes?
The rumour mill is turning, but strangely slowly.
From AJ Gallagher to Towergate's future, five predictions for brokers in 2016
Now that we have all had a chance to get back into our pre-Xmas routines and break our new year’s resolutions, I thought it would be a good chance to look at our crystal balls and predict how the year might pan out for brokers.
Brokers must commit to helping clients on cybercrime
Una’s Tim Ryan says prevention is better than cure when it comes to cybercrime.
Looking to a year of Insurtech
James York examines how fintech in insurance has fared in 2016 and looks to the next 12 months.
Broker Apprentice: The school challenge winners
Michael Lawrence, personal lines director at LV, assess how the students reacted to the Broker Apprentices’ video presentations.
Cyber liability – insurance de jour
Dawn Johnstone of Kerry London asks what the opportunities are for brokers in the growing cyber market.
Broker Apprentice: Preparing for the school challenge
Mike Crane, deputy managing director at LV reviews the apprentices’ performances as they shot their promotional videos.
Broker Apprentice: Nervous energy for a daunting challenge
Michael Lawrence, personal lines director at LV, shares his thoughts on the first challenge as the apprentices went wombling in Wimbledon.
Lloyd’s and the UK broker
Insurance Age caught up with Tim Rolfe, chief executive officer, UK Specialty at Canopius.
Where will tech change leave the broker?
Listening to the technological advances being made in the US, Sian Barton wonders where the broker is going to fit in.
Get smart with phones
App developer Richard Barlow says brokers must be alert to the impact of smartphone-only solutions on the car insurance market.
FinTech Futures: When will the broker force awaken?
If you are a person of a certain age and disposition this week was particularly exciting for two reasons: a new trailer was released for the seventh Star Wars movie and tickets also went on sale.
Innovate now, before someone else does!
Ingenin’s Manjit Rana warns that if the sector fails to innovate it will suffer when (not if) the disruptors come calling…
Bend with the FCA and stop taking commission
Ravi Takhar, CEO of Orchard Funding Group, explains the advantages of an insurance broker becoming a lender.