Discussion
Roundtable: Better beginnings
There are many options available for anyone thinking of setting up a new broking business. Our experts look at the challenges and share their views on whether this section of the market is set to boom
Power hour: Running the risk
Adding risk management services to their offering could help brokers differentiate themselves from their competitors. Our expert panel discuss outsourcing, regulation and how insurers can help
Power hour: The caring economy
With ever increasing pressure on charity funding, many are cutting costs but, as our panel of experts testify, scrimping on insurance is a false economy and brokers need to help educate the sector
Power hour: Finding a foothold in fleet
With constant pressure on rates, insurers pulling out of the market and the rise of technology such as driverless cars, there are lots of opportunities, as well as pitfalls, in fleet insurance
Power hour: A better customer journey
As more SME business is traded electronically, how can brokers and insurers make what could be a complex purchase into a simple and easy to understand process for customers?
Power hour: Building on growth
As the economy grows and building projects pick up, brokers in the North West are set to capitalise on a booming construction sector
Roundtable: Fintech Futures Part Two
In the second part of our FinTech Futures roundtable we find out more about what the key disrupters in the insurance sector might be and some of the issues that impact on innovation.
Roundtable: Fintech Futures Part One
A group of insurers, brokers and technology experts met last month to discuss why the insurer and broker market needs a campaign like FinTech Futures
Regional review: Bright future
With HS2, a new tram system and a host of start-up companies, Nottingham’s future looks bright, but can the local broking community capitalise on the city’s growth? Siân Barton investigates
Power hour: Battling fraud together
As more fraudulent behaviour creeps from personal lines into the commercial space, brokers and insurers need to work closely together to tackle the problem, according to our expert panel
Power hour: Calming the waters
Marine insurance is a difficult sector to enter, but if brokers have the expertise it’s a specialism that could prove very lucrative, according to our panel of experts
Power hour: Expanding horizons
Our panel of experts discuss how brokers can benefit from overseas ambitions, why longer contracts could be a boon and if insurers should meet the client, Emmanuel Kenning reports
Power hour: Advising on SME
With the increasing use of technology in selling SME cover, our panel of experts still see a vital place for brokers to add value in the process. Emmanuel Kenning reports
Regional review: Bristol’s back
The Bristol market is the key to unlocking the South West and, after years of pulling back, insurers are slowly beginning to realise it and return to the city, writes Caitlin Morrison
Expertise live: Data validation
The first Expertise Live event of 2014, held in London in association with Zurich, looked at the topic of data validation.
Power hour: Modernising the industry
With possible changes in legislation in the near future, our expert panel discusses what effects a tightening up of the law could have for brokers. Emmanuel Kenning reports
Video - part two: Spring Sentiment Survey 2014
Brokers’ responses to the key issues in Insurance Age’s Spring Sentiment Survey for 2014
Video: Spring Sentiment Survey 2014
A first look at the Spring Sentiment Survey 2014 results from brokers
Power hour: A place for networks
As the SME market becomes increasingly automated, networks could give regional brokers the clout to compete with the big players, our expert panel tells Andrew Pearce
Regional review: Upbeat Glasgow
As the vote on Scottish independence approaches, Emmanuel Kenning finds that brokers in Glasgow are optimistic about growth and confident in their relationships with local insurers
Expertise in Action: Occupational disease claims from industrial deafness to mesothelioma
Despite a decline in the UK’s traditional manufacturing industry - and the tightening of legislation to improve hearing protection, industrial deafness claims are on the rise.