Insurance Age - June 2020

Articles in this issue
Insurance Age Digital Edition: June - A balancing act
The June issue of Insurance Age is available via digital platforms only due to Covid-19.
Editor's letter - June 2020
Better ways forward: Despite the lockdown it has been a turbulent month for insurance and commission is under fire again. Should we be looking to new ways forward?
Headline makers - June 2020
The hottest stories on www.insuranceage.co.uk, the month in numbers and quotes from the biggest news stories of the month
News analysis: Brokers hit back after Mactavish stokes remuneration debate
Commission and transparency row rears its head just as brokers feel the pinch amid market hardening
Opinion: Partners&'s Stuart Reid on why brokers should be providing medical insurance
Highlighting health: With health in the spotlight more than ever, Stuart Reid asks if it is time for brokers to add private medical insurance to their product suites?
Opinion: Where is our North Star? Solutions not gestures are what we need now
Brightside's Brendan McCafferty calls for a guiding light for the sector and warns that, if the market fails to get its Covid-19 response right, there could be hell to pay.
Broking success: Louise Birritteri, Pikl founder and CEO
A fair share: Founder and CEO of Pikl Louise Birritteri tells Insurance Age how the rise of the sharing economy led her to set up the broker and how the market might look in the wake of the coronavirus crisis
In-depth - business interruption: Relationship troubles
While public perception of insurance has always been poor, the situation around BI claims during the lockdown is damaging its reputation further. Martin Friel investigates the impact on brokers
In-depth - business interruption: Rebuilding trust
The relationship between broker and insurer has come under scrutiny. Martin Friel finds out how the industry can move forward and restore trust between clients, brokers and insurers
Survey: The future of motor legal expenses
All change in motor LEI: How will products and prices evolve in motor legal expenses insurance after the implementation of the the online injury claim portal? Edward Murray reports on the findings of a joint Insurance Age and Coral Insurance Services…
Survey: The future of motor legal expenses - Beyond the add-on
Coral Insurance’s Will Price on why the industry will need a revamped range of modern legal expenses insurance propositions
The stats: June 2020 - The Acturis Premium Index
Premiums have continued to rise with all of the product lines featured in the Acturis commercial broking index recording upwards annual movements in the first quarter of 2020.
Market moves: June 2020
As expected Covid-19 has slowed the number of people moves in the industry, but, it was not a wasteland and there were some market announcements throughout May