News Analysis
News analysis: Never the same again?
The pandemic has changed the way business is conducted across the globe, and with a hardening market and uncertainty caused by Brexit, Insurance Age looks at the outlook for brokers
News analysis: Covid - The hard work has only just begun
SME coronavirus struggles start to hit home for the UK broker space
News analysis: Judgment handed down in BI test case
Brokers react to business interruption case as insurers, policyholders and the FCA consider appeals
News analysis: Can brokers weather the recession storm?
With some sectors hit harder than others and reputational damage from unpaid business interruption claims fresh in clients’ minds, the coronavirus recession could be unlike any experienced before
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News analysis: What will the ‘new normal’ look like?
The coronavirus crisis has had a profound effect on the way people work. Insurance Age finds out how brokers think the insurance industry will operate once the lockdown has ended
Market hardening fast-tracked by Covid-19 crisis
Experts say the insurance sector has been “traumatised” by the prospect of unintended coverage for business interruption related to coronavirus.
Analysis: Results season reveals mixed picture for insurers
Insurers point the finger at increased claims and unexpected Ogden rate change in a challenging year
News analysis: Aon creates world’s biggest broker with Willis Towers Watson deal
Brokers broadly welcome deal between broking giants and look forward to opportunities created
News analysis: Networks come under pressure
With Marsh merging its three networks under one banner and consolidation continuing to reduce the pool of potential broker members, Martin Friel investigates what the future holds for networks.
News analysis: Insurer run-offs could leave brokers searching for capacity
As providers continue to pull out of unprofitable lines of business, a generation of brokers who have never known a hard market could struggle in a capacity crunch, industry experts have warned.
News analysis: Focus on smaller brokers heats up the M&A market
Consolidators have shifted to concentrate on the smaller end of the broking sector, Martin Friel investigates why
News analysis: Are brokers still in love with Gibraltar insurers?
The recent run of Gibraltar-based insurer insolvencies has made the headlines, but the low tax and light-touch regulations in the jurisdiction attract UK businesses and insurtech start-ups. Martin Friel investigates why brokers are still dealing with…
News analysis: Insurer staff cuts spark broker concerns
Is the raft of recent redundancies at providers a coincidence or part of a larger trend in the industry?
News analysis: Broker bosses told to take the lead on mental health
The insurance sector is waking up to the problem of mental ill health, but there is still a long way to to go to overcome the difficulty some face in finding support, reports Martin Friel
News analysis: As the cyber row hots up, who will be on the right side of history?
Martin Friel cuts through the noise to get to the truth about cyber.
News analysis: What next at Aon?
Following the news that Aon had pulled out of takeover talks with Willis Towers Watson, speculation is rising about what the broking giant could do instead
News analysis: Brokers branch out into Europe as Brexit countdown continues
As the uncertainty over Theresa May’s withdrawal agreement drags on, many brokers have made moves to try to offset any changes to rules governing trade with European Union countries
News analysis: FCA bares teeth on personal lines
Regulator launches motor and home study and releases findings of pricing probe
At the crossroads: Changes at RSA, Aviva and Ageas add to market uncertainty
Management shake-ups and changes in appetite for some classes of business at several providers may herald trouble for brokers
News analysis: Brokers ready to pounce after MMC’s JLT deal
Staff cuts and exits for disgruntled JLT staff predicted after Marsh’s $5.6bn takeover announced
News analysis: Chartered status: Is it worth it?
As the CII ponders the future of Chartered status, an Insurance Age poll reveals what consumers think of it
News analysis: Dual pricing in regulator’s sights despite delay
FCA is undertaking diagnostic work to check pricing practices work well for customers
News analysis: Could and should Compass and Broker Network merge?
Speculation over the future of the two networks as brokers respond to HPS’s Compass buy