News Analysis
Brokers hit out at "antiquated" attitude to cover for sex industry clients
Analysis: Insurance specialists say a change of mindset is needed as brokers struggle to find cover for legitimate businesses in the sex industry as a result of prudish insurers viewing them as a 'moral hazard'.
News analysis: Regulation and Gibraltar - is it The Rock of vanities?
David Worsfold investigates how insurer regulation in Gibraltar has changed following ten years of insurer failures.
News analysis: How climate change impacts risk development
Brokers tell Insurance Age about the way the risk landscape has morphed as a result of climate change and what advice they should be sharing with clients.
News Analysis - “Everybody’s service is rubbish” – insurer service uncovered
Edward Murray explores why brokers are being left out in the cold when it comes to insurer service and asks what has driven the collapse in quality
News analysis: Are we heading for an underinsurance crisis?
Difficult conversations on horizon for brokers as SMEs seek to cut costs amid economic uncertainty due to business squeeze from Covid, Brexit and harder market
News analysis: Brokers warn of confused clients and damaged reputations after BI test case judgment
Industry reacts to Supreme Court’s decision to dismiss insurers’ appeals in FCA BI test case
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
UK Broker Awards – Meet the Shortlist – Broker Personality of the Year
This special award will be presented to an individual who has made an outstanding contribution in the last 12 months, whether through the advancement of the organisation that employs them; or the wider broking industry.
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