Opinion
Blog: Why the industry needs Race Action Through Leadership
Gallagher Re’s Abbhi Bala outlines why the insurance space needs another organisation to promote diversity across the market.
Blog: Why travel insurance is more important than ever
Jackson Lee Underwriting's Dipesh Patel discusses how Covid-19 has highlighted the importance of using a broker and how brokers can help clients as international travel quotations pick up again.
Blog: Take flight with drones
Iprosurv's Rebecca Jones explains why drones can be a key tool in a broker's risk management and claims armoury.
The Blog Spot: The Masked Broker
Will you continue to wear a mask after July 19?
Blog: M&A insurance offers brokers growing opportunities in SME
Brokers should consider how many businesses are bought and sold each year as the SME deal insurance space is valued at £1.5bn per year.
The Blog Spot: An exciting return to local focus
Following reports of a rise in the number of start-up brokers, Ida Axling says it is great to see that the entrepreneurial spirit remains strong in the broking sector.
Opinion: The bad behaviour of the few is heavily borne by the many
The Financial Services Compensation Scheme is unfair and discriminates against best practice says Mike Cranny
Opinion: Broker benefits in tech
With the UK being an established hub for digital innovation, brokers have the opportunity to build new books of business, says Markel’s Mark Lowther
The Blog Spot: Action not words
In Pride month, Sian Barton says it’s good to see some action that goes beyond slapping a rainbow flag on a logo as Zego announces a policy to help trans and non-binary staff in the business.
Blog: Why technology must be a priority amid acquisition deals
Open GI’s Simon Badley shares what brokers must consider in terms of technology as they move forward with M&A.
Opinion: The next generation
Benjamin Hindson and Nick Line on how to attract the insurance leaders of the future
Opinion: Taxing problem
James Sharp on why a proposed annual levy on ARs amounts to a tax on small brokers
Editor's letter: Shake-up at insurers
Brokers are waiting to see what several high-profile moves at the big composites may mean for the sector
The Blog Spot: Tiernan, Bayles, Holmes … Norwich do we have a problem?
A trio of senior departures at Aviva might have got tongues wagging but, as Jonathan Swift asserts, it might be more of a case of coincidence than carnage.
Opinion: Let’s be honest about climate change
Brokers can lead the way on climate change, says Duncan Minty
Blog: In search of the digital X-Factor
Dave Ovenden, of Willis Towers Watson, considers how the industry can ensure commercial cover isn't left behind amid the tech revolution.
Post Brexit dispatches - What have we learnt so far?
In a quarterly series, the team at PKF Littlejohn consider the impact of Brexit on UK insurance. In this first post, Howard Jones takes stock of where we are now.
Blog: Rebuilding business in the events sector
The UK is tentatively opening up with a concert pilot taking place in Liverpool this weekend. Here CFC's Matt Helm considers how the insurance industry can help event operators to get back up and running.
Opinion: Beyond compliance
Sicsic Advisory’s Nindy Mellett on how brokers can embed new conduct rules for better business
Blog: Beware the hidden dangers of kerb appeal
As pubs, restaurants, and bars re-open with the use of outdoor areas and pavement seating, brokers need to ensure insurers are in the loop or risk disappointment when it comes to a claim warns Tom Hill, executive director at Aqueous Underwriting.
Blog: The market opportunity and how to capitalise on it
Brokers are in demand, but what should you think about ahead of selling up? The Cripps Pemberton Greenish team outline some key considerations.
Opinion: Consolidation crisis?
Clear Group’s Howard Lickens on why the big consolidators may be running out of brokers to buy
Opinion: Reputation recovery
The Society of Insurance Broking’s Kevin Hancock explains that brokers must take a proactive role in rebuilding perceptions of insurance
Top 10 tips: Considering insurer financial security
Biba’s Mike Hallam outlines some key strategies for brokers to help them assess the financial strength of providers.