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Polaris at 30 – Stuart Reid
In the second Q&A instalment of the Polaris at 30 series, chair of Partners& Stuart Reid shares memories of the industry moving from paper rating guides to digital trading and his view on the “plainly daft” frustration in e-trading today.
People Moves: 18 – 22 November 2024
Follow the latest insurance personnel moves.
Top 100 UK Brokers 2024: Full table listing
Insurance Age is delighted to share its 2024 Top 100 UK Broker rankings supplied by Insuramore and sponsored by Open GI.
Top 100 UK Insurance Brokers 2024: Introduction
Welcome to the Top 100 UK Insurance Brokers for 2024, which Insurance Age has put together again with the help of Insuramore.
UK Broker Week: Stuart Reid on client service
In the buildup to UK Broker Week, chair of Partners& Stuart Reid discusses winning Broker of the Year 2023 and looks back to the past and forward into the business’s future.
High Net Worth – is it really high noon for MGAs in upmarket personal property?
With Munich Re (GrovesJohnWestrup) and Allianz (Home & Legacy) putting mid- and high-net-worth MGAs into run-off in the last 18 months, is this distribution model failing to connect with these customers? Ed Murray explores these developments and others…
Claims – are brokers confident in insurers, MGAs and TPAs to deliver at the moment of truth?
Both the Financial Conduct Authority and Financial Ombudsman Service have recently highlighted issues around insurers and managing general agents outsourcing claims to third party administrators. Siân Barton examines whether brokers hold similar concerns…
Market Movement Index: Smaller insurers gain market share from re-broking
New research from Broker Insights shows brokers are placing more business with smaller players, resulting in a changing landscape where competition can thrive. Rachel Gordon reports.
When it comes to risk management do brokers practice what they preach?
Brokers are being asked to constantly bang the drum for risk management to make sure a client is adequately insured. But what are intermediaries doing to protect and ready their own businesses for all eventualities? Martin Friel investigates.
Partners& CEO Barton: Mooted Labour tax plan offers “incredible opportunities” for M&A
Speculation that the new Labour Government might increase capital gains tax has created a fertile window for acquisitive insurance brokers.
Partners& secures new debt facility to help drive growth
Partners& has secured a £20m debt facility with Santander UK to help it continue its organic and acquisitive growth.
Partners& buys second loss adjusting firm
Partners& has purchased Bickley Chartered Loss Adjusters, a firm providing a full range of adjusting services and disciplines across both domestic and commercial markets.
Partners& snaps up two in employee wellbeing and healthcare push
Partners& has bought Nottingham-based Halo Consulting and Chester-based Personal Healthcare Management.
UK Broker Awards 2024 shortlist announced
Today Insurance Age can reveal the shortlist for the 2024 UK Broker Awards.
MGA “has to own its claims proposition” – Partners& boss
A panel at the Managing General Agents Association 2024 conference explained MGAs need to create a better claims proposition and own it.
Partners& adds SEP bolstering North West footprint
Partners& has revealed its second deal in a week, buying Merseyside-based broker SEP Insurance.
Partners& acquires Switch Health
Partners& has acquired Cheltenham-based Switch Health to enhance its private medical insurance proposition for clients.
Partners& signs first international HNW partnership
Partners& has teamed up with Smith Brothers Insurance for its first transatlantic partnership in the international private client market.
The stats: Q1 2024 - Commercial combined slows to near halt
The year has started with almost no average premium growth in commercial combined while fleet and property owners have powered ahead, according to the latest statistics from Acturis.
People Moves: 13 – 24 May 2024
Keep up to date on the latest personnel changes in insurance.
Partners& launches apprenticeship scheme
Partners& has launched an apprenticeship scheme – named ‘16 to CEO’ – to encourage young people from diverse backgrounds to explore the insurance industry as a viable career.
Partners& promotes trio as it readies ‘next stage of growth plan’
Partners& has created three new senior leadership roles, as it positions itself for what it describes as “the next stage of its growth plan”.
In Depth: Cyber risk and AI – friend or foe?
The rise of artificial intelligence signals both a threat and opportunity for UK firms in pursuit of a cyber-secure future. But how can brokers help clients stay on the winning side, asks Saxon East.
In Depth: New dimensions in cyber risk
UK businesses are under increasing threat from cyber attack, yet it remains one of the most underinsured risks. Saxon East reports