Insurance Age blog
Blog: Is your firm ready for the SMCR?
Nick Elwell-Sutton of Clyde & Co outlines the steps that brokers need to take to comply with the impending regulation.
Blog: Designing insurance for the gig economy
Liam Gray from Rainmaking Insurtech explains the opportunities that are emerging for insurers and brokers alike.
Blog: How tech-enabled payment options can assist commercial brokers
Sharon Bishop, CEO of Close Brothers Premium Finance, explains how the company's Payment Services is helping to assist brokers and customers alike.
Blog: Reverse mentoring – the experiment that got me thinking
Sharon Bishop, CEO at Close Brothers Premium Finance, discusses the lessons that leaders can learn from their staff.
Blog: Keeping it local
Nick Hobbs, director of broker markets at Allianz UK, explains the benefits of recognising local markets.
Blog: Is the capacity crunch a step in the right direction?
Manchester Underwriting Management's, Richard Webb, explores the changing nature of capacity in the market.
Blog: Supporting employees’ mental health and wellbeing
Diana Salmon, wellbeing manager at Allianz, explains how employers can best support their staff.
The Blog Spot: Time to say #MeToo
Following her news analysis on sexism and harassment in the regional broker space Ida Axling reflects on her own experiences.
Blog: Where does cyber liability end?
Pro Global's Richard Robertson on how brokers can work with policyholders and insurers to bring more certainty to cyber insurance.
Blog: What is JCT 21.2.1 insurance, and who needs it?
Tokio Marine HCC’s Julian Goodall considers the snappily-named clause developed to iron out liability issues in construction.
The Blog Spot: Women in insurance, is anything changing?
Aara Syed questions how far insurance has come in its treatment of women.
The Blog Spot: First impressions
Commissioning editor Laurence Eastham reflects on his first month in the insurance industry.
The Blog Spot: Cobra - how the once Towergate target ended up at PIB
Once upon a time you could not keep Cobra out of the news. Insurance Age content director Jonathan Swift reflects on how the business regrouped almost by stealth to become the latest important part of the PIB growth story.
The Blog Spot: How much does insurance really care?
Siân Barton urges the sector to sign up to the three Insurance Cares pledges to help vulnerable customers with dementia.
Blog: Future-proof professional indemnity
Tokio Marine HCC’s Colin Brown explains how the world of work is changing and why PI providers must respond.
Blog: Insurance industry is in a "war for talent"
Sutton Specialist Risks's John Ludley and Equipsme's Matthew Reed discuss why brokers need to up their game on benefits packages to attract young talent to the industry.
Blog: Brokers need to seize the opportunities in cyber
Michael Whitfield from CPP UK discusses why brokers should be moving cyber risk up the agenda for their SME customers.
Blog: How can brokers get the best value from MGAs?
MUM Underwriting’s Charles Manchester outlines how the MGA market has developed and clarifies their role in relation to brokers.
Blog: The unforeseen perils of the storage facility
Roger Flaxman, of Flaxmans, explores the insurance issues for the growing self-storage industry.
Blog: How brokers can best use sophisticated data to analyse risk
First Central Insurance & Technology Group’s Jonathan Davison explores why data is as crucial for brokers as it is for insurers.
The Blog Spot: Solving dual pricing with three figures
In an excellent piece in The Times last month was a reference to a suggestion – that renewal invitations should in fact have three prices on them.
The Blog Spot: Did you spot Amanda Blanc's first big move at Zurich?
Is the appointment of David Martin from Allianz the first pointer of what brokers can expect from Amanda Blanc's Zurich?
Blog: What role do brokers have as driverless fleets become a reality?
Axa’s David Williams explores the impact of autonomous vehicles on the commercial fleet space and outlines how brokers can best prepare.
The Blog Spot: Two sides to the perception gap
The frustration is that insurance has so much to be proud of.