Insurtech
Video: Broker Expo 2026
Ahead of Broker Expo 2026 on Thursday 8 October, what can brokers look forward to at this year's conference? This video highlights: which insurers and MGAs are exhibiting; headline speakers; dedicated content zones; opportunities to get business done in Birmingham.
The AI boomerang: Why 2026 is the year broker work outran the broker
Clients now use AI to generate work at a volume brokers cannot match by hand, so demand on brokers is climbing. This blog sheds light on the emergence of AI boomerang, the impact on broker workflows and how successful brokers can stay ahead by pairing…
Agentic AI: The underwriter’s new co-pilot
The real bottleneck in commercial underwriting is not pricing the risk. It is the paperwork beforehand: sorting submissions, extracting data and chasing missing documents. This blog sheds light on the potential for agentic AI to assist underwriters in…
Three things brokers should reconsider about their technology buying decisions
The insurance industry runs on relationships and is largely why the sector works as well as it does. But that same instinct, when applied to technology buying, can quietly lead brokers into decisions that cost far more than they should. This blog…
Building insurance software that endures
Tobias Bergmann, founder and CEO of tigerlab has spent more than 18 years building core insurance platforms for brokers, MGAs and insurers. This blog reflects upon what time has taught Bergmann about the technology that holds up over the long term and…
The 2026 UK MGA excellence guide
The UK Managing General Agent (MGA) sector has entered a period of unprecedented operational friction. This guide dissects the five strategic technology and workflow pillars required to build a resilient, high-velocity MGA distribution engine capable of…
At ITC Barcelona, the biggest AI question was about brokers
Technology has changed almost every role in insurance but not equally. At ITC Barcelona, Holm Schimanski, tigerlab’s partner and chief AI officer, shared lessons from a live, multi-country broker management system rollout. This blog highlights the key…
The architecture of scale: Why AI pilots fail in insurance
95% of enterprise generative AI pilots deliver no measurable P&L impact. The tools are not the problem - the foundation underneath them is. This blog highlights how brokers and MGAs can get AI ready by fundamentally changing how they handle data.
The integration problem: How disconnected broker systems are killing productivity
Insurance brokers didn't enter the industry to spend their days copy-pasting between portals. This blog highlights why many brokers are drowning in manual work and how existing technologies can be leveraged to integrate live system client data in one…
MGA Flock to launch more products as Admiral deal finalised
Admiral Group has completed its acquisition of digital commercial fleet managing general agent Flock, following regulatory approval.
AutoRek Product Guide: Insurance Broker Accounting (IBA)
Insurance brokers face unique challenges in the reconciliation and management of Insurance Broker Accounting (IBA) transactions. This product guide highlights the benefits of automation and how AutoRek’s IBA solutions can help brokers across four key…
Time: To - Spotlight our digital trading team
Digital trading plays a key role in enabling brokers to quote and bind policies for commercial clients quickly, confidently and with clarity. This video introduces the specialists that support Aviva’s eTrading platforms and help brokers trade simply,…
Biba 2026 Countdown: SSP Broker’s Martyn Mathews
Martyn Mathews, MD at SSP Broker is celebrating a big birthday during Biba week and when not hosting guests on his stand he might be spotted at the Science and Industry Museum or miming to Daft Punk.
Online betting: How to spot legitimate sites and avoid scams
Online betting has rapidly transformed the landscape of gambling. But how can you check if a betting site is legitimate and what are your legal options if your online gambling retailer won’t pay out? Simon Roberts solicitor at ARAG Law delves into the…
Making tax digital for income tax: A guide to the new rules
The UK’s tax system is undergoing its biggest change in decades. Making Tax Digital is the government’s plan to move away from the traditional annual paper-based Self-Assessment towards a digital-first system. ARAG Law’s guide highlights how the new…
Mastering complexity: the premium payment processing revolution in insurance
Program administrators, including brokers, MGAs and MGUs play a vital role in facilitating insurance products. This article highlights the challenges associated with managing insurance premium payments and how premium processing systems can be leveraged…
Enhancing efficiency in IBA processes for a leading insurance broker
A leading independent insurance distribution platform in the UK faced severe operational friction within its Insurance Broker Accounting and creditors processes. This case study shows how an intelligent automation platform enabled a leading broker to…
Insurtech adds former Aviva COO to board
Insurance administration software provider Genasys has appointed industry veterans Hugh Hessing and Gavin Routledge as non-executive directors.
Blog: The evolving role of AI in the insurance claims process
With it almost certain that AI is being used somewhere in the claims process, Simon Murray, head of insurance digital and business services at law firm DWF, tackles the upsides and the downsides, looks at what might come next and the key questions for…
Q&A: Pen’s Nick Wright
Nick Wright, chief business development officer at Pen Underwriting, tackles its recent M&A quietness, capacity in the market and the benefits to brokers from niche products. He updates on the goal of hitting £1.75bn GWP by 2030, streamlining its agency…
Gwilliam seeking to make ‘genuine impact’ after nCino departure
Ashleigh Gwilliam, director of insurance at nCino, announced he has left the business and is looking for a new challenge “to make a genuine impact”.