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Lycetts on track to triple profits in 2021
In an interview with Insurance Age, Lycetts boss Charles Foster speaks about the company’s growth strategy, changes in the agricultural sector, and plans for finding a new CEO.
Interview: Sara Fardon – Willis Towers Watson Networks
After taking home this year’s Achievement Award at Broker Expo 2021, Sara Fardon, managing director Willis Networks, talks to Insurance Age about her career in insurance and the value of broker networks.
Blog: The sharp rise in menopause related employment claims
Emma Bartlett of CM Murray asks if businesses should be worried about the increase in menopause related employment claims
Ex Be Wiser boss Mark Bower-Dyke launches consultancy firm
Bower-Dyke tells Insurance Age about his plans for the new venture and discusses why he believes there was a gap in the market for quality advice.
Foley flags Axa transformation programme
Products and digitisation are key priorities for the retail CEO who joined the insurer in 2020.
Insurance Cares: QBE cyber expert develops suicide prevention tool
Alice Hendy developed the Ripple browser extension following the loss of her brother last year.
Opinion: Fair value – fair play
The FCA’s rules on fair value have come at the right time, and those not ready to follow them may soon fall by the wayside, writes Partners& chairman Stuart Reid
Profile: Licence to chill - GRP's group CEO Mike Bruce
GRP’s Mike Bruce tells Ida Axling how an early career working with nuclear weapons has given him a sense of perspective in his latest role, running one of the UK’s largest broker consolidators
Blog: Why brokers need to think about intellectual property insurance
CFC's Maddi Brown discusses the need for SMEs to protect themselves amid a rise in the number of disputes as larger companies allege IP infringements in the hope that their smaller target won’t have the resource with which to defend itself.
In Depth: Schemes partnerships build opportunities in a changing market
Jonathan Forster, SME distribution director at Travelers, considers how brokers can make a success of schemes in the final part of our series.
Markerstudy Broking looks to £600m GWP
The business is set to invest in its digital capabilities as MD, Ross Barrington, reflects on its Brightside deal and future M&A plans.
Opinion: New ways of working in HNW
The high net worth (HNW) sector faces unique challenges as we come out of lockdowns. Mark Pierce explains what the future could hold for brokers
Opinion: Integration is key in acquisitions
Firms invloved in M&A activity often don’t think of integrating the businesses until it’s too late, writes Specialist Risk Group’s Clare Lebecq
Blog: What is in store in the next Budget?
PKF Littlejohn’s, Chris Riley, runs the numbers ahead of the Autumn Budget.
Broking success: New MD, same service
Becky Morris tells Insurance Age all about BQI Group, her transition to MD, and the company’s plans for growth
Blog: Modelling the risk of flood
FOIL’s Laurence Besemer explores the flood solutions designed to better model risk and help those in danger of this catastrophic peril.
Blog: How many policies have I sold today?
CDL’s Nigel Phillips explores how machine learning is democratising business intelligence.
Broking success: Carrot and no stick
Carrot Insurance MD Norrie Erwin tells Insurance Age about how the business has progressed so far, where its name comes from, and how telematics can shape the future of motor insurance
Broking success: Going green
Matthew Criddle, founder and managing director of Naturesave Insurance, tells Insurance Age about the difficulties of setting up the company and how other brokers can become greener
Broking success: Broking revolution
Mark Rigby, CEO of iRevolution Group, talks to Insurance Age about the difficulties of non-standard motor and what the business has in store for the future
Interview: Jaime Swindle - Bravo Networks
Managing director Jaime Swindle talks to Insurance Age about the network's newly created brand, details its new proposition, and explains why networks are an upward trend.
Profile: Motoring along
CEO of motorbike specialist MCE Julian Edwards tells Insurance Age how the broker has evolved, how the the market is changing and what the future holds for the business