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Insurance sector in race against time to tackle rising storm challenges

2024-05-02T12:06:00+01:00By

Delegates attending a recent Insurance Times and ICEYE roundtable explained that the increased frequency of storms was stretching the industry’s resources to the limit

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Steve Bashford: Arch’s strategy is bringing ‘London expertise to the regions’

2024-05-01T10:45:00+01:00By

’Our message is that we deal with brokers the way they want – we’re not going to force anybody to take an optimised trading route irrespective of premium size,’ says chief executive for UK regions

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What do brokers want from 2024’s Biba conference?

2024-04-29T08:58:00+01:00By

’I want brokers to get the opportunity to meet people that they otherwise could not reach,’ says chief executive

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London looking positive but ‘this is no time for complacency’

2024-04-26T07:00:00+01:00By

Rating agency AM Best has raised its outlook on the London market insurance sector from stable to positive in what has been seen as another endorsement for EC3 and while there is much to support optimism, the nature of the market means that challenges remain

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Briefing: Are brokers forgetting a fundamental issue?

2024-04-25T08:00:00+01:00By

We can blame insurers for some of the ills we suffer, but to blame them for a client’s underinsurance is weak

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Concerns raised that risks placed on eTrading platforms could ‘go too far’

2024-04-24T07:32:00+01:00By

’There’s now far too many technical risks that are now going through an eTrade model,’ says technical director

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The Big Question: What are the biggest challenges set to hit brokers in H2 2024?

2024-04-23T07:00:00+01:00By

Insurance Times asks experts about challenges brokers face and what can be done to mitigate evolving threats

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Increasing natural catastrophe losses necessitate a resilience focus

2024-04-19T07:00:00+01:00By Tim Evershed

’There is no doubt that climate change increases volatility, frequency and also severity,’ says senior director of product management

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Briefing: Saving the high street broker requires embedding in the community

2024-04-18T09:00:00+01:00By

It’s simply not enough to be ‘on the high-street’ – it’s about being ‘in the high-street’, being embedded in the community and showing you are a force for good.

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What’s driving more UK brokers to sell up?

2024-04-15T10:30:00+01:00By

’The sentence we hear most often is ‘this world is not mine anymore’,’ says chief executive

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Opinion: Premium affordability on insurer and broker minds

2024-04-10T08:00:00+01:00By

Editor Katie Scott highlights the importance of insurers and brokers being on the same page when needing to communication premium increases to end customers

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Carl Shuker: ‘Single Howden brand’ seeks to continue growth trajectory by being ‘client centric’

2024-04-10T07:00:00+01:00By

UK and Ireland chief executive believes ‘there is still a huge demand for advice’ from insurance ‘clients of all shapes and sizes’

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