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Scheme brokers see double digit year-on-year commission growth – but momentum slows
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In Focus: The ‘very real challenge’ of MGA capacity amid soft market cycle – how can MGAs stand out?
’There is an inevitable pressure on firms to demonstrate how they can better manage their underwriting portfolios,’ says managing director
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MGAs boost productivity as profits and growth come under pressure
Insurance DataLab shares exclusive insight from its soon to be published MGA Performance Report 2025, revealing the top performing firms in this industry subsector
In Focus: Underwriting is the lifeblood of MGAs, but claims service must not be ignored
’Most MGAs aren’t huge and haven’t really got the infrastructure to manage claims. They’re focused on underwriting, so partnering with TPAs is critical to not having to worry about managing claims,’ says underwriting development manager
Briefing: Underinsurance and the holes in our customers' safety net
Brokers and insurers must take note of the times and keep clients informed about the dangers of not being fully covered
Briefing: Maintaining competence is key in driving up standards of professionalism
The Chartered Insurance Institute’s executive director of strategy, advocacy and professional standards, Adam Harper, questions FCA proposals scrapping CPD requirements for insurance staff
Briefing: Is now the right opportunity to address underinsurance?
Brokers must make time to advise, influence and protect clients from underinsurance as softening market creates ideal moment in time to take advantage of competitive pricing
Briefing: Striking at the heart of ghost broking by targeting illicit finance
The City of London Police’s Insurance Fraud Enforcement Department head, Nik Jethwa, explains how the unit is striving to make ghost broking an unprofitable business model
Briefing: As Aviva completes DLG takeover, is more personal lines market consolidation on the cards?
The personal lines market is hotting up, with big players looking at acquisitions in this area
Trey Norman: Love Islander returns to insurance with a bombshell on the talent gap
’I don’t think we’ve got that flagship person doing the real hard yards – going into schools, doing forums and Q&As,’ says commercial executive
Michelle Taylor: New role provides opportunity to ‘draw the dots’ and fill Aviva’s distribution strategy gaps
Expanding the insurer’s exclusive regional broker proposition and tackling the relationship ripple effect of broker consolidation are both key focus areas for the broker distribution director
Blueprint Two benefits will take ‘quite some time’ to impact London market as project is ‘too big’
London market broker leader is ‘worried’ about when the digital transformation programme will deliver, noting that it should have been ‘split down into very specific areas’ from the start, rather than following a ‘big bang approach’
Briefing: Is the AI hype cycle now approaching its ‘slope of enlightenment’?
A focus on the practical upside of AI technology from UK insurance firms seems to indicate that the level of maturity around the technology has increased
Briefing: Data without direction is just noise
Digital transformation – small steps, big strides
TechTalk: When AI acts alone, who is to blame? Insurers confront the unthinkable
Claims handling the number one target for human led AI integration
Jo Sykes: Markel UK devises five pillar plan to become ‘more relevant’ for brokers
In Focus: The ‘very real challenge’ of MGA capacity amid soft market cycle – how can MGAs stand out?
Briefing: Striking at the heart of ghost broking by targeting illicit finance
MGAs boost productivity as profits and growth come under pressure
Briefing: As Aviva completes DLG takeover, is more personal lines market consolidation on the cards?
Scheme brokers see double digit year-on-year commission growth – but momentum slows
The talent shortage is a ‘vicious cycle’ for loss adjusters
What 30 years of DVLA data reveals about the changing face of UK roads
In Focus: Underwriting is the lifeblood of MGAs, but claims service must not be ignored
Briefing: Is the AI hype cycle now approaching its ‘slope of enlightenment’?
The risks and rewards of hyper-personalised insurance models
Revealed – the best and worst gender pay gaps at UK brokers
Briefing: Data without direction is just noise
Digital transformation – small steps, big strides
In Focus: Are brokers relying too heavily on MGAs to place niche risks and is this impacting market competitiveness?
Three UK insurers earn spot on prestigious best workplaces list
Briefing: Underinsurance and the holes in our customers' safety net
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