Broker Analysis – Page 28
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FeaturesAon-WTW merger comes down to divestment deals
Smaller brokers may be able to pick up bargains as Aon and WTW look to dispose operations to get merger green light
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IT InterviewMike Bruce: Successful M&A ‘comes down to the quality of the businesses and why you are buying them’
Acquisition strategies need ‘a much more thoughtful model’ than ‘let’s buy everything that moves’ says chief executive
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FeaturesBriefing: Firms must show consistency to rebuild client trust
As the industry emerges from the tangle of policy wordings unraveled during the FCA’s business interruption action, the case for consistency from insurance businesses has never been clearer
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IT InterviewPhil Barton: Industry has become ‘incredibly lazy’ in providing advice
The future of commercial broking relies upon moving away from ‘a transactional approach’ to instead embrace partnerships and a clearer client focus
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IT InterviewInsurance2025: Commercial Lines Keynotes, 2021
The rapid pace of consolidation is putting strain on broking staff, while startups are more likely to be insurtech businesses rather than commercial brokers, says broker chairman
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News AnalysisInsurance2025: Personal Lines Keynotes, 2021
Firms’ differing interpretations and pace of change ahead of the FCA’s pricing reform deadlines could pose problems as the industry seeks to eliminate price walking
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People & OpinionOpinion: Broking leaders must consider succession snags
Howard Lickens, executive chairman of broking business The Clear Group explains the potential pain points for internal succession solutions and what today’s leaders need to consider ahead of their exit
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FeaturesBriefing: Covid, capacity and poor insurer service continues to pose problems for brokers
Recent research compiled by Insurance Times and Close Brothers Premium Finance reveals what major challenges brokers are watching right now
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IT InterviewA-Plan invests in data and digital to become UK’s ‘only truly omnichannel insurance distributor’
The use of data and digital should centre around ‘enhancing the client proposition’ rather than being purely for cost savings, says A-Plan’s group chief executive
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Online onlyBriefing: Insurers facing broker backlash for Covid service
Insurance Times Five Star Rating Report: Commercial Lines is about to be released. This broker survey of insurer service will show some players are performing poorly
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IT InterviewGRP to supercharge growth of Marsh UK Networks amid acquisition spree
Mike Bruce, chief executive at GRP, tells Insurance Times about his plans for 2021 following three acquisitions in the first quarter of the year
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IT InterviewA-Plan and Howden Group partnership ‘is very much around growth opportunity’
A-Plan’s group chief executive says the acquisition ‘just makes great sense’ because the broker operates ‘in a market where Howden are just very underweight’
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FeaturesAon-WTW merger – a Gordian Knot the market has yet to fully unravel
The $30bn broker mega-merger of Aon and Willis Towers Watson is making slow progress towards completion. However, the market is still struggling to understand what impact it will have for the future
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News AnalysisCovid-driven digital shift opens door of opportunity for new brokers
The Covid-19 pandemic has fast-tracked the use of digital solutions in broking. Insurance Times explores how digital shifts during the pandemic has opened up the market for new broker opportunities
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FeaturesBriefing: The Covid-19 pandemic ‘has become far less of an acceptable excuse for poor service’
While the industry debates service standards during the reign of Covid-19, Insurance Times editor advocates embracing the ‘new normal’ rather than longing for pre-pandemic days
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IT InterviewStaying relevant is ‘the biggest, most interesting challenge out of this pandemic’ – David Howden
Plus, Howden Group’s chief executive believes the current hard market ‘will certainly sort the wheat from the chaff’
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IT InterviewHard market is ‘biggest opportunity we have’ – McGill and Partners
The broker’s head of structured solutions admits that he lives ‘on tension and strain in the market’ in order to drive product innovation
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News AnalysisHowden Group puts ‘a new clank in that whole model’ by backing Dual with capital
Chief executive David Howden says Dual ‘as a business is absolutely of the moment’ and is now ‘in quite a unique position’ following internal capacity investment
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IT InterviewInsurance industry’s resilience has made it ‘attractive to capital’ and open to ‘more consolidation’
Howden Group’s chief executive describes the lay of the land when it comes to M&A activity and highlights his business’s approach to acquisitions
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Online onlyBriefing: What do Aon, Gallagher and Marsh really pay for acquisitions?
Marsh, Aon, Willis appear to pay high multiples for their acquistions targets in the UK. But what is really going on?
