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In Focus: What role do broker schemes play in supporting affinity and membership groups?

2025-01-21T09:00:00+00:00By

Membership groups often have very specific insurance needs that brokers seek to address through scheme propositions – but how is this approach beneficial for brokers?

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Tackling ‘lack of understanding’ about insurance is vital in war for talent

2025-01-10T13:30:00+00:00By

Panellists and attendees at Insurance Times’ Broker CEO Forum 2024 discussed the need for ‘reimagined and redreamed initiatives’

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SRG seeks to tackle industry’s ‘very rich vein of nepotism’ through charity partnership

2025-01-07T08:00:00+00:00By

Deputy chief executive identifies promotion and career progression that avoids ‘tokenism’ as the metric of success for the scheme

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Top 50 Brokers: Top six UK brokers peel away from revenue peloton with billions under belt

2025-01-02T08:00:00+00:00By John Nisbet

The impact of M&A continues to change the composition of UKGI’s top 50 brokers as aggregate brokerage skyrockets compared to prior years

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Briefing: What New Year’s resolutions should UKGI be making for 2025?

2025-01-02T07:00:00+00:00By

Brokers, insurers, the Lloyd’s market and the UK government have all got agenda items they want to see delivered in UK general insurance this year

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Top 50 Brokers: Broking is no longer local – global acquirers are here to stay

2024-12-24T08:00:00+00:00By John Wepler and Olly Laughton-Scott

UK and Europe-based brokers pose appetising opportunities for US brokers and private equity

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Top 50 Brokers: Which brokers were 2024’s high flyers?

2024-12-23T10:00:00+00:00By Olly Laughton-Scott

After reviewing the top 50 brokers data for 2024, MarshBerry selects its best performers over the last 12 months

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Opinion: Supercycle has fuelled ‘abusive’ returns for UK brokers – but has it also caused ‘complacency’?

2024-12-19T10:00:00+00:00By

Consultancy chief executive notes strong economic growth over the past 15 years has supported broker valuation boost – but warns that supercycle tide can’t keep brokers afloat forever

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The risky transition to renewable energy

2024-12-19T08:00:00+00:00By Tim Evershed

Without insurance, businesses will be unable to reach their net zero transition goals or become resilient in the face of the changing climate

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The ESG divide: Is business size impacting brokers’ commitment to sustainability?

2024-12-12T07:00:00+00:00By Trevor Hemsley

‘Smaller regional firms are encountering significant barriers to meaningful implementation’ of sustainability initiatives, says chief executive, with these projects often viewed ‘as an additional cost rather than a strategic opportunity’

Mike Edgeley

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Briefing: ‘Tis the season to be jolly?

2024-12-04T09:00:00+00:00By

Macroeconomic circumstances have buffeted the UK general insurance market in recent years – that trajectory looks set to continue as 2024 comes to a close and pressure points still pinch firms

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The Big Question December 2024: What trends do the UKGI market need to be cognisant of heading into 2025?

2024-12-02T08:00:00+00:00By

With the new year fast approaching, Insurance Times quizzes industry experts on what the insurance sector should watch out for in 2025

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