Story of the Day – Page 8
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News AnalysisIn Focus: How important is it for insurance to move beyond indemnity and into risk mitigation?
Although indemnifying policyholders following an insured event is the principal premise of insurance, insurers, brokers and MGAs alike are taking greater interest in risk mitigation and prevention strategies to help nip claims in the bud - but how prevalent is this trend and in what lines of business is it ...
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News AnalysisBMS Group eyes UK retail growth following DR&P acquisition
‘The two businesses working alongside one another will create opportunities to enhance client outcomes, grow together and provide a remarkable environment for our people,’ says chief executive
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News AnalysisIn Focus: Concussion in sport – The legal test cases that could reshape liability risk
Three landmark test cases are shining a spotlight on sports related concussion – these could have far-reaching implications for liability insurers, governing bodies and the future handling of brain injury claims
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News AnalysisLatest GI complaints data shows improvements – but redress and resolution delays increase
Motor and transport insurance remains the most complained about business line in UKGI, according to the FCA, with complex claims and repair delays fuelling frustrations
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News AnalysisBrokers reveal 2025’s best and worst commercial lines insurers
Markel UK has topped brokers’ commercial lines ranking for the second year running and a third time in five years, according to exclusive research from Insurance Times
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IT InterviewBiba 2025: Tokio Marine HCC strives to secure three facilities with brokers in 2025
The insurer’s international head of distribution believes the business needs ‘to whisper a little bit louder’ than it has done in the past to attract greater brand recognition and better promote broker partnership opportunities
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News AnalysisMansion impossible: Temporary HNW housing shortage tests industry agility
‘London boroughs, for example, are facing an emergency situation with soaring costs for temporary accommodation,’ says private clients account executive
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NewsBiba 2025: SSP Broker boss vows to ‘do better’ after last place eTrading score
‘It fuels my motivation to try and do better – great start, heck of a lot more to do,’ says software house managing director
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News AnalysisLive chat rise and lost phone calls show digital tension in commercial lines
ETrading ‘probably works 90% of the time, but the angst of that 10% is disproportionate,’ says chief executive
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News AnalysisTechTalk: Capacity providers ‘more willing to experiment with insurtechs’ – but bar for collaboration is set high
Research findings indicate that insurers have appetite to back propositions from insurtech MGAs – however there are still clearly defined hoops these businesses must jump through if they want to secure the perfect partnership
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News AnalysisMusic equipment theft under the mic-roscope as claims severity escalates
‘The rise in microphone thefts is becoming prevalent due to the ease of sale on the dark web,’ says director
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IT InterviewRichard Breavington: Exposure, appetite and uptake – the changing strategy of insurers in the cyber market
Cyber specialist and RPC partner talks cyber insurance, ransomware and how insurers are changing their strategies to get the most from the market
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News AnalysisBroker profitability rises as growth slows
Insurance DataLab shares exclusive insights from its not yet published Broker Performance Report 2025, revealing the podium level firms that have obtained one of its coveted gold awards
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News AnalysisMike Bottle: Arch’s UK regional MD on bringing international scale to bear
’You’ve got to be committed to the proposition because if you lose sight of what the broker wants, then you very quickly lose momentum,’ says recently promoted leader
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News AnalysisIn Focus: What do Trump’s tariffs mean for UK insurance claims?
’We believe that the introduction of tariffs will increase the cost of claims,’ says head of insurance
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IT InterviewAcorn Group’s Mike Lloyd: Carrying the torch of ‘the best kept secret in the industry’
Chief executive explains how he is driving ‘a unique situation’ forward to ‘serve the underserved in the non-standard motor and home markets’
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IT InterviewGraeme Trudgill: What brokers can expect from ‘sold out’ Biba Conference 2025
’What we get lots of members saying to us is that they get to do what would take months to do outside of the Biba Conference [environment done] in two days,’ says chief executive
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News AnalysisIn Focus: Is the Covid linked business interruption claims backlog still an issue for UKGI?
Five years on from the onset of the Covid-19 pandemic, Insurance Times asks insurance experts whether business interruption claims linked to the lockdowns are still causing challenges for insurers and what the scope of the potential backlog is
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News AnalysisTechTalk: Agentic AI presents a sink or swim moment for insurance sector
The rise of agentic AI is the world’s next major technological shift – but can the UKGI sector grasp the opportunity this tool presents?
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News AnalysisThe Big Question: What do the FCA’s proposal U-turns mean for UKGI?
Following the FCA’s March 2025 decision to abandon its proposed name and shame strategy and shelve new diversity and inclusion requirements, industry voices share their perspectives and discuss the possible ramifications of these decisions on the UK general insurance sector
