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Howden secures another sport sponsorship deal
’We’re already two like-minded organisations,’ says chief executive
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Briefing: Biba Conference 2025 facilitates sector futureproofing with tailored events
The two-day event is famed for its thought provoking conference agenda and the massive opportunity for networking, however distinct events for women and the younger generation prove that trade association has its eye on the industry’s future
News Analysis
Briefing: Does Ageas’ purchase of Esure make up for it losing out on DLG?
Ageas UK made two bids for DLG in 2024 – both were rejected
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FCA extends footprint with new appointments and offices abroad
’We recognise that major international investors want easier access to us and having a presence in these key regions will help achieve that,’ says executive director
News Analysis
What are brokers most concerned about in 2025?
Key issues on brokers’ minds this year include price rises and the political climate, according to exclusive research from Insurance Times
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High Five: Catch up on the biggest exclusive stories this week
Insurance Times rounds up the biggest exclusive stories from 7 to 11 April 2025
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Fantasy Football: A Q&A with editor Katie Scott and her husband
Scott has secured points that rival those in the top 20 in recent weeks
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Allianz UK focuses on ‘balance between volume and margin’ to weather cyclical market storm
Inflation and the transition from a hard to soft market in UKGI has impacted insurers’ full-year 2024 results – but insurer chief executive emphasises the importance of disciplined underwriting in managing market cycles
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Ageas UK is ‘very interested’ in embedded insurance – Ant Middle
The personal lines insurer is exploring new embedded product propositions ‘right now’ as chief executive believes this model is ‘really important to the future development of our business’
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Backchat: April 2025
T&Cs you can’t put down for World Book Day, confirmed cricket collaboration, PAS provider paints the town with projection and one software firm pranks the industry with April Fool’s Day joke – what has the insurance industry been up to of late? You heard it here first…
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Addept enters LEI market as capacity deal announced
’It is a market that has experienced challenges, ranging from a lack of customer understanding around the product, to the regulator’s focus on fair value and low levels of utilisation,’ says managing director
News Analysis
Opinion: Opportunistic fraud is thorn in sector’s side
Processes combating criminal insurance fraud are working well, according to industry experts, but opportunistic fraud is much more problematic due to its roots in genuine claims and policy applications
News Analysis
Will MBA be catalyst to UK Islamic insurance momentum?
The launch of a new executive MBA in Islamic Insurance and Risk Management has delivered a renewed focus on the UK’s efforts to create a sustainable sharia-compliant insurance sector
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Ant Middle: Organic growth focused plan seeks to put Ageas UK top of the personal lines pile
The insurer has ‘earned the right to think bigger as a business’ and topple the likes of Allianz, Axa and Hastings from the personal lines podium using product expansion, AI investment and a commitment to broker partners, says chief executive
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High Five: Catch up on the biggest exclusive stories this week
Insurance Times rounds up the biggest exclusive stories from 31 March to 4 April 2025
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Fantasy Football: Howden and Fortegra’s John King Q&A
Insurance Times talks to the Howden independent non-executive director and chair at both ITC Compliance and Fortegra Insurance about his strong performance in Fantasy Football this season
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Ardonagh-owned broker inks new deal with Aviva
’This new partnership combines our underwriting and claims expertise,’ says managing director
News Analysis
TechTalk: The broker opportunity to fill a cover gap around commercial drone use
’Small, low value drones can perform a pretty high level of professional services at a fraction of the cost of what you would have had to do previously,’ says head of class
News Analysis
Briefing: Young brokers deserve more than a desk and a diary – give them the Biba experience
Enabling early career staff to attend industry-wide conferences is not just a ‘nice to have’ option, but an essential part of their development journey into future leaders for our industry
News Analysis
Five years of ombudsman data exposes insurance’s biggest complaints
A five-year review of ombudsman complaints data reveals motor insurance continues to dominate complaints volumes, while travel insurance has the highest upheld rate of the major UKGI business lines
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