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Broker BMS announces death of senior leader

2024-11-28T10:00:00+00:00By

’As a manager, he was thoughtful, compassionate and unwaveringly supportive,’ says broker

John Warburton and Vicky Ferrier Konsileo

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John Warburton and Vicky Ferrier: Konsileo committed to ‘secret sauce’ as broker comes of age

2024-11-28T08:00:00+00:00By

‘Motivating people in an organisation just boils down to providing them autonomy, mastery and purpose,’ says chief people and commercial officer

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Insurance Times Awards 2024: Finalists for the Commercial Lines Broker of the Year award announced

2024-11-25T15:00:00+00:00By Insurance Times

Six firms are competing for the Commercial Lines Broker of the Year award at this year’s Insurance Times Awards

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Markel-backed personal guarantee MGA hits 3,000 policyholder milestone

2024-11-25T07:00:00+00:00By

Despite achieving ‘a significant milestone’ in terms of customer count, managing director says firm’s ‘ambitions for growth remain substantial’

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Fantasy Football: Good choices for the upcoming games

2024-11-22T14:22:00+00:00By

Managers have until 11am on Saturday (23 November) to sort their teams, with game week 12 kicking off at 12:30pm

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Briefing: When competitors collaborate…

2024-11-21T11:00:00+00:00By

UKGI’s broker leaders dissected some of the sector’s most pertinent challenges at this year’s Broker CEO Forum

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​Insurance Times’ Phil Davison taking part in sleepout for charity

2024-11-18T15:00:00+00:00By

’Spending one night outside is a small sacrifice, but it can help drive real change,’ says publishing director

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Insurance golfers swing to raise £17,500 for cancer charities

2024-11-18T07:00:00+00:00By

’We managed to raise an impressive haul for UK cancer charities,’ says floor manager

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Fantasy Football: The big talking points after 11 weeks – and has anyone seen Yiannis?

2024-11-15T14:08:00+00:00By

There were some big changes in the Insurance Times Fantasy Football League table last week…

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Manchester-based broker rebrands after Howden acquisition

2024-11-15T07:00:00+00:00By

The broker was acquired by Howden last year

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UKGI braces for winter amid global supply chain disruptions – Gallagher Bassett

2024-11-14T16:00:00+00:00By Gordon Vater

As winter approaches, the UK insurance sector is preparing for a dual challenge – ongoing global supply chain interruptions and the impending impact of severe winter weather. Gordon Vater, managing director at GB Technical, provides an overview of the situation

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Backchat: November 2024

2024-11-14T13:00:00+00:00By

A mummified cat, a third birthday, a golden retriever and a new video series on reinvention. What has the insurance industry been up to of late? You heard it here first…

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Opinion: ‘Industry’ versus ‘profession’ – are we selling ourselves short?

2024-11-14T09:00:00+00:00By

Editor Katie Scott digs into the differences between these two descriptors and explores which best defines insurance

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Specialist insurers lead the way as composite firms continue to suffer

2024-11-14T08:00:00+00:00By

Insurance DataLab looks at how commercial, personal and composite insurers have performed

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Insurance Times Awards 2024: Superscript’s proprietary AI platform provides agents with usable data in just two seconds

2024-11-13T15:00:00+00:00By Insurance Times

Chris Barclay, chief commercial officer at Superscript, talks about the company’s submission for the Excellence in Technology – Broker award

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Insurance Times Awards 2024: InsureandGo boosts operational efficiency and enhances profitability

2024-11-13T14:00:00+00:00By Insurance Times

Marie Carter, head of pricing at InsureandGo, talks about the company’s entry for the Excellence in Technology – Broker award

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Insurance Times Awards 2024: Atec’s Pendulum offering helps solve inherent problems in non-standard lines market

2024-11-13T13:06:00+00:00By Insurance Times

Brendan Devine, chief executive at Atec, talks about the company’s submission for the Excellence in Technology – Broker award

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Briefing: Employers and staff either side of a widening divide over flexible working

2024-11-13T09:00:00+00:00By

There are concerns that the months to come may see a rise in employees seeking legal redress if they feel their employers are being anything but flexible when it comes to how they allow staff to structure their working weeks

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How can schemes transform brokers into ‘trusted advisors’ for UK SMEs?

2024-11-13T08:00:00+00:00By

Broker schemes have the potential to change insurance for SMEs from being ‘transactional’ to ‘relationship driven’ – however, chief commercial officer feels many market offerings need tech refresh first

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Georges de Macedo: Chief exec promotes five pillar plan to keep Covéa Insurance in the black

2024-11-11T08:00:00+00:00By

Covéa Group sends Frenchman across the Channel to spearhead British business because ‘the situation in the UK required some action’