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Four more brokers try to increase fees
After Aon tried to increase its insurance service brokerage rate to 5% last year, it is now understood four more large brokers are trying to do the same.
Time to talk about alienated men in insurance
Editor’s View: Ahead of International Men’s Day (19 November), Insurance Post Editor Emma Ann Hughes says it is time to recognise just because pay gap data shows they earn more than their female colleagues doesn’t mean men feel like kings of insurance in…
Six Extinction Rebellion protestors arrested for defacing WTW building
Six Extinction Rebellion protestors were arrested yesterday (29 October) after defacing the WTW building at 51 Lime Street.
How insurers are helping the life science sector
Personalised medicines, weight loss injections, plus people bypassing doctors to access the latest miracle drug online are examined in the latest Insurance Post Podcast.
Insurance Museum seeks fresh financial backers
Reg Brown, retired Lloyd’s underwriter and chairman of the Insurance Museum, is hosting a drinks reception tonight (1 October) at The Association of British Insurers HQ in a bid to reinvigorate financial support for the history initiative.
Big Interview: Bob Thaker, Sompo
Bob Thaker, Sompo's UK CEO, sits down with Insurance Post to discuss the insurer’s plans to rapidly become one of the top players in the UK market, serving clients from the corporate level right down to SMEs.
Broker earnings boosted by 11.3% in 2023
The value of the worldwide market for insurance broking in terms of fees and commissions earned was around $168bn (£132bn) in 2023, up from about $151bn in 2022 on a constant currency basis, according to research by Insuramore.
Cover for damage caused by social unrest faces uncertain future
Cover that UK businesses currently take for granted is increasingly being hived off into the political violence insurance market, a report published by Airmic has highlighted.
Q&A: Richard Clarkson, WTW
Richard Clarkson, global market leader, global specialty for insurance consulting and technology at WTW, explains how the business is working to help global specialty carriers reduce costs across underwriting, trading, and technical actuarial processes.
WTW spies SME affinity opportunity following investment ‘gear change’
WTW has invested in its affinity insurance capabilities, with the aim of establishing programmes targeted at SMEs as well as consumers.
Dive In opens inclusive manager campaign
Dive In, the insurance industry’s diversity, equity and inclusion festival, has invited nominations for managers making “outstanding” inclusion contributions.
Cyber insurance procurement process labelled ‘a disaster’
Onda chief underwriting officer Alex Jomaa has dubbed the procurement process for cyber insurance “a disaster”, and said that both brokers and underwriters need to change their ways to boost the number of businesses that buy the product.
WTW’s Read on broker consolidation
View from the Top: John Read, managing director of WTW Networks, explains the role of broker networks in the consolidation cycle.
Roundtable: Scaling up new technology while avoiding the pitfalls
Many commercial insurers and brokers are keen to adopt more automation and AI to drive efficiency and improve customer outcomes. However, the complex and bespoke world of corporate insurance means they face greater challenges than in the personal lines…
Pace of motor insurance inflation starts to slow
Data analysis: While comprehensive car insurance premiums increased sharply by 58% (£366) during 2023, Emma Ann Hughes examines how the latest data suggests drivers will not face as big a bumph in the cost of cover this year.
Tackling the surge in claims settlement delay complaints
With a significant spike in complaints suggesting the home insurance industry is struggling to keep pace with the number of claims it is receiving, Tom Luckham examines what is behind settlement delays and how providers are managing expectations.
Is the Aon–NFP deal a sign of mega broking M&A to come?
Content Director's View: Jonathan Swift reflects on the recent record broking deal between Aon and NFP, and asks whether the $13.4bn (£10.5bn) price tag will be beaten by another acquisition in 2024.
Five biggest challenges facing insurers in 2024 revealed
To get you ready for the next 12 months, Insurance Post uncovers five things you need to know about what 2024 holds in store for the industry, according to insurance analysts.
Is the broker pledge on leasehold commissions a load of not much?
News Editor's View: After five brokers committed to capping and no longer sharing commissions in a new government pledge, Scott McGee asks: “What is it actually achieving?”
Five brokers to scrap third-party leasehold commissions
Five insurance broking groups have pledged to stop sharing buildings insurance commissions with landlords and to cap their own fees.
Lloyd’s risk tool; Pattern and Giggster partner; Howden’s driving offering
Friday Round-Up: Insurance Post wraps up the major insurance deals, launches, investments and strategic moves of the week.
