Biba Conference
Has the Biba Conference shed its ‘Butlin’s for Brokers’ reputation?
Content Director’s View: Jonathan Swift looks at whether the British Insurance Brokers’ Association Conference has shed its image as a booze-up for brokers and how it might have achieved it.
How to be an Insurance Post Top Tips star
Insurance Post is looking for leading lights in the industry to share simple but effective ideas that could take insurance businesses and careers to the next level.
Q&A: Stuart Kilpatrick, Burns & Wilcox
Stuart Kilpatrick, managing director of Burns & Wilcox UK, tells Insurance Post about the post-Biba conference pivot the business has undertaken, plans to create a specialist business in the UK, and how it "doesn't matter” where his staff work.
Ardonagh/Markerstudy merger faces CMA investigation
The Competitions and Markets Authority has today (31 January) opened up an investigation into the proposed merger between Ardonagh’s Atlanta Group and Markerstudy.
Broker Review of the Year 2023
Brokers reflect on overcoming tough market conditions in 2023 and share their hopes of seeing Justin Bieber at the Biba conference in 2024 “just for the pun of it”.
Hiscox and Google collaborate; Axis syndicate; Biba’s 2024 conference theme
Friday Round-Up: Insurance Post wraps up the major insurance deals, launches, investments and strategic moves of the week.
Big Interview: Biba’s Graeme Trudgill
Graeme Trudgill, CEO of the British Insurance Brokers’ Association, sprints across the Square Mile to share his plans on what more the body can do for members.
Big Interview: Sicsic Advisory’s Michael Sicsic
With the Consumer Duty deadline looming, Michael Sicsic, former head of supervision for the UK general insurance retail sector at the Financial Conduct Authority, considers whether the industry is ready for the new regulation.
RSA moves to double professional indemnity business by 2026
RSA Insurance has launched an excess of loss product – the first in a phase of launches as it aims to double the size of its professional indemnity business by 2026.
Trudgill takes CEO role at Biba
Graeme Trudgill, executive director at the British Insurance Brokers’ Association, has been appointed CEO, replacing Steve White.
Aviva looks to build new product lines
David Martin, managing director of UK GI distribution & SME at Aviva, revealed that the insurer is considering its fund allocation with the intention of building out new products.
View from the top: Ardonagh Advisory’s Jaime Swindle on the power of connection
Jaime Swindle, CEO of Ardonagh Advisory’s UK commercial MGA, says connections forged at events like last week’s British Insurance Brokers’ Association conference can unlock a wealth of opportunities.
Insurers continue to grapple with rising costs for vehicle repairs
While property and motor claims’ post-Covid difficulties have begun to ease, the latter in particular are still presenting challenges to insurers, according to Zurich UK chief claims officer James Nicholson.
Liiba members relying on ‘flimsy model’ to operate in EU, says CEO
Chris Croft, CEO of the London and International Insurance Brokers Association, has said the model in which members operate in the EU is “very open to interpretation”.
Zurich challenges itself to halve HNW quote times
As Zurich looks to invest further in the high net worth space, head of personal lines and specialties Phil Ost wants to challenge his HNW team to respond to brokers’ quotes within 24 hours
RSA turns to broker networks in pursuit of commercial lines growth
RSA is leaning heavily on its relationships with broker networks as it looks to grow its commercial lines business.
Industry lacks a ‘credible understanding of terrorism in the UK’
The insurance industry needs to brush up on its understanding of terrorism risk ahead of the expected passage of Martyn’s Law next spring, Pool Re has said.
Right Royal challenge facing the insurance industry
Editor's View: Emma Ann Hughes would like to go to a British Insurance Brokers' Association conference where all insurers have risen to the challenge of delivering great customer service.
Brokers vote for regulatory stability as top desire
A period of stability with no regulatory or legislative changes topped the wish list among attendees polled at the British Insurance Brokers’ Association conference in Manchester yesterday.
Climate change activists target Biba conference
Protestors gathered outside the British Insurance Brokers' Association conference in Manchester today (11 May), calling for insurers to refuse to back the East African Crude Oil Pipeline.
FCA flags concerns about 'tick-box' approach to fair value
Insurance firms are applying a ‘tick-box’ approach to fair value assessments, according to the Financial Conduct Authority’s director of general insurance Matt Brewis.