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What a softer market means for the private client market
Trade Voice: Suzi Rackley, member of the CII Broking Community board and client director at Howden Private Clients, looks at what signs of a softer market mean for insurers, brokers and customers.
Howden cyber chief blames brokers for cyber insurance adoption lag
Shay Simkin, global head of cyber at Howden, has argued that brokers are to blame for the lack of adoption of cyber insurance.
Jensten Group launches broker network
Jensten Group has launched a new network headed up by director Jordan Maskell and designed to help brokers grow their businesses.
Big Interview: Rob Organ, Jensten Group
Shortly after taking over as group CEO of Jensten, Rob Organ sits down with Scott McGee to talk growth, gaps and how the firm is no longer the “new kid on the block”.
Howden preparing for US flotation with $10bn takeover
Reports have suggested Howden is closing in on a US-based flotation with a $10bn (£7.7bn) takeover of Risk Strategies.
Q&A: Chaz Perera, Roots Automation
Chaz Perera, CEO and co-founder of Roots Automation, tells Insurance Post about the firm’s generative artificial intelligence model specially trained for insurance InsurGPT and the challenges in the industry this technology is primed to solve.
FCA pulls plug on insurance broker
George Baker (Insurance Brokers) Limited has had its permission to carry out regulated activities suspended for failing to pay regulatory fees.
Ghost brokers ordered to pay back £376,000
A court has granted confiscation orders against two men who were convicted for their roles in a ‘ghost broking’ motor insurance scheme.
SSP Broker’s Majeed on proving career pathways offer real opportunities
Nazia Majeed, head of product and service delivery at SSP Broker, on creating career paths that will make women stick with insurance.
Miller’s Lebecq on the pathway to gender parity
Reflecting on the accelerate action theme of this year’s International Women's Day, Clare Lebecq, chief operating officer at Miller, argues actions still speak louder than words when it comes to achieving gender parity in insurance.
Bringing a little cultural sunshine to the insurance market
View from the Top: Carolyn Callan, CEO of Brown & Brown Retail, explains why strong company culture is key to navigating mergers and acquisitions and ensuring lasting success.
Cyber insurance ‘may become mandatory’ in the future
Johnty Mongan, head of cyber risk management at Gallagher, has said that it is his belief that cyber insurance may eventually be a mandatory purchase.
Broker banned for fraud that led to client’s collapse
The Financial Conduct Authority has banned David Robert Cooke, the former director of Weston-super-Mare broker Professional Construction Risks Limited, from working in financial services.
Howden hit with £20m negligence lawsuit
A luxury hotel group has lodged a professional negligence lawsuit against Howden, alleging oversights by the broker meant it found itself unable to claim for Covid-related business interruption losses in 2020.
Why progress on insurance gender parity must happen faster
Patrick Francis-Lang, head of group HR at Pro Global, on breaking down the barriers women face to career progression in insurance.
More Cyber insurance education needed in mid-market
Insurers have been urged to do more to heighten cyber insurance education in the SME and mid-market space, amid concerns of underinsurance in the sector.
Is time ticking on leasehold altogether?
News Editor’s View: Scott McGee asks if the insurance industry's headache of having to justify the fees charged to flat owners for arranging cover is about to be replaced by the pain that will come with leasehold status being ditched for commonhold…
Marshberry reveals the top 20 European insurance brokers
Over a quarter of Europe’s largest 20 brokers are UK domiciled with one of those businesses, Howden the second fastest growing intermediary on the continent, according to the latest European Insurance Distribution market report from Marshberry.
M&A trends in the UK insurance sector
After 2024 ended with the mega merger of Aviva and Direct Line being lined up, Insurance Post’s latest podcast examines whether more takeovers are on the cards for the UK industry in 2025.
Big Interview: Consilium’s James Baird and Paul Richards
Scott McGee sits down with Consilium co-CEOs James Baird and Paul Richards to discuss the broker’s rapid growth over the last two years, and why they would need a cow to jump over the moon to consider an acquisition.
What if Elon Musk ran FCA authorisations?
Trade Voice: Graeme Trudgill, CEO of the British Insurance Brokers’ Association, argues the regulator’s clock-stopping authorisations process is a drag on the sector and should be far slicker.
Lyons returns to UK as Gallagher specialty CEO
Gallagher has appointed Sarah Lyons as CEO of its London-based specialty division, succeeding Jonathan Turner, who is leaving the post after five years.
Prestige chosen as a ‘preferred partner’ for Ardonagh Advisory
Prestige Underwriting is partnering with with Ardonagh Advisory on non-standard insurance products, Insurance Post can reveal.
Nichols reflects on Zurich’s personal lines pivot
Zurich’s head of retail David Nichols recalls why Zurich felt the need to exit the brokered personal lines business, how it has fared by focussing on partnerships and HNW, and why no pets are allowed.