Biba Conference
Biba’s Chapman on the enduring power of events
Trade Voice: Emma Chapman, the British Insurance Brokers’ Association’s conference director, considers the persistent importance of face-to-face events to the industry in the Zoom age.
Is premium finance still a tax on the poor?
News Editor’s View: Scott McGee considers whether recent steps taken by trade bodies to address premium finance will reassure the Financial Conduct Authority that this payment method is no longer a ‘tax on being poor’ that needs to be tackled.
FCA overwhelmed by feedback on naming and shaming
Emily Shepperd, chief operating officer of the Financial Conduct Authority, has said the regulator will “really take our time” when considering its proposed plans to name firms it is investigating before any decision has been made.
Aon’s carbon offering; Arch’s events cover; WTW’s war facility
Friday Round-Up: Insurance Post wraps up the major insurance deals, launches, investments and strategic moves of the week.
Sobering reading for those with a Biba hangover
Editor’s View: If you are nursing a hangover after going to this year’s British Insurance Brokers’ Association conference then Emma Ann Hughes reckons you missed the point of attending the annual gathering in Manchester.
Work from home is a battleground in war for talent
Broker boss Shona Robertson has said rivals with work from home policies are stopping her from achieving more office work time.
Zurich consolidates UK commercial and retail distribution teams
From 20 May, Zurich UK will consolidate its commercial and retail distribution teams into one unit for brokers accessing the business, Insurance Post can reveal.
Insurance industry has huge role to play in raising awareness of Martyn’s Law
Experts at the 2024 British Insurance Brokers’ Association Conference have flagged the huge role brokers and insurers have to play in raising awareness of the incoming legislation aimed at protecting premises from terrorist attacks.
Biba CEO Trudgill reveals crushing weight of regulation on brokers in inaugural speech
Biba CEO Graeme Trudgill has urged the FCA to allow brokers a ‘period of stability’ so they can flourish and help the economy following years of rising regulatory workload.
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.
Brokers want less AI conversation and better service please
Fiona Nicolson reveals brokers want a little less conversation about artificial intelligence and to have a lot more grown-up conversation about balancing online experiences with being able to talk to an insurer's staff at this year’s British Insurance…
Biba’s Trudgill on working with the regulator
Trade Voice: Graeme Trudgill, CEO of the British Insurance Brokers’ Association, outlines how overtures between the trade body and the Financial Conduct Authority might ease brokers' uncertainty around regulation.
MoneySupermarket and Auto Trader partner; Axa extends Liverpool sponsorship; MIB appoints CFO
Friday Round-Up: Insurance Post wraps up the major insurance deals, launches, investments and strategic moves of the week.
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.