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Broker Insights – the insurtech company whose digital platform is transforming the commercial insurance market – has appointed Dr Artur Niemczewski as a non-executive director. Dr Niemczewski is an experienced leader in the UK and global insurance markets, who currently serves on the board of the Chartered Insurance Institute, the professional body for the UK […]

Traditionally, underwriting has been predominantly manual and paper-based, with underwriters relying on their expertise and judgement to assess risk and make decisions. A circulating question is: can technology do this better? With increasing digitisation in insurance, we’re seeing a shift from traditional underwriting processes to more automated AI and machine learning-based processes. Areas such as […]

  On the eve of the 2023 BIBA Conference, Broker Insights will play host to The Data Revolution; an event exploring the impact of data within insurance and beyond. The annual BIBA Conference in Manchester provides the perfect backdrop for the event; from the city’s history during the industrial revolution and its influence on science […]

As the Broker Insights team continues to grow, we sat down with our new Chief People Officer, Melissa Mentiplay, to explore how she champions the talent behind our award-winning business.  Why are you passionate about people?  “I believe that in any workplace, people are always our biggest asset. Employee wellbeing and engagement are very important […]

Attracting talent is an ongoing concern in the insurance industry, both for current capacity requirements and future developments. Stuart McKenna, Business Director for insurance industry recruitment specialists, IDEX Consulting Ltd., has noticed a change in the digital skills requested by employers and offered by candidates. “We’re seeing a shift in the recognition of digital skills […]

More and more commonly, we’re seeing “data” labelled as a solution to many business problems. While Broker Insights too use data, it’s our insights that help provide solutions, and create clear pathways for achieving your business goals.   For context, let’s consider definitions (according to the Cambridge Dictionary):  Data – facts and numbers, collected to be […]

The commercial insurance sector benefits from various systems to help process the client data that is central to the industry. From software houses to CRMs, e-trade portals to proprietary systems; each organisation has its own choice of tools to help control and utilise data.   Looking at the industry as a whole, there is a huge […]

Broker Insights is not only home to the fastest growing community of brokers in the UK, but also to a dynamic and budding team, pulling broad expertise from the insurance industry and beyond. Our latest recruit, Maria Barry, joins Broker Insights in the role of Broker Sales Manager, to help keep pace with new brokers […]

  We don’t have a crystal ball to predict the upcoming challenges and opportunities of 2023. Nevertheless, there are some predictions we can make with a reasonable degree of certainty… In this article, we have gathered the views of a few members of our team regarding the key considerations for the coming year and how […]

Being an active member of the communities in which we live and work has always been a key consideration for Broker Insights. Throughout 2022, members of staff have given up over 400 hours of their working weeks to good causes within their communities.  Some of the charities they have contributed to include; MCR Pathways, which […]