General Insurance

James O’Hara is commercial director of Ceta Insurance Football fever has taken over the last few weeks thanks to the European Championships. Now you may well be wondering why I am...

Kevin Paterson, director of sales and marketing, Ceta Insurance When it comes to insuring our homes, most of us know that certain situations can make the process a little more complex. Thatched...

Rob Evans is CEO of Paymentshield To say that 2020 had its ups and downs is more than putting it mildly. It’s no secret that last year bred major instability in...

James Watson is sales director of Paymentshield Halloween has been and gone and the clocks have turned back, bringing in the shorter days and with it, the colder weather. Given everything...

Jeff Woods is campaigns and propositions director of Sesame Bankhall Group The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) recently published its final report following its study into the pricing of general insurance (GI),...

Rob Evans is CEO of Paymentshield Recent developments in the Black Lives Matter movement have galvanized dialogue nationwide around institutionalised prejudice, unconscious bias, and black, Asian and minority ethnic (BAME) under-representation....

Geoff Hall is chairman of Berkeley Alexander The pandemic will probably ravage the economy and people’s finances for years to come. The impact has been all encompassing and indiscriminate. Beyond the...

Rob Evans is CEO of Paymentshield There are sparks of life in the mortgage market again. May saw the government ease restrictions on the property sector, with house moves resuming and...

Geoff Hall is chairman of Berkeley Alexander With everyone reeling from the impact of COVID-19, the ramifications for brokers’ businesses will be massive. Mortgage sales are likely to take the biggest...

Rob Evans is CEO of Paymentshield There isn’t an industry in the world that has been unaffected by the coronavirus pandemic. The impact on financial services in particular could be felt...

Geoff Hall is chairman of Berkeley Alexander Last month, two winter storms brought major flooding and the UK insurance industry is set to pay out £363m on claims. Although the news agenda...

Rob Evans is CEO of Paymentshield Every area of the UK economy has been hit by the outbreak of the coronavirus, and the mortgage market is no exception. For advisers, this...

Rob Evans is CEO of Paymentshield I usually use this column to talk about the market, the opportunities within general insurance (GI) and ideas that could help you to grow your...

Geoff Hall is chairman of Berkeley Alexander The start of a New Year always turns thoughts to resolutions and new beginnings. It may feel counter intuitive to be planning exit strategies...

Paul Thompson is founder and CEO of Cavere Intermediary Flooding in Fishlake, the most recent in a series of major floods to hit the UK in recent years, has once...

Rob Evans is CEO of Paymentshield The propensity for borrowers to take 5-year fixed rates and the growing popularity of product transfers will put pressure on brokers future earnings. As such the...

Charlotte Harrison is product manager at iPipeline Like most history graduates I knew straightaway that insurance was the only industry I wanted to work in. It was a no brainer to...

Geoff Hall is chairman of Berkeley Alexander It is important to keep jewellery valuations on GI policies up to date. Diamond prices in particular saw spikes between 2005 and 2010 and...

Rob Evans is CEO of Paymentshield How do you choose the right GI partner to work with Traditionally, the key considerations have been risk footprint, breadth of cover, the number and quality...

Paul Thompson founder and CEO of Cavere Intermediary I’ll admit I was sceptical when the first subscription insurance product launched last year. If I’m honest I struggled to see how it...