UK insurance professionals tap into IB+ Data Hub for global strategic intelligence

The US-centric IB+ Data Hub has launched as a go-to intelligence platform for insurance professionals - but it’s not just American firms paying attention. Insurance professionals across the UK are now turning to the platform to gain strategic insight into the world’s largest insurance market and draw valuable parallels for forecasting, benchmarking, and planning.

Developed by Insurance Business, the IB+ Data Hub offers:

• Premium and loss performance trends by line of business
• Litigation and defense cost analysis
• Brokerage compensation benchmarks
• Carrier growth strategies
• Legal case insights and regulatory change tracking

With quarterly updates, historical datasets, and intuitive dashboards, the platform enables professionals to analyse emerging risk trends, compare market behaviours, and anticipate how global shifts could affect UK players.

Why UK insurance professionals are taking notice

1. For insurers and underwriters

• Benchmark underwriting performance and pricing strategies against US data
• Identify emerging exposures, such as social inflation, climate risk, and cyber trends
• Anticipate claims severity trends and litigation costs likely to shape global risk models

2. For brokers

• Understand US client expectations and coverage demands—particularly for brokers with multinational clients or international network ties
• Use benchmarking and commission trends to assess competitive positioning

3. For legal and compliance professionals

• Monitor litigation trends and legal precedents across US jurisdictions that may influence claims philosophy or future UK legal discourse
• Stay alert to regulatory themes likely to appear in the UK market—especially around ESG, data privacy, and insurer accountability

4. For strategic planners and executives

• Track carrier strategies and market share shifts to inform M&A, expansion, and innovation
• Use data-led insight to validate assumptions about market direction, client need, and insurer performance

How UK users can apply the data

• Explore line-specific dashboards for claims, premium movement, and reserve adequacy
• Access case law summaries and regulatory digests to enhance cross-jurisdictional awareness
• Use historical performance data to build forecasting models or stress-test strategies
• Support board-level decisions with data-backed trend intelligence

Bridging markets in a global insurance economy

“IB+ Data Hub may be built on US data, but for global insurers and brokers, the insights are borderless,” said Claire Preen, director of intelligence at Insurance Business. “For UK firms keeping a close eye on international trends, this is a tool for anticipating—not just reacting to—what’s coming next.”

Individual professional subscriptions start at $9/week, with an annual option priced at $399. UK firms can also explore team access and enterprise options for larger strategic deployments.

To learn more or start your subscription, visit here.