NMG’s Insights Programmes primarily serve two distinct industry groups. Providers utilise the programmes as a consulting tool to drive strategy and business capability and to track changes in competitive positioning and demand. Their clients, our research partners, gain a collective voice (on industry topics and the quality of provider propositions) and the benefits of a transparent feedback loop between clients, providers and broader industry stakeholders.
The programmes are designed to deliver competitive advantage to providers through robust and objective analysis. Each programme is based on an annual cycle of structured interviews with key clients to examine segment attractiveness, competitive dynamics, buyer values and company performance. Because the programmes focus on important and influential clients, and on the quality factors that ultimately drive changes in their business allocations, Insights Programmes provide a lead indicator of competitive success.
Providers participate in our Insights Programmes directly or indirectly through our Insights Programmes practice or indirectly through our strategy consulting practice. The programmes allow providers (reinsurers, insurers, platforms and asset managers) to:
Global programme based on interviews with reinsurance decision makers, underwriters and claims managers at life and health insurers. Coverage includes the major life and health reinsurance markets including USA, Canada, Mexico, UK, Europe, Australia & New Zealand, Asia, Middle East, and South Africa. The programme is available at a global, regional or country level.
Country specific programme based on interviews with reinsurance decision makers at non-life insurers. Coverage includes the non-life reinsurance markets in Australia & New Zealand and South Africa.
Programmes based on interviews with investment and pensions focussed IFAs, HNW brokers and advisers, premium banks and private banks. Covering includes the domestic and offshore retail wealth management markets in the UK, Asia, Middle East and South Africa. The programmes are available at a global, regional or country level.
Programmes based on interviews with intermediaries and banks placing individual life risk, whole life, critical illness, and income protection cover. Programme coverage includes Australia, UK, Asia, South Africa and Middle East.
Programmes based on interviews with end-customers and intermediaries placing group life, group income protection and group critical illness business. Programme coverage includes Australia and the UK.
Programmes based on interviews with end-customers and intermediaries advising and placing corporate pensions and company savings arrangements. Programme coverage includes the UK.
Programmes based on interviews with end-customers and intermediaries advising and placing corporate healthcare schemes. Programme coverage includes the UK.
We publish Insights Reports regularly to highlight programme findings and discuss industry-level issues. A selection of Insights Reports is available in the Insights Reports section of this site.
If you would like to know more about our Insights Programmes please contact Hamish Worsley (hamish.worsley@nmg-group.com).