Briefing – Page 9
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Briefing: Insurers debating ‘if they want to play’ in cyber market despite ‘huge protection gap’
With cyber cover premiums ‘up almost 200%’ in aggregate, cyber insurance could be a profitable area for insurers willing to dip their toes into constantly choppy and changing waters
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Briefing: Resilience partnership may point to the future of insurance
Insurers investing in Covid-related research projects could be looking to reduce the long-term costs of future risks
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Briefing: Could mass tech firm layoffs trigger ripple effect for insurtechs?
As more technology giants announce mass staff layoffs, could the insurtech sector see a similar trajectory?
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Briefing: Brokers are looking for silver linings in economic storm clouds
Macroeconomic conditions are still tough, but it’s time for brokers to roll up their sleeves and embrace the opportunities this could present
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Briefing: Commercial brokers must build cyber cover confidence to avoid ‘lazy broking’
Are brokers sufficiently equipped to have well informed cyber insurance discussions with clients or are they ‘doing a very poor job on the whole’?
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Briefing: Hybrid working creates opportunities - but the risks need to be understood
Brokers must understand the ramifications of the new working order to support both insurers and end clients
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Briefing: Cost of living crisis causing spike in accidental damage claims
The propensity for homeowners to submit accidental damage claims has increased as household budgets have been squeezed – but the industry must be alive to opportunistic fraud risks
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Briefing: Emerging risk must be the responsibility of all
Insurance sector must ‘stay curious and think ahead’ to cope with emerging risks, rather than simply passing the buck to other industries
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Briefing: M&A ‘hyperactivity’ could signal future consolidation play
Brokers investing in a quantity of M&A deals could be looking to up their value ahead of consolidation conversations
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Briefing: Risk landscape reveals that industry still faces new year uncertainty
This month is pivotal for the insurance sector, however many questions remain
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Briefing: Looming recession spells further bad news for insurers
A swirling storm of tough economic issues promise to create a difficult start to the year
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Briefing: No new year joy for insurers as reinsurance renewals deliver little comfort
Predictions of a decline in the market’s reinsurance capability seem to have been well founded, says broker chief executive
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Briefing: Legislation sorely needed to help mitigate ‘six-figure’ e-scooter claims
However, with the onset of legislation, the potential for first and third party fraud could rise
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Briefing: Underinsured or underinformed?
Increasing numbers of business owners are underinsured for their commercial property – but is this an active decision, or has the insurance industry failed to properly communicate the risks of underinsurance?
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Briefing: Drone cover moving from ‘niche’ to ‘vanilla’ risk for insurance sector
As more businesses look to deploy in-house drone capabilities, corporate cover requirements need to change to accommodate this risk
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Briefing: Charity report warnings put insurance at heart of flood risk solution
But questions remain around funding for flood education
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Briefing: Senior leadership swaps at Aviva continue to cause broker conversations
Insurance is a people-centric industry – sector-wide chatter around leadership changes at Aviva proves how important broker and insurer relationships are
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Briefing: When life gives you lemons – Lemonade does generative AI
Lemonade was ’established as AI doing insurance’ – and now the insurtech is ready to make its mark in the UK
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Briefing: Staffing crisis has created power shift
Are insurance organisations having to work harder to retain staff in today’s preferred hybrid working world?
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Briefing: Autumn Statement is not all good news for insurers
Insurers with international operations or that work from the London market may face an uphill struggle when it comes to implementing the government’s new Solvency II requirements