All articles by Clare Ruel – Page 107
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NewsEcclesiastical urges brokers to advise clients on smartphone cyber risks
Ecclesiastical is encouraging brokers to speak to clients about cyber risks after its survey found that smartphone security complacency could open up devices as a target for criminals.
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NewsMore to do for insurance industry analytics with changing risk landscape – Guidewire
The London Market has been focusing on leveraging analytics to improve processes in the specialised risk marketplace – but how far has the insurance industry really come?
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News AnalysisGovernment fast-tracks work with insurance industry amid draft Building Safety Bill
After the third anniversary of the Grenfell Tower fire, the UK government has published its draft Building Safety Bill.
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NewsAnalytics should focus on closing the insurance protection gap – Guidewire
Closing the insurance protection gap should be the focus of analytics over the next five years according to Guidewire Software’s webinar on 14 July ‘Leading through change with analytics’.
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NewsTechnology Champion of the Year 2020 – who gets your vote?
Voting is now open for this nomination only award until the 31 August - details for the Insurance Times Technology and Innovation Awards 2020 ceremony will be announced shortly
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NewsInsurtech Coverly to close
Pay-as-you-go MGA startup Coverly is no longer offering small business insurance and will be closing.
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NewsBrolly to ‘end all contents policies’ after sale to Direct Line
Insurtech Brolly will be ’ending all contents insurance policies’ following its sale to Direct Line Group.
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NewsHow brokers are monitoring employee mental health with a home-working insurance industry
As many businesses in the UK continue to work from home during the Covid-19 pandemic, the mental health of staff that work remotely has been brought to light. Insurance Times looks at how broker bosses are managing the mental health of their employees.
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NewsSam White reveals objectives for new MGA Stella Insurance
Sam White has officially revealed her new insurtech called Stella Insurance and it will be launching in Australia.
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NewsPenny Searles returns to telematics in senior position
Penny Searles, founder of Wuneli and Smartdriverclub, has been appointed as non-executive director of telematics firm Trakm8.
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NewsDirect Line Group buys insurtech Brolly
Direct Line Group has acquired insurtech Brolly, but the deal is not expected to close until Q3 2020.
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NewsInsurance industry backs government’s flood investment plans in fight against climate change
The insurance industry has commended the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affair’s (DEFRA) record investment £5.2bn as it sets out long-term plans to mitigate flood risks against the backdrop of climate change. Many agree that a common goal must be established to reduce the damage caused by flooding.
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NewsLemonade enters pet health insurance market
US-based insurtech Lemonade has entered the pet health insurance market following its move to file for an IPO.
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NewsAfrican-Caribbean Insurance Network berates insurers for lack of ethnicity pay gap reporting
Group calls for industry to commit to establishing data on their ethnicity pay gap, among other measures
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NewsSaga to make 300 redundancies as pandemic impacts travel insurance industry
Saga’s staff at its Folkstone and Ramsgate sites are facing redundancy as Covid-19 continues to impact the travel insurance industry heavily, the over-50’s insurer has been contacted for further comment.
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NewsInsurance industry BAME retention issue ‘down to culture’ – African Caribbean Insurance Network
The insurance industry has long had an issue with retaining black and ethnic minority staff and this is ”down to culture”, this is according to the African Carribean Insurance Network.
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NewsAfrican Caribbean Insurance Network reveals six steps to racial inclusion in London Market
The African Caribbean Insurance Network (ACIN) has revealed its six recommendations to boost racial inclusion in the London Market.
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NewsFlood Re endorses government investment and scheme changes
Flood Re has endorsed the government’s plans to invest in the UK’s flood resilience and the changes to the scheme.
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NewsCovid-19 pandemic increases awareness of insurance coverage – Guidewire
The pandemic has increased consumer awareness of insurance coverage, and almost one in three (31%) said that they would be more careful in understanding what their insurance policy covers.
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NewsThe history (or mystery) of the broker remuneration debate
The debate recently resurfaced following a report from Mactavish which called out the broker model, but what is the history behind the debate?
