All In Focus articles
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In Focus: Are software houses the future of eTrading?
RSA director notes there is a ’clear market demand for the job software houses do’
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In Focus: How can firms prevent their software from becoming legacy technology?
We asked: With rapid technological evolution, how can firms prevent their software platforms from becoming legacy tech in the medium-term while keeping pace with advancements?
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In Focus: Are cyber insurers prepared for BI claims after July’s global outage incident?
Head of claims reports that cyber is an ‘ever-changing’ risk and that there is more variety in how BI claims can now present themselves
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In Focus: How can cyber insurance adapt to address risks across other lines of business?
With the rise of sophisticated cyber threats infiltrating a myriad of insurance classes, how can cyber insurance adapt to effectively address risks across various lines of business?
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Data is the key for driving autonomous vehicle launch on UK roads
Industry commentators agree that there are still a number of question marks to be addressed before the insurance of self-driving cars can become a reality
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In Focus: Industry responds to Labour’s promises on car insurance
As the Labour party vows to tackle ’out of control’ premiums, industry experts respond to politicians’ pledges
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In Focus: How can insurance firms address pricing and reputational challenges arising from the ethnicity penalty?
Citizens Advice coined the term ‘ethnicity penalty’ in 2022 to describe when people of colour pay higher insurance premiums than white people – how is the sector ensuring that ethnicity is not influencing pricing?
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In Focus: What are the challenges in developing training programmes that consider hybrid work setups?
With hybrid working models now commonplace post-pandemic, how can staff training and skill sharing remain efficient when not in-person?
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In Focus: Brokers ‘frustrated’ at lack of skills despite raising wages for appointees
’We are driving up wages and we’re not getting any better, competent people,’ says chief executive
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In Focus: What’s going on with claims service as FCA clamps down on Consumer Duty?
’There are more complaints coming in around claims,’ says director
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Insurance sector in race against time to tackle rising storm challenges
Delegates attending a recent Insurance Times and ICEYE roundtable explained that the increased frequency of storms was stretching the industry’s resources to the limit
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In Focus: How can parametric insurance policies improve processes for climate-related claims?
Insurance Times asks industry experts what impact parametric policies can have on climate-based claims processes
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In Focus: How MGAs stop brokers being left ‘high and dry’ as capacity fears continue
’If we can’t service the broker quick enough, we’d lose the sale, they lose the sale, conversion drops and ultimately it hurts all of us,’ says head of broker development
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In Focus: Are MGAs replacing traditional insurers and how are they differentiating themselves to grow market share?
Insurance Times asks industry experts how MGAs are standing out to supersede insurers and increase their market share
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In Focus: How niche schemes are becoming more important to brokers’ growth strategies
Niche schemes have been talked up by experts after brokers were told to focus on size or speciality in the future
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In Focus: How can brokers showcase their value to insurers via specialist schemes?
Insurance Times asks industry experts how brokers can leverage specialty and expertise to increase their value
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In Focus: Bumps in the road ahead for environmentally-friendly motor policies
There is a ’big challenge’ when attempting to offer ’decent prices’ on environmentally-friendly motor policies, says chief executive
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In Focus: How can the industry integrate environmental policies for sustainable development?
Insurance Times asks industry experts how the sector can effectively balance the implementation of environmental policies with profitability.
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In Focus: Metadata knowledge key as scammers turn to AI for motor damage fraud
’That has been quite a big change in the motor landscape,’ says fraud risk and technical manager
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In Focus: How are insurers balancing the use of technology with the human element in fraud prevention?
Insurance Times asks industry experts how insurers are using advanced technologies and human experts to combat fraud