All Issue archive articles – Page 4
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News AnalysisThe Big Question November 2024: What does UKGI hope will result from Labour’s motor insurance taskforce?
In October 2024, the newly elected Labour government established a motor insurance taskforce to ’crack down on spiralling costs’ – but what does UKGI anticipate will be the key actions arising from this body and will it have the desired impact on motor premiums?
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IT InterviewNik Ellis: Tech Champion prize celebrates ‘edgy’ firm that is not afraid of failure
Managing director says that to stay at the forefront of technology innovation and implementation, businesses must be ‘prepared to evolve’ and have ‘the nerve’ to try new things
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News AnalysisTechTalk: Market conditions keep insurtech investors cautious – but ‘green shoots’ may be ahead
’There’s a need for more action to be taken to encourage investment in technology and insurtech markets,’ says co-chair
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News AnalysisBriefing: Industry must pull together to tackle unsurprising record high broker stress
Heavy workloads, regulatory change and staff shortages are among the reasons why brokers remain so stressed and suffering from poor mental wellbeing, according to insurer research
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News AnalysisWhich are the most complained about insurers?
Market intelligence firm emphasises that ‘insurers need to do better to prevent complaints from happening’ as redress payments increase
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News AnalysisBriefing: A day in the life of an Ifed detective sergeant
Detective sergeant Oliver Gent lifts the bonnet on what it is like to work within the City of London Police’s Insurance Fraud Enforcement Department
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News AnalysisThe final frontier: Insuring the rise of space tourism
Although appetite for commercial space tourism is gaining more traction, a lack of historical data and uniform regulation leaves insurers interested in this line of business stalling
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News AnalysisIncubators help MGAs take their first steps
MGA incubator models are growing in popularity, especially as support from these firms can trim nine months from the regulatory approval process for startups
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News AnalysisBriefing: What career advice would you give to your younger self?
Reflecting on three defined career stages, opportunities abound in very different ways depending on a professional’s life stage
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Sponsored ContentAdapting motor insurance for the electric vehicle revolution – Gallagher Bassett
Gordon Vater, managing director of GB Technical Services, a division of claims and risk management business Gallagher Bassett, highlights the challenges and opportunities for forward looking motor insurers
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Sponsored ContentRTA linked medical reports face closer industry scrutiny – Carpenters Group
Kevin Perkins, technical lead and operations manager at law firm Carpenters Group, explains why medical reports within the Official Injury Claim portal are facing greater scrutiny as expert evidence is increasingly questioned
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Sponsored ContentEnhancing cyber preparedness for unpredictable risks – Dual UK
Scott Davies, a senior cyber underwriter at MGA Dual UK with 22 years of industry experience, shares his insight on how businesses can enhance their cyber preparedness to mitigate ever-evolving digital risks
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Sponsored ContentHow AI can transform broker service – Applied Systems Europe
Chris Kitchener, vice-president of product management at Applied Systems Europe, explains how the software house is expanding its artificial intelligence know-how to better support UK brokers
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NewsBackchat: October 2024
A new restaurant opening, a conference with a twist and something for all pet lovers – what has the insurance industry been up to of late? You heard it here first…
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News AnalysisOpinion: Is the new Labour government getting serious about insurance fraud?
Editor Katie Scott questions whether the new administration is making insurance fraud a priority, building on the foundations left behind by the Conservative party
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News AnalysisThe rising prominence of moped crash for cash fraud
‘This is the physical manifestation of that type of modern fraud that anybody can become a victim of,’ says detective inspector
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News AnalysisIn 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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News AnalysisPaul Anscombe: Seventeen Group’s independence means culture is the ‘number one priority’
After a healthy dose of M&A this year, the broker chief executive is keen to slow down purchases and showcase an organic growth focus alongside making larger, fewer buys
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IT InterviewJon Dye: Hiscox is third of way through ‘strategy for profitable growth’
UK chief executive flags ‘really good energy’ at the specialist insurer as it targets retail growth ‘between 5% and 15% at the right level of profit’ over four-year strategy duration
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News AnalysisTechTalk: Uptick in chief artificial intelligence officers joining insurance c-suites
AI ’doesn’t fit squarely in technology [roles] because data is involved’, therefore more firms have begun hiring chief artificial intelligence officers, says chief executive
