News Analysis – Page 41
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News AnalysisThe insurance perspective on climate sceptics
Between 2000 and 2021, the number of global weather and climate disasters declined by around 10%, but what does this mean for insurers’ risk projections?
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News AnalysisBriefing: FCA surprised at high commission levels for multi-occupancy buildings insurance
It seems the ship has well and truly sailed on the sector effectively self-regulating on this issue
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News AnalysisBriefing: Cyber insurance is an opportunity – but industry needs mindset to seize it
Cyber uptake may be low, but is there more to the issue than business apathy to the risks?
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News AnalysisWhich broker schemes were most profitable in 2023?
Insurance Times delves into the data with schemes software provider SchemeServe to pick out the key trends and best performing lines
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News AnalysisIn Focus: Can the insurtech sector provide hope for addressing the challenge of underinsurance?
Insurance Times asks industry experts whether the increasing relevance of insurtech in the sector provides hope for addressing the challenge of underinsurance
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News AnalysisIn Focus: How insurtechs can bolster insurer service without compromising face-to-face interaction
’Certainly, the big topic of conversation is actually insurer service,’ says chief executive
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News AnalysisBriefing: French riots provide further evidence of the potential systemic risks of civil unrest
Violence has followed a pattern by swiftly propagating across the country and causing headaches for specialist insurers
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News AnalysisTech Talk: Insurance apps – industry gamechanger or ‘necessary evil’?
Insurance apps are used in the industry to better understand policyholders and bridge a communication gap, but while downloads have increased the spectre of low engagement persists
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IT InterviewIndustry can do more to help autistic employees navigate networking events
‘Some people don’t like certain smells [or] certain colours, but a big issue is noise’, Timpson tells Insurance Times
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News AnalysisBriefing: Current climate models cutting no ice with actuaries
Models predicting the impacts of climate change could have limited utility for financial services firms in their current form, according to a recent report
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News AnalysisHow are the top insurers faring on complaints handling?
Insurance DataLab analyses the top five insurers’ complaints handling performance, exclusively for Insurance Times.
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News AnalysisFormer NZIA members should not abandon climate pledges – Insure Our Future
Insurers’ withdrawal from the Net-Zero Insurance Alliance does not impede their ability to ’implement fossil fuel exclusion policies aligned with the urgent need for climate action,’ says activist group’s European coordinator
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IT InterviewFlorence Dennis: Putting the insurance industry ‘on the radar’ to ‘attract new talent’
’We’ve sort of woken up as an industry and realised how fantastic we are’, says broker’s lead client advisor and chair of the East Midlands Biba committee
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News AnalysisBriefing: Fraudsters have turned to more dangerous crash for cash scheme
Brokers and their clients have now been issued with a new warning amid a sharp rise in the new style of crash for cash scheme
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News AnalysisInsurtech ‘narrative shift’ sees sector promoting itself as incumbent partner of choice
George Hanks, principal at Oxbow Partners, provides an overview of recent trends within the UKGI insurtech sector
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News AnalysisBriefing: Motor insurers should not just be worried about pressures on profitability
An analysis has found that motor insurance is the most complained about business line in UKGI
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News AnalysisThe Big Question July/August 2023: What will the future state of play look like between insurance and AI?
Seven industry leaders discuss the current status quo, alongside an array of upcoming opportunities
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IT InterviewDavid Hockey: Consistency for Aviva key to deliver on broker demands
’We have built a strong and ongoing structure for the identification of what needs to be changed and to deliver that change,’ says director of digital trading
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News AnalysisIf a solar flare storm struck earth tomorrow, is the insurance industry ready?
’Without proper modelling of such complex interconnected risks, the impacts are largely unknown,’ says senior meteorologist
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News AnalysisBriefing: Why brokers are ‘scratching their heads’ as Consumer Duty deadline looms
The principle for financial firms to deliver good outcomes for customers sounds pretty innocuous, but is proving fair value as simple as what it seems?
