News Analysis – Page 49
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AnalysisESG concerns look set to grow
’ESG reputation could become as important as product, service and price,’ says Allianz Commercial’s chief underwriting officer
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AnalysisBriefing: Stable it may be, but London needs real modernisation momentum
Frictional costs in the capital are still too high, despite credit rating agency listing market positives
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AnalysisUnderwriters ‘don’t understand the risks’ of EV accidents
Education and training are needed for all emergency services to reduce risks to consumers and first responders in the event of a car crash involving an electric vehicle
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AnalysisHow can the broking sector tackle the ‘significant headache’ of job vacancies?
Part of the solution to broker shortages lies with selling the idea of a career in the sector to university graduates and school leavers
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AnalysisIn Focus: Software houses must ‘champion’ smaller and regional brokers
Software houses must steer clear of ’the one-size-fits-all approach’ to tap into opportunity to ’champion’ smaller brokers and support business growth. Insurance Times explores how brokers and software houses can work together to ensure value for money
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AnalysisTinder Swindler case reinforces regulation requirement for flourishing dating metaverse
Although the Online Safety Bill may help combat romance scams, insurers and brokers should think about how they can protect customers from social engineering attacks
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AnalysisBriefing: Why the UK is the insurtech innovation capital
The UK insurtech landscape is flourishing, boasting mega funding rounds and ongoing expansion - but what has prompted this shift?
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AnalysisThe Big Question May 2022: How can brokers and insurers improve their trading operations and relationships?
Insurance Times asks industry experts how brokers and insurers can better collaborate
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AnalysisBriefing: Climate change transition planning is likely to be a task and a half
Although the government’s new taskforce is promising ‘gold standard’ guidance for net zero transition planning, small supply chain vendors may be the hiccup for listed firms’ success
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AnalysisWhat broker schemes are proved to be most profitable in 2022?
Although one line of business is head and shoulders above the rest in terms of boosting brokers’ schemes-based commission, the Covid-19 pandemic is still having an adverse effect on some schemes’ popularity and uptake
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AnalysisIs telematics set for a popularity boost following FCA’s fair value changes?
With better technology and new regulations on pricing, could telematics be preparing for its time in the sun?
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AnalysisTechTalk: UK insurtechs to capitalise on US opportunities post-pandemic
Insurance Times explores why the US remains the ’most attractive global destination for UK insurtechs’
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AnalysisBriefing: Can insurance fraud prevention be measured?
Insurance fraud has the potential to be a ‘source of income’ amid rising living costs, so finding ways to measure fraud prevention is an increasing priority for the sector
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AnalysisBriefing: Whitehall staffing conundrum spreads to Square Mile
London market participants are getting comfortable with homeworking as face-to-face meetings become increasingly difficult to arrange
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AnalysisWhen it comes to financial performance, does bigger really mean better?
Insurance DataLab reveals the preliminary findings of its 2022 Broker Performance Report exclusively in Insurance Times, rating the performance of different sized brokers based on their financial performance
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AnalysisBriefing: ‘Disappointment’ remains about OIC’s lack of ADR amid digitalisation scrutiny
Did the government miss a trick by not signposting online alternative dispute resolution via the Official Injury Claim process?
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AnalysisSocioeconomic inclusion demands greater insurance industry effort
People from lower socioeconomic backgrounds can experience longer career progression paths because of ‘polish and fit’, rather than ‘performance or talent’
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AnalysisBriefing: London market regulatory reconstruction bid flies in face of FCA’s get tough plans
The amount of regulation in the industry is yet again the bone of contention, with the London market and FCA seemingly on opposite sides of the debate
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AnalysisBackchat April 2022
Emergency EV charging, a chief executive fashionista of high heels and more insurtech-born babies. What has the insurance industry been up to of late? You heard it here first…
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AnalysisOpinion: When will insurers’ broker service improve?
Editor Katie Scott questions why broker service from insurers still has not improved, despite consistent feedback from brokers that communications and decision-making have slowed
