News Analysis – Page 55
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IT InterviewPaul Mang: Addressing big, evolving insurance risks is ‘meaningful work’
Guidewire’s chief innovation officer explains how technology and the risk landscape have changed following business models shifting post-pandemic
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AnalysisM&A in UK broking: Diversification grows in importance amid ‘diminishing supply’ of targets
Brokers looking to buy have a roster of new strategies, but are there enough UK M&A targets to satisfy their thirst for growth?
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AnalysisOpinion: The myriad roles of technology
Editor Katie Scott discusses the importance of the insurance industry keeping its finger on the pulse of digital developments.
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News AnalysisWorkplace culture – should employers or employees adapt to create an inclusive environment?
More than half of attendees to the panel voted that employees should not have to adapt themselves to fit into a company’s culture
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News AnalysisBriefing: Consumer Duty - Regulatory headache or brilliant opportunity?
The FCA’s new rules underscore opportunity to boost profitability using customer experience
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News AnalysisBriefing: Conservative financial strategy leaves industry seeing red
Insurers’ hopes of managing the inflation crisis were badly dented by the reaction to the recent mini-budget
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News AnalysisD&O facing crunch renewal as capacity continues to increase
There has been a correction in the D&O market post-pandemic, but this has not been seen across the board, says senior underwriter
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NewsBackchat October 2022
Books about bravery, canine employees and cycling insurtech chief execs, what has the insurance been up to of late? And what’s Rick Astley got to do with insurance? You heard it here first…
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News AnalysisNeurodivergence – the ‘absolute commercial opportunity’ for insurance firms
Insurance firms can benefit from hiring neurodivergent individuals, but more work needs to be done
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News AnalysisIn Focus: Have commercial lines brokers been slow to pursue digital transformation and what progress has been made in 2022?
Three industry experts discuss the progress of digital transformation in the commercial lines broking space
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News AnalysisIn Focus: Commercial lines brokers have ‘key role’ to play in supporting struggling hospitality clients through turbulent times
Pubs and restaurants are in a ’precarious position’ and face ’significant headwinds’ from a range of economic factors that brokers must try to mitigate as much as possible
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News AnalysisInsurers spooked as Halloween’s ‘mischief night’ approaches
With Halloween fast approaching, many insurers will be on their guard as the night is one the biggest for car theft, vandalism, fires and burglaries – but the need for cover doesn’t end there for some haunted customers
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AnalysisBriefing: Bringing the baby to the boardroom is ‘nothing but a normal Tuesday’
Juggling hybrid working and parenting responsibilities can be tricky for any insurtech chief executive, but has the pandemic and subsequent turn to technology shifted the notion that the lowest wage earner must stay home and child rear?
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AnalysisBriefing: Consolidating the consolidators in UK broking is on the cards
The strength of the dollar could be a further motivation for American firms to invest to UK brokers
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AnalysisThe Big Question October 2022: What is the current state of play in the construction professional indemnity market?
Insurance Times asks industry leaders about the current construction PI market as headwinds hit the sector following the likes of the Grenfell Tower tragedy
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AnalysisComplaints fall post-pandemic, but how is the industry really faring?
Insurance DataLab picks out the choice complaints data to explore where insurers are succeeding and where they can target improvements
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News AnalysisEmployee ownership could boost ‘motivation and common purpose’ in insurance sector firms
While employee owned businesses can boost productivity, they are particularly susceptible to the harsh realities of the business world
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NewsFCA sets out potential reforms to multi-occupancy buildings insurance market
Biba has welcomed the findings of the report and said it appreciated the regulator’s engagement with its members while gathering information
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AnalysisRevealed: Who won at the Insurance Times Tech and Innovation Awards 2022?
Insurance Times returned to the glamorous Royal Lancaster Hotel in London for this year’s Tech and Innovation Awards on 22 September 2022.
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News AnalysisTechTalk: Work-life balance and parenting for c-suite insurtech fathers
Home and hybrid working has flipped the traditional 9am to 5pm working day on its head, but have they made it easier for c-suite insurtech executives? Insurance Times speaks to four fathers in senior roles to find out
