Personal Lines articles – Page 17
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NewsSome motor insurers burying their heads in the sand over self driving vehicles – By Miles
’It’s a whole new category of insurance and it’s going to be huge,’ says chief operating officer
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News AnalysisBriefing: Time for the industry to sink or swim around flood risks
Flood-related claims are on the up, heavily influenced by climate change and the uptick in named storms – the insurance industry must take a proactive stance on this risk to avoid drowning in high claims volumes
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News AnalysisIn 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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NewsChanges to personal injury system causing legal access problems – Tomlinson
’People cannot access the legal support and we see when people use the portal it is a very difficult system to navigate,’ says chairman
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NewsInsurtech secures capacity from Aviva-backed MGA to expand vacation rental cover
Chief executive says ‘strategically important partnership’ will help improve business volume
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NewsAre communication issues delaying flood-related claims processes?
’There’s no kind of communication and everybody is in competition with one another,’ says account manager
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News AnalysisBriefing: Cryptocurrency risk landscape is shifting – will insurers step up?
Insurers have steered clear of insuring crypto as it’s a volatile market – but following a recent deepfake scam, is it time to rethink this emerging risk?
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NewsCyberCube announces rebrand
’We are raising our aspirations even further,’ says chief executive
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News AnalysisChallenges for travel insurers as tourism returns to pre-pandemic levels
Insurance Times reviews the current landscape in the travel insurance sector following the tumultuous years of the Covid-19 pandemic
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NewsCat microchipping could help insurers ‘enhance fraud detection’
’By implementing microchipping, insurers could verify the identity of insured pets, thereby reducing the likelihood of fraudulent claims,’ says chief executive
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IT InterviewAnn Owen: Aviva Private Clients ‘focused on claims service’ in high net worth sector
’We are staffed up because it’s not an option to not pick up the phone,’ says managing director
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NewsAviva’s Blanc hits back at Labour’s ‘flawed’ view on car insurance
’You do not need a sledgehammer to crack a nut,’ says chief executive
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News AnalysisBriefing: Could government intervention create a rocky road for motor insurers?
A concerted effort to bring down claims costs must begin – and there’s not really any other option
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NewsHome insurance prices surge to record high
’The market saw inflation during each of the last 12 months,’ says senior insight analyst
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NewsLabour announces pothole plan as it looks to cut car insurance premiums
It comes after the shadow transport secretary said Labour would call on regulators to investigate increasing premiums
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NewsBackchat: June 2024
Aviva’s most common garden claim, a Biba inspired run, tackling the Three Peaks Challenge and a new cover for dogs with jobs. What has the insurance industry been up to of late? You heard it here first…
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NewsRegulation and retention are key concerns for personal lines brokers – Ageas UK
Chief executive flags that ‘supporting our partners to keep customers is the lifeblood of our business’
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NewsHandl Group announces double acquisition
’Handl Group’s success is built on growing the companies we invest in,’ says chief strategy officer
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NewsUinsure announces two c-suite appointments
’Our commitment remains to deliver exceptional customer experiences,’ says group managing director
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IT InterviewAnt Middle: M&A will provide Ageas UK with ‘optionality for the future’
Chief executive eyes new product lines and M&A opportunities as personal lines insurer plots out its next three to five-year strategy
