All Agenda articles – Page 22
-
Agenda
Analysis: Apps – the next big thing for insurers
Insurance industry disrupters are looking at how mobile apps could streamline the claims process
-
Agenda
Insurance must partner with the tech sector to survive - Lloyd's bosses
But London is uniquely positioned to lead the market in to technology
-
Agenda
Analysis: The Knowledge – SME risk: the waste and recycling wording gap
Capacity slowly improves for the beleaguered waste and recycling sector as brokers and adjusters seek to provide bespoke policies
-
Agenda
Analysis: The Knowledge – SMEs unprepared for supply chain disruption
Supply chain management has risen up the agenda for larger organisations in recent years, after major catastrophes such as the 2011 Thai floods in 2011 and this year’s explosions in Tianjin, China. With such events causing significant disruption, risk managers have looked more closely to identify ...
-
Agenda
Dell releases Internet of Things insurance accelerator
Internet of Things capability can give underwriters a competitive edge in risk analytics
-
Agenda
Broker boss 'failed to check mirrors' before fatal motorcycle collision
Stuart Green, 26, was killed last year in an incident with McClarron Insurance chief Sean McClarron (pictured)
-
Agenda
Flood warnings out as northern England hit by torrential rain
Environmental Agency say around six properties have already been flooded
-
Agenda
Davies Group combines its Irish entities to form single brand
The loss adjusting group is looking to strengthen its Irish offering.
-
Agenda
Analysis: The Knowledge Survey – SMEs' underinsurance problem
Brokers say small businesses focus too much on price and not enough on details and scope of cover
-
Agenda
Analysis: Aggregators take bigger bite of home insurance market
Almost three-quarters of customers are shopping around at renewal, figures show, and clever marketing and cuddly toy giveaways have helped aggregators make market inroads
-
Agenda
Transactor splits into separate broking and insurance units
Transactor London Market chief Chris Newman will oversee both units
-
Agenda
Analysis: The Knowledge – cyber attacks on SMEs show downward trend
While fewer small business suffered a cyber attack in 2014, it remains a large problem
-
Agenda
SSP-owned distributors Keychoice adds trio to its management team
The distribution business is looking to widen its management structure
-
Agenda
Crane: taking LV= Broker into the fast lane
While other insurers are pulling out of the motor broker market, the boss of LV= Broker is going in the opposite direction and is looking forward to building relationships
-
Agenda
Analysis: Poor grasp of cyber risk leaves businesses vulnerable
Few UK companies are aware enough of the growing threat to have cyber insurance, and some brokers are not selling cyber cover simply because they don’t understand the risk
-
Agenda
Analysis: Corporate buyers rate brokers and insurers
While insurers and brokers are providing a dependable service, few exceed expectations. Insurers need to be more creative and forward thinking, while brokers need to focus on service
-
-
Agenda
Revealed: the turmoil engulfing Brightside
Technology platform write-off made up £24.8m of broker’s £45.2m overall pre-tax loss. Private equity owner AnaCap granted £22.5m interest-free loans to help it through difficulties
-
Agenda
Analysis: The Knowledge – Internal crime is hitting SMEs too
Theft, accounting fraud, bribery and even employment application fraud are becoming growing problems for SMEs
-
Agenda
Analysis: What now for RSA after being jilted by Zurich?
RSA faces uncertainty after being left high and dry when Zurich dropped it’s take-over bid. But questions have also been raised over Zurich’s internal issues cited as behind the change of heart