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News AnalysisGreater software house collaboration could reap benefits for commercial lines eTrading
Commentators agree that software house cooperation on commercial lines digital trading is only happening in ‘pockets’, yet this teamwork could ‘provide the broking community with the tools they need to deliver an efficient but high level of service to customers’
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News AnalysisMGAs take up tech tools in battle for relevancy
‘Without innovation, an MGA offers no differentiation’, says chief executive – but how are these firms tapping into technology to stay ahead of the competition?
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News AnalysisTechTalk: Market conditions keep insurtech investors cautious – but ‘green shoots’ may be ahead
’There’s a need for more action to be taken to encourage investment in technology and insurtech markets,’ says co-chair
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News AnalysisUnderwriters facing ‘hard time’ due to data increase
The ’ability to assimilate all of that knowledge and make sense of it is a really key challenge for underwriters’, says general insurance leader
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News AnalysisBriefing: Office vs remote working – does in person working really foster innovation?
Innovation is key for insurance firms to maintain a competitive advantage, but many firms lack the flexibility that drives it
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News AnalysisWould I lie to you?
Technology is playing a greater role in insurance operations, with the use of voice analytics gaining traction in claims functions
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News AnalysisBriefing: New rules put AI in its place for actuarial use
After January 2024’s introduction of an industry-wide code of conduct for the use of AI in the claims sector, the actuarial industry is now following suit thanks to a regulatory update
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News AnalysisIn Focus: Are software houses the future of eTrading?
RSA director notes there is a ’clear market demand for the job software houses do’
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News AnalysisTechTalk: Uptick in chief artificial intelligence officers joining insurance c-suites
AI ’doesn’t fit squarely in technology [roles] because data is involved’, therefore more firms have begun hiring chief artificial intelligence officers, says chief executive
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News AnalysisIn Focus: How can firms prevent their software from becoming legacy technology?
We asked: With rapid technological evolution, how can firms prevent their software platforms from becoming legacy tech in the medium-term while keeping pace with advancements?
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News AnalysisBriefing: Can risk prevention mitigate against the increase in cyber attacks on the public sector?
With cyber attacks on the public sector increasing in scale and volume, should an active model to cyber insurance be adopted?
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News AnalysisTechTalk: Crypto stock market crash could burst AI bubble for insurtechs
’The downturn in the crypto markets signals a period of heightened caution and strategic reassessment’, says chief operating officer
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News AnalysisIn Focus: How can cyber insurance adapt to address risks across other lines of business?
With the rise of sophisticated cyber threats infiltrating a myriad of insurance classes, how can cyber insurance adapt to effectively address risks across various lines of business?
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News AnalysisBriefing: Why the Crowdstrike IT outage is a ‘wake up call’ for the insurance industry
’The losses we saw for Crowdstrike are not even close to the losses for a cloud outage,’ says chief executive
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News AnalysisIndustry grapples with ‘scalability challenge’ around generative AI
While many insurers and brokers are dipping their toes into the waters of generative artificial intelligence, the line between experimentation and successfully scaled use cases is blurred
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News AnalysisBriefing: Addressing the insurance technology skills gap bottleneck after Girls in Tech bids farewell
’While the recent closures are a shame, it might also provide our industry and other sectors the opportunity to rethink how we work together to bring women together,’ says chief evangelist
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News AnalysisWhat are the key findings from 2024’s Five Star Rating Report: eTrading?
Simon Bloomfield, head of Imarket at Polaris, shares his key takeaways from Insurance Times’ 2024 eTrading report
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News AnalysisLabour’s AI strategy – and its potential impact on insurance
’The balance between fostering responsible AI development and hindering innovation is critical’ when it comes to new regulation, says chief technology officer
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News AnalysisZurich UK promises brokers direct interaction with underwriters rather than ‘a robot’
Head of SME trading says insurer’s ’SME underwriters are empowered to make underwriting decisions in the moment’
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News AnalysiseTrading forms a ‘totally critical’ part of RSA’s market ambitions
’This is really the start of our journey. We’ve now got a solid foundation to really kick on from and improve,’ says commercial lines director
