Claims Analysis
What lessons are to be learnt for extreme weather claims following Whaley Bridge?
As the insurance industry braces for a surge of claims following the partial collapse of Whaley Bridge dam last week, what can it learn to better prepare for extreme weather events?
Irish leisure market’s insurance crisis with jobs threatened. Is UK next?
Brokers give their views on the challenges faced by the UK leisure insurance sector and how they compare to those in Ireland
Briefing: The LiP portal was never designed to help fight fraud
As frustrations grow over delays to the LiP portal, Insurance Times analyses progress so far
CLS: the £350m MGA looking to ‘grow by 40% in two years’ through broker partnerships
The Munich Re-backed MGA looks to grow its broker book to grow the business “by 40% in the next two years.”
Copart outlines potential post-Brexit salvage opportunities
Copart’s UK MD says a global client base is essential for sustainability and opportunity beyond 31 October, and how it can benefit its insurer and broker partners
What effect will the Ogden Discount Rate increase have on premiums?
Will the Ogden Rate have a positive or negative effect on premiums, the industry debates both possibilities
Five AI insurtechs with a BIG future
Diccon Jefferies, from award-winning innovation agency Tällt Ventures, picks the insurtechs to watch in underwriting, pricing, claims and customer service
How the internet of things is changing the future of insurance
Vodafone head of business development (IoT) Phil Skipper says the future of insurance lies very much in the connected nature of the modern world
Brokers reveal biggest challenges to selling cyber cover
With the risk of cyber crime ever increasing and evolving, the threat to UK businesses remains high but cyber insurance uptake is still comparatively low compared to the US, Insurance Times looks at the challenges brokers face selling the product and how to overcome the problem
Fraud Charter: ‘Help us stamp out bad CMCs’ – FCA’s plea to the industry
Frustrations peaked at the Insurance Times Fraud Charter last month over lack of communication from the Motor Insurers’ Bureau over the Litigants in Person portal, while the FCA updated the room about claims management company regulation
The motor market will get tougher before it gets better – Covéa chief
'Deliver underwriting profit, or risk the loss of capacity' - GRP Underwriting boss
Allianz can weather claims inflation storm, insists Dye
Government strategy boosts industry efforts to improve flood resilience
How digitisation is driving claims staff cuts
McKenzie Friends: Should they stay or should they go?
Insurance Times webinar: Is there an alternative to legacy when it comes to claims software?
Industry reacts to Lloyd’s blueprint for AI and robotics
Insurers must re-evaluate underwriting models to survive, says claims manager
Fraud Charter: Prevention is always better than cure
Briefing: Who are the other players suffering like Saga on renewals?
How bots and automation could offer greater efficiency for claims handlers
Insurance Times survey reveals consumer support for FCA proposals on new metrics
Could a bad Brexit spike business claims?
Will the Civil Liability Act succeed where others have failed?
Claims News
RAC partners with car insurance broker
It hopes the partnership will encourage more policyholders to take out breakdown cover and ease claims
Rising household thefts warning to insurers
Cover provider reports that household theft has overtaken escape of water in terms of volume of claims
Legal firm latest to automate claims handling
The move is aimed at reducing the potential for human error
Woman pays out £10,000 for fundamentally dishonest Ageas claim
She had claimed in excess of £40,000 for various injuries, but was undone when the Weightmans intelligence team uncovered images of her mountain hiking on social media
