Briefing – Page 2
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Briefing: The trouble with motor insurance
Discriminatory pricing is evident in motor insurance premiums – the industry needs to come up with new ways to make this product more accessible and affordable
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Briefing: Tempting the broker leaders of tomorrow
Setting up shop as a broker has its challenges – however, fortune favours the bold and there are plenty of reasons why tomorrow’s leaders should consider our sector
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Briefing: Industry needs to deliver clarity on climate approach
The insurance market is perceived to be blocking progress around climate change due to providing insurance for fossil fuel projects – however, the situation may be more complex than protestors realise
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Briefing: Industry must show sexy side to win war for talent and ensure succession planning
If the UK insurance market is to retain its global standing and attract technology-minded staff, then industry-wide diversity strategies and a branding overhaul must be the focus for firms
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Briefing: New angel investing rules could worsen ’existing disparities’ for female insurtech bosses
’The recent changes to the high net worth threshold in the Treasury startup coalition angel investment rules are concerning,’ says chief executive
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Briefing: Is the FCA getting its own house in order?
The regulator’s newly released service metrics demonstrate its commitment to becoming more assertive
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Briefing: What next after Gap?
The FCA’s latest target could be the start of more to come
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Briefing: Partnership working to raise awareness of insurance fraud
’Publicising work and successes is an important part of our strategy’, says Ifed’s detective chief inspector
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Briefing: Industry and government debating old issues shows not much has changed
It always seems to be the same issues popping up – but that doesn’t mean they’re resolved, says Guy
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Briefing: Amazon exit is further evidence of insurance sector’s resilience
The tech firm just ’wasn’t on par’ with the existing ’pretty slick’ UK price comparison offering
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Briefing: ESG metrics plan requires careful thought to navigate complex challenges
As calls for unified ESG metrics increase, Guy asks whether this is something that underwriters and the wider industry would benefit from
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Briefing: Post Office scandal reawakens AI concerns
AI-powered chatbots have been known to hallucinate and spit out ‘unpredictable’ results, but could faulty software accounting systems from the late nineties be a sign of what’s to come with the technology?
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Briefing: Who are the valuable organisations in our industry?
The benefits of the industry’s trade bodies are all too great to take for granted, says Stuart Reid
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Briefing: Role models, work life balance and self-belief vital to improving representation for women
In the first of her new monthly columns for Insurance Times, Kelly Ogley lays out three steps the sector should take to increase female representation in c-suites
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Briefing: Is 2024 the year the FCA gets tough on insurers?
All the signs point towards further regulatory activity this year
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Briefing: Public pressure could see Biba’s IPT demands finally fulfilled
With an election rearing its head and major political parties keen to win over voters, insurance premium tax could be due a cut
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Briefing: UKGI optimism is high, but some of the usual problems persist
While 2024 will undoubtedly continue to set fresh challenges alongside the usual suspects, there is certainly space for optimism
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Briefing: Insurers feeling a little off centre over UK’s role
Just 47% of surveyed insurance leaders said they were confident that the UK would be where it is now in 2027, so is the UK’s optimism beginning to slip?
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Briefing: 1 January 2024 renewals evidence of the end of the world’s ‘holiday from history’
’The higher costs of goods and capital, civil unrest, deglobalisation and heightened security threats have ended the world’s holiday from history,’ says new report
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Briefing: Where does the industry stand on the biggest insurance stories of the year?
Contributor Stuart Reid highlights where progress has been made and where more needs to be done