Covid-19 – Page 16
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News
London professional indemnity market expected to thrive over the next year – Clyde and Co
Recession, cyber threats and regulatory intervention are insurance professionals’ biggest concerns
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IT Interview
General insurance ‘isn’t a static industry’ – Aviva’s Winslow
The insurer’s new chief executive of UKGI shares the latest trends that he is keeping an eye on and explains why the industry has ‘to be very forward thinking and future focused’
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IT Interview
MGA Q&A: Developing international business is 'enormous opportunity' amid new capacity – Nexus Underwriting
Tim Brangwyn, group chief operating officer at Nexus Underwriting, tells Insurance Times’s head of research, Savan Shah about the new developments for the broker community, the challenges that lie ahead for MGAs as well as achieving four stars from brokers in last year’s MGA survey
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Insurance Times’s Technology Champion of the Year 2021 - who gets your vote?
Five finalists have been shortlisted for the Technology Champion of the Year award for 2021, but who will be crowned the winner?
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Pool Re reveals new expert advisory group to deter future systemic risks
A total of 12 members have joined the group, planning to act to protect the UK economy as ‘when the next risk comes, we must be ready for it’
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Features
Covid-19 set to make future Olympic cover a non-runner
As athletes arrive in Tokyo for the summer Olympic Games, the postponement of the event for 12 months has already cost the insurance industry dear
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Features
Briefing: Insurance bosses must speak out about office return
As Boris Johnson announces the lifting of the UK’s lockdown regime, managing the juxtaposition of home versus office working in line with employee expectations is an imperative for insurance leaders
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News
Biba’s 2020 turnover fell by 36% due to Covid-19 impact
However, the trade body was able to return ‘a small surplus’ because of ‘measures to curtail expenditure’
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News
IFED cracks down on insurance ghost broking with seven arrests
The IFB’s head of intelligence and investigations said ghost brokers ’are not afraid to take advantage of the financial hardship so many drivers are facing right now’
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UK construction plant fire claims doubled in 2020 – HSB
The claims surge can be attributed to the pandemic, says product lead
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News
Cyber insurance industry predicted to exceed $20bn GWP by 2025 – GlobalData
The pandemic has triggered a ‘permanent shift’ in the way businesses operate, which will push the demand for commercial and personal cyber cover
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News
One in four UK insurance workers favour remote working post-pandemic
However, a similar proportion felt disconnected or forgotten by their employers, resulting in a third of respondents considering leaving their firms
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Customers still struggling to afford insurance – Premium Credit
Some customers have driven their vehicles without insurance as they cannot afford cover
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Sponsored Content
Collaboration is key to whiplash reforms – Carpenters Group
Faye Fishlock, head of defendant insurance services at Carpenters Group tells Insurance Times why collaboration is key to whiplash reforms
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Sponsored Content
Business interruption ‘lets mind our language’ – Gallagher Bassett
The insurance industry has had a challenging time during the pandemic, not least because of the fallout over business interruption cover, Gallagher Bassett’s director for loss adjusting and claims consultancy, Gordon Vater says one way to rebuild trust is to make more of what the industry has done well
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News
Insurers brace for claims as Wimbledon defends ‘super slippery’ courts following star player slips
The All England Lawn Tennis Club says its courts are ’as good as they have always been’
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Features
Opinion: Story of pandemic winners and losers still being written
Despite Covid-19 being a part of daily life in the UK for the past 17 months, winners and losers connected to the pandemic are still surfacing noticeably in the insurance sector, says editor Katie Scott
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News Analysis
Insurtech sector sees 2021 unicorn boom as pandemic accelerates digital focus
Funding for insurtechs has historically been a struggle, but industry commentators believe investment opportunities are on the up thanks to the technology focus brought about by the Covid-19 pandemic
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News
Revealed: Insurance Times’s Tech and Innovation Awards finalists 2021
The final shortlist has been revealed - did your firm make the cut? Winners will be revealed on 3 November 2021
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IT Interview
Matt Connolly: Insurtech M&A takes ‘upward swing’ as pandemic bolsters digital transformation
Sønr’s chief executive predicts that insurtech M&A will double in 2021 – so far, 45 deals have been completed in the first six months of the year