Covid-19 – Page 2
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News Analysis
Insurers brace for employers’ liability claims as Covid and flu ‘twindemic’ ramps up
However, some market commentators believe this dynamic is an opportunity for innovation
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News
Insurance sector employers have ‘legal duty’ to provide safe workplace as Covid and flu surge
Employers must take steps to keep employees safe, says law firm partner
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IT Awards 2022
Insurance Times Awards 2022: Crawford and Company ‘combines people and technology in a unique way’
Angus Osborne-White, director and head of technical development at Crawford and Company Forensic Accountancy Services, reveals why the firm should win the Claims Partner of the Year category at the 2022 Insurance Times Awards
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News Analysis
Gerry Ross: Commercial motor sector still going through the gears in face of ‘systemic’ challenges
Historic data for pricing is ’no longer applicable’, says Allianz head of motor
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News Analysis
Briefing: Staffing crisis has created power shift
Are insurance organisations having to work harder to retain staff in today’s preferred hybrid working world?
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IT Interview
Damian Glynn: The BI expert aiming to inspire the next generation of loss adjusters
Sedgwick’s director and head of financial risks tells Insurance Times why loss adjusting is so rewarding
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IT Interview
Neill Johnstone: Lorega eager to invest in success, despite five star rating for third year running
The MGA’s group managing director says the firm aims ‘to deliver the best possible service for brokers and policyholders’
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News Analysis
Insurers face service questions as broker disquiet increases
As the world emerges from the Covid-19 pandemic, there is growing concern among UK brokers about the service levels they are receiving from insurer partners
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News
Insurers welcome High Court decision in Stonegate Group Covid-linked BI case
The pub and restaurant business is planning to appeal aspects of the court’s decision, while insurers have called the judgment ‘a positive outcome’
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Analysis
David Howden: Rise of the underdog
The insurance industry must be a ‘force for good’ rather than ‘the naysayers we are sometimes seen as’, says broker boss
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Analysis
Briefing: Is hybrid working diminishing London’s leadership as an insurance market?
Individuals entering the world of work today may not have experienced working alongside their colleagues five days a week – ‘their careers may be marked by the lack of that’, according to broker boss
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News
Inflation-driven ‘dip’ in renovation market could hit HNW sector
However, ultra high net worth clients may be more resilient to underinsurance caused by inflation
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IT Interview
Simon McGinn: Clarifying ‘challenging’ BI wordings could lead to ‘narrowing the cover’
Insurers must help brokers carve out more time to have ‘critical’ client conversations around what policies do and do not cover, says commercial lines chief executive
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Analysis
What does an effective response to the threat of systemic risks look like?
The public expects ’insurers to lean into the challenges posed’ by systemic risks and work to develop solutions, says ABI’s director of GI policy
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IT Interview
Aventum flaunts independent status to attract talent amid consolidation landscape
Wholesale broker and parent firm attribute ‘phenomenal growth’ to attracting the right talent and building ‘a really good culture’ based on steering clear of consolidation
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IT Interview
MGA Q&A: Brokers don’t receive a ‘computer says no’ response from MGAs – Touchstone Underwriting
Touchstone Underwriting’s managing director, Alan Roe, provides an overview of the factors impacting MGAs today and explains what his firm has been up to over the last 12 months
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News
London market showcases ‘great degree of optimism’ around PI risks – Clyde and Co
However, this optimism is tempered by a ‘wariness of macroeconomic and inflationary pressures’
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News
Travel insurers must address ‘misunderstanding’ over coverage – Consumer Intelligence
A lack of consumer trust in the travel insurance sector should be addressed with greater clarity over policy exclusions, says senior insight analyst
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News
Industry on alert as two new Covid strains spread
The pandemic is the third largest catastrophe after Hurricane Katrina and the 9/11 attacks, says AGCS
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News
Strike action travel insurance cover sparse amid airline complications – Which?
Nearly half of travel insurance policies do not cover customers for strikes by airport or airline staff, the firm’s latest research reveals