ESG – Page 17
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NewsCopart UK acquires Ageas’ green parts provider
The firm says the deal is an ‘important additional service’ as ESG demand fuels recycled car parts growth
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AnalysisBackchat July/August 2022
Biba dishes out journalism awards, Wimbledon’s upcoming ball fetchers, Mary Poppins and an unusual car insurance claim. What has the insurance industry been up to this month? You heard it here first…
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NewsPublic expects insurers to ‘lean into’ the challenges posed by systemic risks – James Dalton
The sector must ‘think carefully’ about how it can best respond to these types of risks, however
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NewsLloyd’s launches pilot LGBTQ+ mentoring programme
The programme is expected to go live in September 2022
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AnalysisInterest rate rises fail to deter lenders from broking investments
Despite being viewed as ‘neither very hot nor very unpopular’ by private equity firms, the broking community is still ‘the darling of the financial services sector’ when it comes to M&A, say experts
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NewsLloyd’s of London’s blueprints risk failure as tangible output is lacking – Altus
Lloyd’s is ’at risk of becoming far less relevant in five years’ and losing its competitive edge unless it takes practical steps now, advises consultancy firm
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AnalysisBriefing: MGAs still bullish as capacity crunch bites
Tentative insurers are keeping capacity close to home, but relearning to share the pen with MGAs could answer brokers’ prayers in providing innovative propositions for evolving client risks
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NewsBrokers call for mandatory qualification requirements – CII
The CII’s president backs brokers’ call to action because it would ‘improve the image and professionalism of the sector hugely’
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AnalysisIndustry’s lack of ethnic minority senior leadership is ‘everybody’s problem’
Although the representation of ethnic minorities in senior insurance roles has improved, the industry still has a long way to go
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AnalysisBriefing: Are insurtechs sustainable?
Industry voices are flagging concerns that insurtechs are not working to solve current industry challenges – but what is driving these discussions and can anything be done to change this view?
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IT InterviewAmy Barnes: Successful ESG agendas need ‘bold commitments’
Head of sustainability and climate change strategy believes ’good ESG leads to fewer insured losses’
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NewsZurich Municipal and Previsico ink deal to boost UK public sector flood resilience
Surface flood water makes up nearly 60% of UK flood risk, but is not currently covered by Environment Agency warnings
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AnalysisBriefing: What makes a good broking firm?
High productivity and a slow and steady approach to improving performance are the two cornerstones of broking success
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NewsTara Foley: Reimagining the future of insurance to be ‘personalised’
Axa Retail chief executive discusses the opportunities around data and the direction of future insurance policies
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News‘Fundamental gaps’ exist in insurance for systemic risks – BrokerFest 2022
Segmenting and compartmentalising cover could present a solution, however
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NewsAre brokers prepared for the push to net zero? – BrokerFest 2022
A change in insurers’ risk acceptance factors should make brokers rethink their clients in high emissions sectors, says chief underwriting officer
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NewsBrokers must look to their business models to combat costs of regulation
Compliance expert explains that ‘a lot of brokers don’t understand the value of their time’
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NewsAddressing the climate crisis requires standards that ‘work globally’ – KPMG partner
The rationalisation and consolidation of existing frameworks, however, is a positive step
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NewsSuccessful D&I strategies require the insurance industry to stop ‘playing musical chairs’
There is an opportunity for the industry to rebrand insurance in order to encourage school leavers to join the sector
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AnalysisBriefing: Insurers are facing a growing confidence crisis
Feedback from Airmic’s annual conference this month indicates that risk managers feel the insurance sector is out of touch with their risk agendas
