Insurer Analysis – Page 9
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News AnalysisOpinion: Will the real bold thinkers please stand up?
Acting editor Yiannis Kotoulas discusses how the insurance sector can better support bold thinking and contribute some ideas itself
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News AnalysisThe insurance perspective on climate sceptics
Between 2000 and 2021, the number of global weather and climate disasters declined by around 10%, but what does this mean for insurers’ risk projections?
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News AnalysisBriefing: Cyber insurance is an opportunity – but industry needs mindset to seize it
Cyber uptake may be low, but is there more to the issue than business apathy to the risks?
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News AnalysisIn Focus: Can the insurtech sector provide hope for addressing the challenge of underinsurance?
Insurance Times asks industry experts whether the increasing relevance of insurtech in the sector provides hope for addressing the challenge of underinsurance
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News AnalysisIn Focus: How insurtechs can bolster insurer service without compromising face-to-face interaction
’Certainly, the big topic of conversation is actually insurer service,’ says chief executive
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News AnalysisBriefing: French riots provide further evidence of the potential systemic risks of civil unrest
Violence has followed a pattern by swiftly propagating across the country and causing headaches for specialist insurers
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News AnalysisTech Talk: Insurance apps – industry gamechanger or ‘necessary evil’?
Insurance apps are used in the industry to better understand policyholders and bridge a communication gap, but while downloads have increased the spectre of low engagement persists
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IT InterviewIndustry can do more to help autistic employees navigate networking events
‘Some people don’t like certain smells [or] certain colours, but a big issue is noise’, Timpson tells Insurance Times
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News AnalysisBriefing: Current climate models cutting no ice with actuaries
Models predicting the impacts of climate change could have limited utility for financial services firms in their current form, according to a recent report
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News AnalysisHow are the top insurers faring on complaints handling?
Insurance DataLab analyses the top five insurers’ complaints handling performance, exclusively for Insurance Times.
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News AnalysisFormer NZIA members should not abandon climate pledges – Insure Our Future
Insurers’ withdrawal from the Net-Zero Insurance Alliance does not impede their ability to ’implement fossil fuel exclusion policies aligned with the urgent need for climate action,’ says activist group’s European coordinator
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News AnalysisBriefing: Fraudsters have turned to more dangerous crash for cash scheme
Brokers and their clients have now been issued with a new warning amid a sharp rise in the new style of crash for cash scheme
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News AnalysisBriefing: Motor insurers should not just be worried about pressures on profitability
An analysis has found that motor insurance is the most complained about business line in UKGI
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News AnalysisThe Big Question July/August 2023: What will the future state of play look like between insurance and AI?
Seven industry leaders discuss the current status quo, alongside an array of upcoming opportunities
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IT InterviewDavid Hockey: Consistency for Aviva key to deliver on broker demands
’We have built a strong and ongoing structure for the identification of what needs to be changed and to deliver that change,’ says director of digital trading
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News AnalysisIf a solar flare storm struck earth tomorrow, is the insurance industry ready?
’Without proper modelling of such complex interconnected risks, the impacts are largely unknown,’ says senior meteorologist
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News AnalysisBriefing: Why brokers are ‘scratching their heads’ as Consumer Duty deadline looms
The principle for financial firms to deliver good outcomes for customers sounds pretty innocuous, but is proving fair value as simple as what it seems?
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News AnalysisBriefing: D&O pricing may come down to a question of commitment
While pricing in this line is falling for customers, it is consistency they truly crave
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ResearchSimon Bloomfield: ‘As digital trading continues to evolve, a clear division is emerging’
Simon Bloomfield, head of imarket at digital trading focused software firm Polaris, shares some of the key insights that have emerged from Insurance Times’ Five Star Rating Report: eTrading 2023 and databook
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News AnalysisOngoing macroeconomic challenges prompt insurtechs to demonstrate their value
As profit margins continue to be squeezed in today’s difficult economic climate, the insurtech sector must ensure they are adding value through the propositions they are putting forward
