All Issue archive articles – Page 15
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News AnalysisOpinion: Is Europe still the next phase of UK broking M&A?
Editor Katie Scott shares broker views around whether the UK really is running out of broker consolidation targets
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NewsBackchat January-February 2023
The Riddler, coffee houses and wellbeing initiatives. What has the insurance industry been up to of late? You heard it here first…
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News AnalysisIndustry welcomes FCA review of FSCS thresholds to mitigate ‘unintended unfairness’
In December 2022, the FCA outlined its planned review of the FSCS compensation funding model – trade body says this could prove to be ‘very positive’ for brokers
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News AnalysisIs it the end of the line for property insurance commissions on multioccupancy buildings?
The UK government has indicated its intention to ban managing agents and freeholders from taking commissions when arranging buildings insurance
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News AnalysisBriefing: Could mass tech firm layoffs trigger ripple effect for insurtechs?
As more technology giants announce mass staff layoffs, could the insurtech sector see a similar trajectory?
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News AnalysisTechTalk: Are insurtech staff layoffs the ‘quick and easy way out’ of post-pandemic capital conundrums?
While 2021 was filled with the creation of insurtech unicorns, 2022 saw sector-wide staff layoffs - and there could be more to come as inflation and the cost of living crisis continues to grip the market
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News Analysis‘Insurers will have to rely on brokers’ if post-Brexit tax changes come to fruition
Brokers could see changes to their admin workload and trading operations as a result of Brexit
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IT InterviewAdam Winslow: Retail business and HNW will form ‘the key axis of growth’ for Aviva’s personal lines arm in 2023
UKGI chief executive outlines where Aviva is aiming to expand this year across both personal and commercial lines – although eTrading ‘remains a big area of focus’
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News AnalysisHow is the industry faring ahead of the FCA’s Consumer Duty implementation?
Insurance DataLab provides exclusive analysis of the Financial Ombudsman Service’s most recent complaints data to see how prepared the industry is for the FCA’s Consumer Duty this July
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News AnalysisCannabis: A growing insurance problem
Tenants using residential rental properties ‘for the harvest of drug crops’ are ‘the biggest threat to private landlords’ – brokers and insurers must have this risk on their radar to combat rising claims
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News AnalysisIn Focus: How can the insurance sector mitigate increasing HNW subsidence claims?
Industry experts weigh in on the causes why high net worth subsidence claims are rising and discuss how best to respond to this risk
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News AnalysisIn Focus: Is high net worth cover ‘too generous’ for clients?
Broker leader reveals potential ‘recipe for disaster’ from having ‘underpriced’ premiums and ‘too good’ cover in the HNW market
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News AnalysisIFED is working to eliminate ‘blight’ of ghost brokers
Detective chief inspector Tom Hill, head of the City of London Police’s Insurance Fraud Enforcement Department, discusses how the unit has sought to tackle ghost broking
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News AnalysisCost of fraud set to ‘snowball’ in 2023
Counter fraud experts say that the continuing cost of living crisis and economic turmoil in the UK will increase the danger of opportunistic fraud
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IT InterviewRyan Birbeck: Cyber cover set to be ‘significant focus’ for Aviva in next three years
Distribution director for regional brokers believes the insurer is currently ‘underweight’ when it comes to cyber insurance provision
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IT InterviewWarren Downey: Specialist Risk Group is ‘quite romantic about M&A’
Alongside acquiring businesses in adjacent markets and building on existing specialties, SRG also has plans to become ‘more noticeably international’ in 2023, says group chief executive
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News AnalysisParametric insurance poses ‘really compelling’ solution to climate change driven weather events
Following November’s Cop27 conference, the impact of weather events influenced by climate change has hit home – and brokers are looking outside of traditional covers to help clients
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Sponsored ContentHow to get started with artificial intelligence in the insurance sector – Inawisdom
Alex Molinero, insurance lead at Inawisdom, explains how removing complexity and focusing on quick wins will ensure results in insurers’ digitalisation journeys
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NewsBackchat December 2022
A cello meets an untimely death, rivalries revealed over virtual snowballs, a broking superhero duo and a dance off at the Insurance Times Awards. What has the insurance industry been up to? You heard it here first…
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News AnalysisOpinion: Industry will need to continue to knuckle down in 2023
Editor Katie Scott summarises some of the year’s key challenges and what the industry may expect come 2023
