All articles by Katie Scott – Page 62
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NewsGuy Carpenter bolsters executive committee with three new members
The executive roles being filled include the newly created position of global head of distribution
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NewsAviation, tourism, oil and energy sectors face the biggest Covid-19 risks say insurers
A survey conducted by Gallagher highlighted the insurance portfolios that underwriters are most concerned about
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NewsPen Underwriting secures capacity deal to write 20% more premium for solicitors’ PI
The £100m deal started on 1 August
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NewsLV= launches monthly car insurance subscription
The online only product is the first under LV=’s new ‘Flow’ brand
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NewsHiscox ups Covid reserving in face of ‘largest insured loss in history’
Hiscox revised its reserving upwards alongside taking into account potential business interruption payouts; the insurer believes its exposure to Covid-related BI claims could be between £10m and £250m
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NewsArtificial intelligence will need regulatory governance for use in insurance processes
Panellists at an Insurance Times webinar highlighted that although artificial intelligence and machine learning will increase within the insurance sector, there will need to be governance introduced around it to ensure ‘the machines know what they’re doing’
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NewsRSA improves underwriting profit by 33% for 2020 H1
The insurer added within its H1 trading results that although ‘business interruption coverages are not expected to be eligible for Covid-19 claims, there are a number of areas where claims are being paid’
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NewsThe legacy of Covid-19 will be the end of legacy – how a global pandemic is accelerating the adoption of cloud platforms
Industry experts discuss the change in business approaches as insurers decide whether Covid-19 reactions are a ‘one-time thing’ or have ‘fundamentally changed the fabric of the business’
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IT InterviewDLG motor claims dropped by 70% during Covid-19 pandemic peak
The insurer’s head of claims says ‘we’ve just got to be ready’ for claims escalation as lockdown eases
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NewsDARAG Group appoints new group head of claims from Tokio Marine Kiln
The new hire will start with the firm from 17 August
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NewsLV= confirms 600 potential redundancies as part of business restructure
Chief executive Steve Treloar emphasised that the staff cut is not related to the Covid-19 pandemic
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NewsDavies expands captive management portfolio with third acquisition of 2020
Once re-branded, the newly purchased business will become part of Davies’s insurance services practice
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NewsMGAs have to add value otherwise they do not ‘have an existence’
Industry experts say MGAs need to have a trusted relationship with carriers, that they must ‘kill them with kindness’ and make themselves ‘indispensable’ in order to thrive
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IT InterviewWhiplash reform could lead to ‘claims in other guises’ says DLG’s head of claims
Despite making the process ‘much clearer’ for whiplash-related claims, Direct Line’s managing director for claims thinks the delayed whiplash reform could impact the broader motor insurance supply chain or other variants of personal injury claims
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NewsEcclesiastical names new claims director ahead of Bonehill’s retirement
The new hire will join from Allianz in October
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IT InterviewDLG meets ‘digital savvy’ customer demand with accelerated self-serve model in response to Covid-19
The insurer’s managing director of claims explains how the Covid-19 pandemic has changed customer behaviour and expectations, making digital communications more ‘prominent’
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NewsBeazley set to shrink Lloyd’s presence post-Covid-19
Although the insurer’s chief executive thinks brokers benefit from communications on the trading floor, Beazley plans to deal with simpler risks virtually and reduce its physical presence at Lloyd’s
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News AnalysisQuantum questions to follow FCA test case
If the High Court rules that insurers are liable for their policyholders’ Covid-19 business interruption losses, then agreeing quantum for specific claims amid a myriad of coronavirus-related factors will be insurers’ next hurdle
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NewsNumber of cases registered to government’s compensation recovery unit falls by 33,104
UK is not in the grip of ‘rampant compensation culture’ as registered cases drop between 2018-2019 and 2019-2020
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News AnalysisBroker schemes susceptible to Covid claims fallout
Although broker scheme policy wordings are typically the result of broker and insurer collaboration, industry voices believe schemes could be ‘possibly more exposed’ to Covid-19-related BI claims ‘purely because some of the wordings may not have received the usual insurer level of scrutiny’
