News Analysis – Page 66
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Features
Briefing: Intact is excellent, but faces big challenge with RSA buy
RSA’s new owner Intact will need to woo brokers
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IT Interview
More deals on the horizon beyond Brightside says Markerstudy’s Humphreys
The company’s group underwriting director believes ‘Covid has created opportunities for growth’, however office space may be scaled back following Brightside’s acquisition due to new, pandemic-influenced working patterns
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News Analysis
Covid-19 pandemic exacerbates fine art insurance’s hard market conditions
The art sector is heavily reliant on social contact, so the uncertainty of the coronavirus lockdowns have created added risks and challenges from pushing sales online
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Briefing: FCA could be setting sector up to fail with four-month pricing implementation period
The FCA took its time crafting the foundations of its general insurance pricing review, however it expects insurance businesses to turn around rule changes on the double – surely it’s in nobody’s interest to rush such a pivotal market change?
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News Analysis
The Big Question April 2021: How can the insurance industry apply the key learnings from Lloyd’s most recent culture survey?
In March, Lloyd’s of London published its 2020 culture survey. While it revealed some progress on gender – race and ethnicity still needs to be addressed. Insurance Times asks the industry how they could apply the survey’s key learnings within their own organisations
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The Building Safety Bill – what insurers and brokers need to know
With the Building Safety Bill set to pass in 2023, law firm Weightmans debates the changes this will bring and the resulting impact on the insurance industry
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Briefing: The three crucial questions that lead to successful innovation
For those looking to throw their hat into the ring this awards season, Insurance Times’s content director shares his ”quick and dirty” innovation test
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Brexit unlocks opportunities for solvency II reform
Industry commentators believe there is ‘room for improvement’ around the solvency II regulations as Brexit heralds an opportunity to shape the rules to better suit UK businesses
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News
The Insurance Times Premium Finance Report 2021 is now available
Brokers share their perspectives on premium finance in Insurance Times’s latest exclusive report
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News Analysis
Top women in insurtech weigh in on diversity and inclusion debate
Insurance Times speaks to some of the top women in insurtech in honour of International Women’s Day this month, spotlighting individual contributions to the sector as well as unpicking the value of having a diverse workforce
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Features
‘Unintended consequences’ of whiplash reforms inevitable says MoJ
At Insurance Times’s first Fraud Charter event of the year - held virtually - delegates debated the ins and outs of the new whiplash portal
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News Analysis
No code technology – an untapped opportunity for the insurance sector?
No code technology could be an untapped opportunity for the insurance industry and the London market at a time when digitalisation is vital due to homeworking.
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IT Interview
New entrants to HNW market set to cause ‘disruption’ – Criterion
Although startups within the high net worth market may showcase greater digital capabilities than current incumbents, Criterion’s operations director emphasises that service is still king when it comes to this genre of customer
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Esure swings back to profit as insurer aims to ‘leapfrog’ rivals
The insurer’s chief executive believes that technology and data science is the key to winning insurance’s ’game of small inches’
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Briefing: Amanda Blanc’s strong Aviva start buys herself time
Amanda Blanc has certainly put firepower behind her promises to make changes “at pace” since stepping up to the helm at Aviva. However, success will hinge on her plans for the UK business, where the devil is undoubtedly in the detail…
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Features
Insurers must revisit unclear policy wordings to ‘rebuild bridges with customers’
The FCA’s test case action brought ambiguous business interruption policy wordings to the fore, however the final judgment will very likely have ramifications across numerous lines of business. Insurance Times takes a closer look at the impact on insurers and brokers
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IT Interview
One-stop-shop approach for HNW customers presents opportunities for brokers
Criterion’s operations director discusses a rising trend within the high net worth market, explaining how brokers can benefit through enhanced collaboration between business areas
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Features
Briefing: Will CMCs morph to adopt motor focus post-whiplash reforms?
This month’s Fraud Charter virtual roundtable unpicked how claims management companies could evolve following the implementation of the first part of the whiplash reforms in May – it appears there is still fertile ground here for the FCA to tend
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News Analysis
Industry network urges insurance sector to enhance equality
African-Caribbean Insurance Network co-founder emphasised that ‘diversity without inclusion is just box-ticking, but companies that are both diverse and inclusive achieve appreciably better bottom line results’