News Analysis – Page 78
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IT InterviewInsurers unable to hide behind parametric insurance small print, says FloodFlash’s Adam Rimmer
Although many organisations had a form of business interruption insurance within their commercial cover prior to the Covid-19 pandemic, FloodFlash co-founder Adam Rimmer tells Insurance Times how a parametric insurance model would have been the better option for this type of insurance, as ’there’s no small print for the insurer ...
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FeaturesCyber Focus: How can insurers protect themselves from cyber crime?
Industry experts tell Insurance Times what preventative steps insurers need to take in order to avoid possible data breaches and other cyber attacks where criminals are lured by the honeypot of stored customer data…
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IT InterviewTrackMyRisks’ Matt Hodges-Long on solving the buildings insurance crisis
The insurtech’s chief executive tells Insurance Times that he aims to make the Building Safety Register an official organisation at a time when leaseholders are facing extortionate insurance premiums in the aftermath of the Grenfell tragedy
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NewsThe Big Question September 2020: Will insurers come out looking better or worse due to the FCA test case? Why?
The FCA test case saw eight insurers put to task in July in a hearing that lasted over a week, Insurance Times asked the industry whether insurers as a whole might look better or worse as it approaches the time for the court to reach its verdict
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FeaturesLondon Market sectors swerve direct Covid claims due to lack of non-damage BI extensions
For niche industry sectors such as energy and marine, the Covid-19 pandemic has exacerbated existing claims and informed future market fluctuations rather than had a direct impact on claim notifications. Insurance Times takes a closer look
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News AnalysisBack to office transitions bring new risks and lessons to the insurance industry
Next month marks the return to offices for most staff in the insurance industry, but as the UK unwinds from lockdown, what risks should brokers be aware of in a post-pandemic world and will office life ever look the same again? Insurance Times investigates
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NewsBriefing: Why Hastings is a good fit for Sampo
The £1.7bn proposed takeover of Hastings by a consortium lead by Finnish insurer Sampo was met by surprise by many, but under closer inspection the deal might make a lot of sense for both parties By data insights editor Matt Scott
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IT InterviewFCA’s test case has overshadowed insurers’ efforts during Covid-19 pandemic says ABI
The trade association’s director general accepts ‘that reputationally this has been a very difficult few months for the industry’ in light of the FCA’s test case against insurers around the clarity of business interruption policy wordings
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NewsThingCo aims to expand globally after tapping telematics veteran Martin Williams as new COO
With the telematics market making a comeback due to people’s driving behaviour changing over the course of the UK’s lockdown, Martin Williams ThingCo’s new board director and chief operating officer tells Insurance Times why it is the perfect time to roll-out Theo as the insurtech aims to go global
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Online onlyBriefing: Hastings seals a good deal
Hastings has enjoyed strong growth. But claims issues had been catching up with them. Going private works well.
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IT InterviewABI’s Huw Evans says ‘unpopular’ stance around BI Covid claims was the right call
He adds that the trade body was ‘right to be very open with people’ in order to mitigate ‘a false expectation that they may be covered’
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FeaturesCovid-19 pandemic has created ‘an opportune market for ghost brokers’
Industry experts assemble for Insurance Times’s latest virtual Fraud Charter roundtable, identifying the key fraud trends that have emerged as a result of the coronavirus outbreak
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Online onlyBriefing: Blanc’s Aviva UK champion plan risks shareholder ire
Aviva’s new chief executive Amanda Blanc plans will not go far enough to excite investors
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FeaturesInsurtech Digital Risks reveals SME plans after rebranding as Superscript
As the SME landscape has shifted due to the Covid19 pandemic, Superscript formerly known as Digital Risks has rebranded to serve the needs of these businesses more closely, here the insurtech reveals its plans to Insurance Times
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IT InterviewCovid-19 claims inflation expected for 2020 H2, says Hastings’s Worth
The firm’s group chief financial officer explained that increased claims severity seen in H1 could continue due to the national uncertainty surrounding the coronavirus pandemic
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Online onlyBriefing: Covid insured losses compared to several UK mega-claims events
Covid-19 could be the biggest ever UK insured claims event
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NewsAviation insurance industry braces for fallout after Branson’s Virgin Atlantic goes bust
Gallagher warns that Covid-19 could ‘act as a catalyst’ for rate increases translating into a harder global insurance market
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IT InterviewFSCS hopes to cut insurance levy by working with industry to root out ‘bad actors’
After making three board appointments including former secretary of state, Nicky Morgan. FSCS’s board chairman, Marshall Bailey OBE discusses the firm’s rising levy, how these appointments will bolster its 2020 strategy and the new challenges it faces due to the pandemic
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FeaturesHow Covid-19 has impacted personal injury claims
The success of remote medical examinations has divided industry professionals, while court backlogs are causing law firms to think outside the box in order to progress claims. Insurance Times takes a closer look at the lay of the land for personal injury claims and what the sector’s future could look ...
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IT InterviewQ&A: Brokers armed with perils data can better identify policyholders at risk of flooding says LexisNexis Risk Solutions
Despite the prominence of the Covid-19 pandemic, Jonathan Guard, commercial insurance director at LexisNexis Risk Solutions, tells Insurance Times that flood risks should not be ignored and that better using perils data can benefit brokers. Savan Shah gets the details
