News Analysis – Page 82
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Online onlyBriefing: City loves RSA again - a new era or another false dawn?
RSA has been through a turbulent decade, but analysts now predict good times ahead. True or is it another false dawn?
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News AnalysisBlack Lives Matter protests reawaken insurance industry under-representation BAME debate
As protests for Black Lives Matter break out across the UK and globally following George Floyd’s death, the incident has opened up a dialogue in the insurance industry about the low levels of Black Asian and Minority Ethnic (BAME) representation
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News AnalysisWin or lose, the FCA test case on BI claims will not be good for insurers
When the FCA announced it was taking a test case to the High Court to provide clarity on the confusion around business interruption claims in the wake of the Covid-19 pandemic, insurers were worried
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News AnalysisBriefing: Could Covid-19 kickstart a technology revolution for insurance?
The Covid-19 pandemic has changed the world we live in. Loved ones are forced to live apart, shops have been closed and schools have been left empty. Within that new world, insurers and brokers have had to re-evaluate the way they work By data insights editor Matt Scott
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News AnalysisAnalysed: The Lloyd’s market’s best and worst underwriters
With three successive years in the red and a fourth year of underwriting losses seemingly on the way, the Lloyd’s market has faced some testing times of late.
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Online onlyBriefing: Why Covid will put broker schemes under pressure
Schemes are at the heart of UK broking. But the Covid crisis, where many claims have arisen from schemes, will force insurers to take a renewed look at the way they set up and manage broker schemes.
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IT InterviewEtrading Q&A: Insurers need to make it easier for brokers to get a fair representation of risk via etrade says NIG
Five star insurer NIG tells Insurance Times how it is using insights from our latest etrading report to tailor its proposition for brokers
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FeaturesPandemic insurance set to become ‘mainstream’ following Covid-19 outbreak
Insurance Times explores pandemic insurance availability and coverage prior to the coronavirus pandemic, and how this is geared to change in a post-Covid-19 world
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IT InterviewEtrading Q&A: Insurance needs to digitally keep pace with other business sectors says Applied System’s Fairchild
The software company chief executive explained that ’we are firmly in the middle of a digital revolution of insurance’
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FeaturesCoronavirus: Skincare salon misled by insurer over rejected BI claim
MS Amlin took two months to respond to NuYu London’s claim, despite initially informing the business’s broker that the BI policy would pay out
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Online onlyBriefing: Broking consolidation has led to tensions - Reid & Barton’s new firm will benefit
Stuart Reid and Phil Barton are set to take advantage of a disgruntled UK broking staff market - expect fireworks
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News AnalysisInsurance concerns peak as London Mayor taps micro-mobility for green Covid-19 exit strategy
Could cycling be the big winner of the pandemic? As Brits are steered away from public transport, a new opportunity for insurtechs, brokers and insurers has opened up if decisions about insurance could just be made for e-scooters, cycles and e-bikes
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News AnalysisBarton/Reid warn of 'excessive consolidation at inflated prices'
Chief executive Phil Barton and chairman Stuart Reid teamed up to launch Partners& as a new breed of broker, the duo discuss what makes the business different and what they believe is the key to long-term sustainable success
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NewsBriefing: Will insurers be able to repair their tarnished reputations?
In the eyes of many policyholders the Covid-19 crisis has been yet another stain on the insurance industry’s already tarnished reputation. Deserved or not, insurers have much to do regain their trust By data insights editor Matt Scott
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Online onlyBriefing: What impact will Covid have on the big PE-backed brokers like Ardonagh, Hyperion?
Private equity and brokers have had a big love affair. How will covid impact them?
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FeaturesRisk management is ‘core’ to insurer propositions that improve client relationships
Insurers and brokers are turning to risk management and mitigation to bolster relationships and offer a service differentiator – but does this lead to competition or collaboration?
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IT InterviewKi – the digital follow-only syndicate aiming to reduce the London Market’s expense ratio
Brit is taking a data-led approach to solving various pain points in the London Market in its latest partnership with Google Cloud
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Online onlyHow UK broking is running out of ‘sweet spot’ deals amid fierce private equity competition
Such deals have fallen significantly as competition from private equity has taken hold of the market
