All PwC articles
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News AnalysisIn Focus: What do Trump’s tariffs mean for UK insurance claims?
’We believe that the introduction of tariffs will increase the cost of claims,’ says head of insurance
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News AnalysisOgden rate change causes overcompensation concerns for insurers
The government’s spring clean of the personal injury discount rate puts scrutiny on compensation see-saw, with market commentators dwelling on drivers for over and undercompensation
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News AnalysisBriefing: Does the government have its own discount rate expectations?
Although the insurance industry is positive about the amended personal injury discount rate scheduled to come into force, sector whisperings wonder whether the change forms part of Labour’s agenda to lower motor cover costs
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News AnalysisUnderwriters facing ‘hard time’ due to data increase
The ’ability to assimilate all of that knowledge and make sense of it is a really key challenge for underwriters’, says general insurance leader
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NewsSNP urges Labour government to ‘get a grip on the costs’ of motor insurance
’Inflation might be easing, but the crippling costs of car insurance are only getting worse,’ says party’s economy spokesperson
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News AnalysisTechTalk: Reinsurance rate hikes hit insurtechs – but opportunities await
As reinsurance rates climb and more of the same predicted for 2024, it is becoming trickier for insurtechs to survive in the hard market, but with every negative comes a positive
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News AnalysisBriefing: Can insurance step up and lead the charge to address gender pay gap failings?
New research from PWC says ‘it will take more than 50 years to reach gender pay parity’ – but does this present an opportunity for the insurance sector to use its financial acumen and resources to accelerate this timeline?
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News AnalysisInsurers urged to take a fresh approach to solicitors’ PI amid growing coverage concerns
Conveyancing remains a claims risk area amid today’s recessionary environment, however insurers’ appetite to provide solicitors’ PI cover is growing for firms that present a good risk
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NewsReinsurers risk misunderstanding secondary perils due to less mature modelling
Professional services firm partner predicts a ‘pretty expensive year’ for the reinsurance sector as secondary perils drive up losses
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IT InterviewDomenico del Re: Insurance industry must support roll out of green technology
The insurance industry must lead on green tech cover to support UK’s transition to net zero, says PWC partner.
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NewsReinsurance sector needs to invest in cloud-enabled analytics
The reinsurance sector is ‘on the edge of insurtech’, says Acord vice-president
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News(Re)insurance sector can no longer ‘waste time’ when it comes to tackling systemic risks – PWC
The (re)insurance sector must explore avenues for tackling systemic risks, says PWC partner
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NewsPWC names high expense ratios as the biggest driver for technology transformation in London market
Only 19% of respondents said that aligning their technology strategies with Lloyd’s Blueprint Two was ‘very important’
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NewsMotor insurance premiums predicted to fall by up to 10% in 2021 – PWC
Home insurance premiums are also expected to decrease by 4% to 8%, says the professional services firm
