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Latest NewsGuidewire backs draft Online Safety Bill extension to include financial scams
Guidewire’s chief innovation officer says that cumulatively, financial scams risk the reputation of the industry
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The FCA’s pricing policy changes could be ‘profound’
Abolishing ‘unethical price walking’ could encourage insurers to find ‘more innovative ways’ to ‘rip off’ customers
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Features
Briefing: Amid senior exits at Aviva UKGI, what’s really going on?
Aviva has had a hat-trick of senior exits. What is going on?
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Features
New premium finance rules – what does it mean for the industry?
Brokers are going ’to have to change the way they do business’ around premium finance following the FCA’s pricing reforms, says insurance premium finance chief executive
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FOIL weighs in on new regulatory framework for draft Online Safety Bill
Insurers should ’consider the application of the Bill to insured technology companies providing regulated services from outside the UK’
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Insurers brace for claims following New Providence Wharf blaze
The government aims to reclad all unsafe tower blocks by the end of 2021
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News Analysis
Amazon’s latest partnership could mend insurance sector's broken trust
Industry experts debate Amazon Business’s latest partnership with Next Insurance and what it means for insurtechs
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News Analysis
Industry must take ownership of SMCR rules to embed successful culture change
Now that the March deadline for insurance intermediaries to implement SMCR has passed, senior leaders must set the ‘tone from the top’ and look to employee behaviour
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Features
Regulation ‘bigger threat’ to brokers’ business than Covid-19
Brokers react as the FSCS supplementary levy turned the dial on increasing costs amid a landscape strewn with professional indemnity struggles and Covid-caused complications
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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 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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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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Insurtech UK recommends broadening entrepreneurs’ relief scope following Spring Budget announcement
The trade body for insurtechs has put forward a series of recommendations for research and development tax credits, as investment is vital to insurtechs. However, others believe the non-movement of this tax will benefit brokers
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Insurance industry backs unchanged IPT amid Spring Budget 2021 – but should it be cut completely?
IPT remains unchanged in the Spring Budget 2021, although the insurance industry largely welcomed this, some have raised concerns that costs are being passed on to policyholders
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News Analysis
Reform ban on pre-medical offers could lead to arrangements that aren’t ‘in the spirit of the rules’
As the government confirms that pre-medical offers will not be allowed for whiplash injuries after 31 May, Insurance Times explores how insurers may seek to circumvent this
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The Big Question March 2021: How do the current market conditions compare to previous ones for professional liability classes?
With the UK set for an economic downturn amid Covid-19, professional liability classes have had quite a ride as a result. Insurance Times asked industry experts how the current market compares to previous ones for this line of business
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Briefing: FCA prepares to bare teeth over the treatment of vulnerable customers
New guidance from the regulator points to greater monitoring and oversight of firms’ treatment of vulnerable customers as part of its supervisory approach – will this change be welcomed, or viewed as another regulatory burden?
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Insurance industry braces as Fire Safety Bill debated in parliament
The House of Commons today debates the Fire Safety Bill, identifying key amendments that could affect the insurance sector
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Commercial insurance pricing up by 44% in UK – Marsh
Global commercial insurance pricing was also up by 22% in Q4 2020
