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NewsGovernment explores underwriting home insurance for flammable cladding risk
Home insurance premiums have soared from £8m to £29m in a year, according to the Association of Residential Managing Agents
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Sponsored ContentIndustry collaboration is the only way to defeat fraud challenges – Carpenters Group
Faye Fishlock, head of defendant services at Carpenters Group, looks at the insurance fraud issues the industry is facing following feedback from the latest Fraud Charter roundtable
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AnalysisInsurers face climate challenges from all sides amid fossil fuel dilemma
As COP26 approaches, insurers’ work to address climate change faces scrutiny while campaigners bid for insurance support to be withdrawn from fossil fuel commercial policyholders
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NewsInsurtech UK inks deal with Gibraltar Finance to strengthen members’ regulatory access
In the UK, there has been a trend for insurtechs applying to Gibraltar for broking licences
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NewsMicromobility and e-scooters fall outside new claims portal criteria
Two law firms relay their concerns about micromobility and e-scooters as the new Highway Code is set to be unleashed
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AnalysisFraud Charter: Interim remediation is ‘vital’ while Online Safety Bill progresses
Carpenters Group moves to exert pressure and open debate between the UK government and the insurance industry around ad spoofing
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AnalysisBriefing: Size is important when it comes to being resilient to the FCA’s GI pricing reform
Webinar panellists emphasise that firms cannot assume how their customers will behave post-reform, with switching still rife even if consumers are offered lower prices
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AnalysisBriefing: FCA value and pricing reform throws up big questions – but there is help
The FCA pricing reform deadline is fast approaching this Friday, but there is help in answering the key questions
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NewsKPMG warns of ‘uneven playing field’ ahead of regulator’s product governance rules
The FCA’s product governance rules come into force on 1 October and some insurance firms are not ready
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NewsLabour backs motion to fight cladding risk scandal as professional indemnity prices soar
Insurers are showing ‘cautious willingness’ to underwrite fire safety risks on defective cladding
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FeaturesIn Focus: What are your concerns regarding the longevity and stability of capacity arrangements for MGAs?
Three industry experts discuss capacity arrangements in the MGA market, outlining innovative future options and current frustrations
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NewsEU plans to save Covid-stricken economy by easing insurance capital rules
The UK has already begun reviewing Solvency II rules after leaving the EU last December
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FeaturesGibraltar: Light touch regulator or rock steady market of the future?
Solvency II requirements have ‘levelled the playing field’ between the Gibraltar and UK insurance markets, according to exclusive insight from Insurance DataLab and Insurance Times
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NewsAvailability and affordability of insurance an issue amid Covid-19 – IUA
Despite this, the IUA’s chairman says capital coming into the market is a ‘healthy sign’
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NewsConfidence in MGAs on the up following pandemic dip – Clyde and Co
Interest in the European market has also increased
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NewsInsurers show ‘cautious willingness’ to underwrite fire safety risks on defective cladding – IUA
IUA members have called for a greater focus on quality over cost to make it easier for underwriters providing cover for remediation projects
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FeaturesBriefing: ‘Radical fresh thinking’ is required to tackle ‘connected’ risks and protection gaps
The industry is facing ‘a battle to stay relevant in the face of systemic risks that look to be beyond the scope of traditional insurance solutions’, says law firm report
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FeaturesBriefing: Will ADS safety rating put brakes on government’s automated driving push?
Industry commentators still have questions around the safety of technology such as ALKS, however the UK government is eager to have automated driving on Britain’s roads this year
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FeaturesBriefing: The tortured relationship of brokers and the FCA
Latest FCA regulation around fair pricing and value is straining broker relations
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IT Interview‘There are definitely issues’ with getting claimants to use the OIC portal – Axa
The fluctuating coronavirus landscape has created an ‘artificial environment’, making long-term motor claims trends difficult to pinpoint, says UK retail boss
