Risk Management – Page 51
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NewsHowden launches new carbon credit invalidation insurance solution
Addressing challenges in the voluntary carbon market is ‘critical’ to future growth if the UK is to meet net zero ambitions
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NewsSchools want more crime and risk guidance from brokers – Ecclesiastical
The results of the insurer’s survey highlight an opportunity for brokers to engage with education clients
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AnalysisClaims inflation drives ‘a major deterioration’ in UK motor market
With price increases unable to keep pace with inflation, motor insurers must look to claims prevention and repair network support if they wish to remain in the black
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AnalysisOpinion: Inflation and cost of living tightrope testing insurers’ balance
Editor Katie Scott discusses how inflation has impacted insurers’ 2022 half-year results
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Sponsored ContentSoft market in current climate would be chaos – Manchester Underwriting Management
Richard Webb, director at Manchester Underwriting Management, explains why he thinks a soft market would be ‘catastrophic’ amid claims inflation, global wars and UK leadership changes
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NewsLabour shortages and inflation bite for UK businesses – Bank of England
Economic struggle places the insurance market ‘in danger of sleep walking into a tsunami of fraud claims’, says group director of investigations
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AnalysisEmerging Bazarcall ransomware attacks reinforce cyber risk to SMEs
A more ’robust and joined up approach’ is needed to combat the risks UK businesses are facing from cyber attacks, such as those distributed by bogus call centres, says director
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AnalysisBriefing: Insurance industry must adopt signposting to support UK’s ageing population
With people living longer and retiring later in life, insurers must be flexible with their travel insurance policies to ensure that consumers are not left without cover
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NewsIUA tackles high-rise fire safety risks with new model insurance clause
The representative body hopes that its new clause will provide underwriters with ‘greater confidence to offer effective insurance solutions’ to firms that are working to remove dangerous cladding from high-rise buildings
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NewsUK local councils hit by 2.3 million cyber attacks so far in 2022 – Gallagher
Only 23% of councils currently hold a cyber-insurance policy despite a rise in cyber attacks
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AnalysisSector cautiously welcomes UK government amendments to planning guidance for preventing flooding in new builds
Affordable home insurance is ’essential to public trust’ in insurance and is impossible without ‘drastic improvements’ to flood resilience, says CII director of policy and public affairs
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NewsDemand for trade credit cover will increase even as appetite reduces – Aon
Supply chain issues, inflationary pressures and geopolitical uncertainty contributed to the market’s challenges in Q2 2022
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AnalysisBrokers should prioritise ‘critical’ cloud security following largest ever DDoS attack
The attack on a Google Cloud Armor customer was equivalent in scale to receiving all of the web’s daily requests to Wikipedia in just 10 seconds
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NewsInflation-driven ‘dip’ in renovation market could hit HNW sector
However, ultra high net worth clients may be more resilient to underinsurance caused by inflation
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AnalysisWill the UK government’s road to net zero strategy drive classic cars to extinction?
Classic cars could provide an alternative to electric vehicles as they are more sustainable then the general public may assume
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NewsEcclesiastical enhances art and private client policy to cover cyber risks as standard
Art and private client business director reveals that policy changes are the result of broker feedback
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AnalysisBriefing: Russia-Ukraine conflict takes toll on insurers’ half-year results
Insurers are preparing for further losses as Russia continues to hold on to leased planes
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IT InterviewRichard Tomlinson: Tackling the big problems around data and insurance
Risks are always evolving, but data is being amended at a snail-like pace – if data was more accurate, this could lead to better insurance pricing
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NewsPrevisico plans US expansion following partnership
The insurtech has started its American expansion in New York City
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NewsMarsh launches new (re)insurance capacity for hydrogen energy projects
The broker states that adequate insurance provision for greener technologies is lacking
