Risk Management – Page 87
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FeaturesBriefing: London market innovation is crucial for combating climate change
Risk prevention is a core component within the insurance sector, making insurers and brokers perfectly placed to steer the work around climate change
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IT InterviewGoogle’s big plan to accelerate insurance sector’s data evolution
’Data analytics in the insurance industry is a game changing moment’ because it enables firms to ’connect information with levels of granularity’, according to Google’s Dr Henna Karna
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NewsShort-term risk management focus signifies corporate ‘perception gap’ – Marsh
Broker chief executive emphasises that ‘resiliency is a journey that organisations need to prioritise’
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NewsMGA takes on Biba-backed travel book
As part of the agreement, the MGA has also recruited a new senior underwriter
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FeaturesMatt Brewis: Brokers have a key role to play in providing clarity and data
FCA director says the regulator is ‘suffering’ and needs ’to have a new approach for how we operate in the future’
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IT InterviewJaime Swindle: Effective trading versus efficiency will be a broker focus this year
As broking networks help their members combat the current climate’s challenges, the Covid-19 pandemic admittedly hasn’t been all bad, resulting in ‘a more forward-thinking industry’ says networks MD
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NewsLexisNexis Risk Solutions partners with Mercedes-Benz
The agreement re-establishes the power of using advanced driver assistance systems for more personalised insurance
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NewsGuidewire chief exec reveals key trends driving change in insurance
Speaking at Guidewire’s conference last week, its chief executive revealed key insurance trends as well as the launch of Cortina’s third release
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IT InterviewCombating surging cyber crime demands action from all claims parties – McLarens
Amid the uptick in Ransomware as a Service, ’keeping control of costs’ and ‘managing all stages in the cyber claim effectively is crucial’ says cyber and technology lead
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News‘More work to do’ on business interruption cover as lockdown lifts
Within business interruption cover, its ’strengths have become its weakness’ in terms of flexibility says Allianz director
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NewsBrokers must build ‘muscle memory’ to be ‘match fit’ for future grey swan events
Plus, brokers have moved away from the ‘old school thinking’ of ‘if you’re not present, you’re not productive’ when it comes to managing staff remotely
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NewsBrokers are ‘absolutely crucial in the survival of SME businesses’ through pandemic
Regarding the Covid-linked business interruption claims debate, brokers were in ‘prime position’ to tell ‘the truth of the story’ said broker director
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NewsEmployment claims influx ahead following furlough scheme closure – ARAG
Rates in the employers practices liability insurance market were hardening prior to the pandemic – some non-specialist providers had already withdrawn
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FeaturesBriefing: Brokers’ risk management role is key in preventing ‘contentious’ cyber ransom payments
The recent Colonial Pipeline cyber attack should act as a ‘wake-up call’ for businesses to better prepare for this emerging risk – and brokers are fundamental in laying risk mitigation groundwork
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IT InterviewStephen Murphy: Applied Systems’s next chapter ‘challenging previous assumptions’
Applied Systems Europe’s customer success director reveals what the software house’s plans with Google will mean for brokers and insurers
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IT InterviewJames Wright: New digital unit aims to give ‘our underwriters superpowers’
Insurers must get ‘comfortable with uncertainty and failure’ if they are to succeed in today’s fast-changing, tech-driven insurance environment, adds software consultant
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FeaturesOpinion: Hard graft ahead as brokers cement post-pandemic role
Editor Katie Scott explains why resilience is still important as the UK starts to exit the Covid-19 lockdown, compared to last year’s pandemic peak
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NewsInsurers 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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NewsNew SchemeServe Network could double brokers’ GWP from schemes
The new network is supported by a panel of seven insurers that specialise in schemes, including AXA and Hiscox
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FeaturesBriefing: Industry and government at loggerheads over ALKS
While the insurance industry is raising red flags over safety concerns, the government is determined to push ahead with autonomous driving technology – it will all come down to public perception
