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Drones set to deliver net risk benefits – but sky-high human error claims costs must be mitigated
Although research demonstrates that drone usage can reduce a business’ net risk profile overall, risk professionals must think strategically about combating pilot errors as ‘the human in that chain is the weak link’ contributing to claims costs
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TechTalk: The broker opportunity to fill a cover gap around commercial drone use
’Small, low value drones can perform a pretty high level of professional services at a fraction of the cost of what you would have had to do previously,’ says head of class
Partnership launches major new drone and Evtol insurance facility
‘We’re also excited because the facility provides the opportunity to support the rapidly expanding field of drone passenger services, or Evtol ’, says founder and managing director
Briefing: Getting decisions right starts with trusted data
Major decisions are being delayed, revisited and second-guessed not because of a lack of data, but a lack of confidence in it. Insurance DataLab’s Matt Scott argues that trusted, independent insight is now becoming absolutely critical to decision-making
Briefing: How pet insurance can support better access to care
Sharon Brown, founder and chief executive at the Pet and Equine Insurance Association (Peia), explains why insurance input is so vital to understanding and improving timely access to care for our animal companions
Lee Mooney: Markel UK preparing for ‘next chapter’ after internal restructure
Managing director supports international growth strategy by reshuffling divisional deck to strip siloes and boosting specialist product count
Barry Reynolds: Verlingue London Markets ‘heavily focused’ on MGA market as it seeks specialist growth
‘We’re really focused on finding areas of business that are not mainstream, but where we know that the London market has something specialist to offer,’ says broker’s executive director
Michelle O’Reilly: Looking over the add-on sector with a ‘lawyer’s eye’ from Alps
As brokers increasingly turn to add-on products to differentiate themselves in a soft market, a managing director sees an opportunity for growth via ‘expanding distribution, new business acquisition and product development’
Gavin Lillywhite: Breaking the headcount-growth equation
Over the past decade, insurance technology firm Xceedance has seen its headcount scale rapidly as the business has grown, but now, says senior vice president of business development Gavin Lillywhite, the operating model needs to change
Managing complexity and service are the future eTrade battlegrounds
Briefing: The ‘Peace Dividend’ and its insurance equivalent
TechTalk: Hyperscale data centre boom triggers ‘call to action’ to break down insurance silos
Briefing: Can mutuals regain our interest?
Jon Walker: Crafting restructured Axa Insurance UK to be ‘bigger, broader, bolder’ in next three-year strategic cycle
Drones set to deliver net risk benefits – but sky-high human error claims costs must be mitigated
Lee Mooney: Markel UK preparing for ‘next chapter’ after internal restructure
Briefing: Getting decisions right starts with trusted data
Barry Reynolds: Verlingue London Markets ‘heavily focused’ on MGA market as it seeks specialist growth
Beyond the promise – what makes ESG meaningful in insurance?
Updated insurance apprenticeship standards attract strong market uptake for ‘more modern approach’
A third of commercial rooftops unfit for solar without remedial work
Michelle O’Reilly: Looking over the add-on sector with a ‘lawyer’s eye’ from Alps
Stuart Heath: Tokio Marine HCC seeks to inject ‘fresh ideas’ with global distribution strategy
Gavin Lillywhite: Breaking the headcount-growth equation
Briefing: Has the Insurance Act 2015 delivered for policyholders? A broker’s perspective
Simon Hunt: HDI UK and Ireland is ‘central’ to overarching group strategy success
Regulatory tightening in UK M&A market ‘weeding out’ weaker distribution firms
Nick Linacre: How the Claims MGA of the Year brings an investigator’s mindset to claims handling
Letter to the editor: The FCA misses the point
Briefing: The future insurance workforce will require a blended set of skills
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