All The market articles – Page 10
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News AnalysisFraudulent claims could arise from Leighton Buzzard earthquake
Although some residents reported their houses were shaking as a result of last Tuesday’s quake, insurance professionals are taking a more sceptical view of property claims due to ‘very minor’ tremors
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Troubled Saga fights to turn the tide
Saga has a mountain of debt. It’s cruise and travel revenue has been choked off by Covid. Then it rejected a bid led by ex-Aviva boss Mark Wilson, instead opting for a share placing raise led by former chairman Roger De Haan. Will it be enough to steer the firm ...
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Delegated authority agreements: What are the red flags and long-term fixes?
Delegated authority agreements have become a staple for many insurers. Insurance Times takes a look at the pitfalls to be wary of, the questions insurers should be asking and how to ensure these arrangements are successful
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How telematics can serve the boat insurance market
Telematics guru tells Insurance Times how the boat insurance market could benefit from telematics as she reveals plans in her latest partnership and role as interim chief exec
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News Analysis
Insurtechs navigating the pandemic amid shifting consumer behaviour – stick or pivot?
Covid-19 has been hard on insurtechs, which have had to adapt to changing demands from consumers in lockdown. Insurance Times takes a look at how some have weathered the storm better than others and what it takes to make a business pandemic proof
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News Analysis
Insurance industry left to shoulder risk in Grenfell fire aftermath
How can you put a price on Grenfell? The insurance industry has been left to shoulder the risk of safety measures that resulted from the inquiry, despite building safety and standards further deteriorating for high-rise buildings.
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News Analysis
First half financial results littered with Covid-19 complications
Insurance Times looks across insurers’ H1 financial results, revealing the initial impact of the coronavirus pandemic on business bottom lines
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The Big Question September 2020: Will insurers come out looking better or worse due to the FCA test case? Why?
The FCA test case saw eight insurers put to task in July in a hearing that lasted over a week, Insurance Times asked the industry whether insurers as a whole might look better or worse as it approaches the time for the court to reach its verdict
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Features
London Market sectors swerve direct Covid claims due to lack of non-damage BI extensions
For niche industry sectors such as energy and marine, the Covid-19 pandemic has exacerbated existing claims and informed future market fluctuations rather than had a direct impact on claim notifications. Insurance Times takes a closer look
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ABI’s Huw Evans says ‘unpopular’ stance around BI Covid claims was the right call
He adds that the trade body was ‘right to be very open with people’ in order to mitigate ‘a false expectation that they may be covered’
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Features
Covid-19 pandemic has created ‘an opportune market for ghost brokers’
Industry experts assemble for Insurance Times’s latest virtual Fraud Charter roundtable, identifying the key fraud trends that have emerged as a result of the coronavirus outbreak
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Features
How Covid-19 has impacted personal injury claims
The success of remote medical examinations has divided industry professionals, while court backlogs are causing law firms to think outside the box in order to progress claims. Insurance Times takes a closer look at the lay of the land for personal injury claims and what the sector’s future could look ...
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The Big Question July/August 2020: What lines of business will harden or be most exposed following Covid-19?
In Insurance Times’s July/August 2020 issue, we ask the insurance market which business lines they thought might harden and which might be the most exposed following the coronavirus crisis.
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News Analysis
Covid-19 has polarised consumers on data sharing
Insurers will be challenged with how they respond to the polarising impact of the coronavirus pandemic, and they must not fall into the trap of excluding a large swathe of vulnerable customers from their books of business
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Features
Totus Re – the reinsurer for reinsurers
With the insurance industry taking a reputational hit during the pandemic, the two founders of Totus Re argue that a proactive stance could be a move in favour of the sector
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News Analysis
Black Lives Matter protests reawaken insurance industry under-representation BAME debate
As protests for Black Lives Matter break out across the UK and globally following George Floyd’s death, the incident has opened up a dialogue in the insurance industry about the low levels of Black Asian and Minority Ethnic (BAME) representation
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Features
Pandemic insurance set to become ‘mainstream’ following Covid-19 outbreak
Insurance Times explores pandemic insurance availability and coverage prior to the coronavirus pandemic, and how this is geared to change in a post-Covid-19 world
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Features
Coronavirus: Skincare salon misled by insurer over rejected BI claim
MS Amlin took two months to respond to NuYu London’s claim, despite initially informing the business’s broker that the BI policy would pay out
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Features
Risk management is ‘core’ to insurer propositions that improve client relationships
Insurers and brokers are turning to risk management and mitigation to bolster relationships and offer a service differentiator – but does this lead to competition or collaboration?
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News Analysis
Schemes Index reveals most profitable business lines for brokers
SME package schemes may have delivered the most commission for brokers, but will the Covid-19 pandemic change the broking landscape?
