All Top Story articles – Page 2
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NewsAnalysis: Top tips for managing corporate culture
One-third of boards fail to drive corporate culture, writes our sister publication StrategicRISK
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NewsAnalysis: How technology is reshaping risk managers’ roles
The march of technology may not make risk managers redundant, but beyond the realm of Microsoft Office reporting programs, it’s certainly changing the scope of the profession, our sister publication StrategicRISK reports
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NewsChubb’s Kendrick on how the merger is working
In his first interview following ACE’s acquistion of Chubb, senior vice president Andrew Kendrick (pictured) spoke exclusively to StrategicRISK on his very practical approach to managing the change
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NewsInsurance around the globe
Insurance stories from around the world. China is preparing a programme to provide insurance for natural catastrophes. The China Insurance Regulatory Commission and the Ministry of Finance outlined plans to provide residential earthquake policies. Policies won’t pay out more than Y1m per household. A former ...
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NewsAnalysis: How data is transforming insurance buying
Risk management information systems are invaluable in building and maintaining global insurance programmes. A study of their most popular features indicates why, our sister publication StrategicRISK reports
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NewsAnalysis: Panama Papers and the rise of the digital whistleblower
Modern technology has enabled history’s biggest data leak – the revelation of 11.5 million files containing information about the secret offshore accounts of wealthy individuals. Smart technologies and the internet have changed the nature of whistleblowing by making the leaking of information much easier and faster, according to our sister ...
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NewsTop 50 Brokers 2016: JLT tightens its grip
JLT has held firm, but there have been changes elsewhere in the top five of the newly-published Insurance Times Top 50 Brokers
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NewsBriefing: Charting the changes in the Top 50 Brokers
The most comprehensive and insightful analysis of the UK general insurance broking industry, the Insurance Times Top 50 Brokers 2016, highlights the standout performances of the past year
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NewsWhat's going on in the world of insurance
Insurance stories from around the globe. Insurance payouts for April’s earthquakes in southern Japan have so far reached ¥123bn, making it the second-largest earthquake loss after the ¥1.27trln paid out for the 2011 tsunami, the General Insurance Association of Japan said. The total is expected ...
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NewsAnalysis: New law to reveal insurance's gender pay gap
The UK Gender Pay Reporting Regulations will force insurers to publish pay information by gender, making public any disparities in pay and confirming a lack of women in senior roles, our sister publication StrategicRISK reports
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NewsEU passporting - a Brexit guide
Passporting rights allow financial services firms like insurance companies to operate across borders in the European Economic Area – that includes the European Union and non-EU countries that agree to comply with key elements of the EU Single Market, like free movement of labour. Depending on ...
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NewsQ&A: All people can be innovative, says TMK's Tom Hoad
Tokio Marine Kiln head of innovation Tom Hoad on creativity in insurance
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NewsAnalysis: Insurance Act could be boon for brokers
Brokers not fully prepared for today’s introduction of the Insurance Act
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Online onlyHow JLT took on Marsh and Aon in Australia
The story of how JLT made a foray into the corporate space in Australia and won clients from Aon and Marsh
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NewsAnalysis: Consumers blind to insurance brands
Lack of brand awareness means consumers are blind to brands
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NewsAnalysis: Hastings tops league of fastest growing motor insurers
Hastings is the fastest growing motor insurance brand, according to the latest research from Consumer Intelligence, growing its market share at renewal by 0.8 percentage points over the last six months. This means that Hastings now has a post-renewal market share of 6.3%, compared to just ...
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NewsAnalysis: Probing FCA's Project Innovate
The FCA launched Project Innovate to help new technology and new products navigate the byways of regulation. We look at how it works, how effective it is and what’s new. What is it? Project Innovate was launched in November 2014 to foster competition and growth in ...
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NewsAnalysis: Value for insurers will boost broker commissions
Retaining staff and clients will improve profits for insurers and help brokers negotiate for more commission and fees. At the most recent Insurance Times Broker 50 held in London, broking bosses thrashed out the key ways in which they could grow their businesses. Chief executives from ...
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NewsBrexit, economic turmoil could deter insurance buying
Firms may have to scale back growth projections as capital gets harder to find. Only a fifth of brokers think their businesses will grow post Brexit
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NewsAnalysis: The death of the brand in motor insurance
Motor insurers are becoming increasingly likely to shop at around at renewal, according to the latest data from Consumer Intelligence, with 83.1% of consumers seeking alternative quotes when their policy came up for renewal between December 2015 and February 2016. This is 3.4 percentage points higher ...
