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NewsAnalysis: Insurers brace for Brexit upheaval
Companies consider moving business, people and headquarters. Some firms aren’t prepared to wait and see before taking action.
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Online onlyBriefing: AR scandal - a dark day that will change UK insurance forever
Briefing by editor Saxon East
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NewsBriefing: The AR probe shows there's no easy money in insurance
The FCA’s appointed representatives (AR) probe has uncovered some striking examples of ignorance about how the rules worked and how much effort is involved in managing ARs. The regulator’s damning verdict on brokers’ poor oversight of their ARs should serve as a wake-up call for those ...
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NewsInside the world of insurance
Insurance stories from around the globe Moving or cancelling the Rio Olympics because of the Zika virus could cost insurers $1bn in potential claims, according to Munich Re. Most of that coverage is being provided by several large reinsurers including Munich Re, Swiss Re, and Hannover ...
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NewsAnalysis: Cost cutting hits motor claims satisfaction scores
Cost cutting is taking its toll on claims satisfaction as motor insurers fight to stay afloat in a highly competitive market. That’s the latest findings of research from Consumer Intelligence, published exclusively by Insurance Times, that revealed the industry’s claims satisfaction score has fallen to 8.1 ...
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NewsWhat's happening in the world of insurance
Insurance news from around the world. The city of Cleveland, Ohio has bought insurance in anticipation of rioting at this month’s Republican Party National Convention. The city government said it retained an insurance broker to procure “law enforcement professional liability and related insurance”. Funding for the ...
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NewsInside the cyber risk model debate
Is a public-private partnership the only way to cover cyber risk? Our sister publication Strategic Risk looks for the answers.
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NewsInsurer urges governments to improve weather data
More real-time data needed to better price insurance and pay out claims, writes our sister publication, Strategic Risk
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NewsHow Airmic’s new chair hopes to tackle the industry’s image problem
Clive Clarke has set himself a formidable task: to sweep away the industry’s boring image and bring in ambitious young professionals, says our sister publication, Strategic Risk
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AgendaAnalysis: managing the merger properly
Combining cultures successfully and keeping hold of the right people are among the biggest challenges when it comes to M&As
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NewsAnalysis: Diversify into insurance-linked securities 'at your peril'
The evolution of the Insurance-Linked Securities (ILS) sector, combined with excess liquidity globally, has led the asset class to a crossroads, Elementum Advisors founding principal John DeCaro told our sister publication GR. What’s the background of the ILS market? The use of capital markets capacity ...
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NewsFive fraudsters brought low by stupidity or arrogance
Many fraudsters are caught out by their own arrogance, stupidity, a lack of attention to detail, or by pushing their frauds just one scam too far. With specialist police investigators working with the insurance industry, insurers are more alert for inconsistencies and anomalies in claims, and ...
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NewsAnalysis: The EU faces a fight for its very existence
No-one appeared to see this coming. In truth, they should have done, says our sister publication, Strategic Risk
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NewsAnalysis: Panama Papers breach puts cyber-security centre stage
The biggest data leak to date is a warning sign for the industry of the challenges and opportunities of cybersecurity
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NewsAnalysis: Cyber hack vs cyber leak
What’s the difference between a cyber hack and a cyber leak? It depends who you ask, and does the difference matter anyway, our sister publication, GR was told by Lloyd’s Market Association senior technical executive cyber & professional lines Tony Ellwood. What is the difference, ...
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NewsAs M&A grips broking, Aviva fights back
Insurer has launched a campaign to help small brokers beat the consolidators and stay independent
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NewsRevealed: How Marsh and Gallagher are plotting UK acquisitions
Marsh is keen to repeat the US success of its Marsh & McLennan Agency model, and after acquiring Jelf last year, is planning to buy more UK brokers
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AgendaMeerkats and ego massaging: psychology of the new market
With the smartphone making everyone’s attention spans shorter, insurance companies need to develop technology that makes consumers feel ‘at the centre of the world’ and appeal to emotions rather than rationality
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