All Top Story articles – Page 7
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AgendaAnalysis: Bringing fraudsters to book with the IFR
With insurance fraud at a record high, has the Insurance Fraud Register made a difference?
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AgendaAnalysis: Global political risk outlook worst in 10 years – Control Risks
Cyber and reputational damage expected to be key themes for 2016, our sister publication StrategicRISK reports.
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AgendaAnalysis: Insurers must promote value of being Chartered
Zurich’s head of talent Tara Hutton says not enough personal lines customers are aware that being Chartered means an insurer has higher standards
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NewsAnalysis: Icahn, the raider with AIG in his sights
The insurer’s boss Peter Hancock has dismissed Carl Icahn’s radical plan for the business. Here, we look at Icahn’s history as a corporate disruptor and what it could mean for AIG
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Online only16 December 2015 issue
Read a digital version of the 16 December 2015 edition of Insurance Times. Cover story: Who’s ripe for takeover in 2016?; Brokers facing higher PI rates; Delivering Towergate from debt; Diversity is the new disrupter; Insurers must focus on value; Spotlight on the CII; Carl Icahn has AIG in his ...
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AgendaInsurance bodies voice concern over apprenticeship levy
Biba and the CII are worried about affect of government’s levy plan on an industry that is already investing in apprenticeships
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AgendaAnalysis: Personal lines insurers feel the love
Insurers improve net promoter scores this year after a dearth of catastrophe events
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AgendaAnalysis: USA years ahead of UK on cyber
Lack of understanding of threat means UK cyber insurance market is underdeveloped, but new EU law forcing companies to report breaches may create greater awareness of risks
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AgendaRevealed: Insurance’s home-grown disruptors
While many established insurance firms struggle to innovate, others are changing the market.
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NewsAnalysis: Actuaries' data shows CMCs still fuelling whiplash claims
Institute and Faculty of Actuaries says reforms have had no effect with lower number of CMCs seeing sharply higher turnover
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AgendaAnalysis: ‘Could do better’ – corporates rate brokers and insurers
While insurers and brokers provide a dependable service, few exceed expectations. Insurers need to be more creative and forward thinking, while brokers need to focus on service
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AgendaAnalysis: Chartered insurers are rated best by brokers
Chartered insurance firms outscored non-Chartered rivals in top-rated service dimensions across both personal and commercial lines. Four out of five insurers who scored highest for broker loyalty were Chartered firms
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Online onlyBriefing: Should Towergate be worrying about debt again?
The broking group’s financial restructuring greatly reduced its debt burden, but falling profit is adding pressure
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AgendaAnalysis: Why Laspo needs a reboot
The failure of legal reforms to beat spurious injury claims had led to calls for more government action. But insurers have been blamed for adding to the problem by paying spurious claims
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AgendaAnalysis: The Knowledge – what if Big Data means no more accidents?
Reducing claims, reducing price, reducing the overall premium pie: is the Internet of Things an opportunity or threat?
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AgendaAnalysis: Private equity and brokers - doomed to fail?
Recent performances throw doubt over whether the private equity model suits brokers. Are investors getting better at choosing the right businesses to back?
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AgendaAnalysis: The Knowledge – SMEs feel let down by claims
The FCA thematic review into SME claims revealed a disconnect between the service SMEs expected and what they received. So what’s the cause?
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AgendaAnalysis: The Knowledge – SME risk: the waste and recycling wording gap
Capacity slowly improves for the beleaguered waste and recycling sector as brokers and adjusters seek to provide bespoke policies
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AgendaAnalysis: The Knowledge – SMEs unprepared for supply chain disruption
Supply chain management has risen up the agenda for larger organisations in recent years, after major catastrophes such as the 2011 Thai floods in 2011 and this year’s explosions in Tianjin, China. With such events causing significant disruption, risk managers have looked more closely to identify ...
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Online only18 November 2015 issue
Read a digital version of the 18 November 2015 edition of Insurance Times. Cover story: Sterling tops the Broker Service Survey; Why Laspo needs a reboot; Top 50 Insurers’ reserve releases continue to rise; Insurance must grasp digital opportunities; SMEs offer cyber opportunity for brokers; Lack of bad weather gives ...