All Features articles – Page 4
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FeaturesBriefing: Insurance bosses must speak out about office return
As Boris Johnson announces the lifting of the UK’s lockdown regime, managing the juxtaposition of home versus office working in line with employee expectations is an imperative for insurance leaders
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FeaturesBriefing: Solvency II and GDPR face big shake up amid Tory post-Brexit war cry
MP Iain Duncan Smith leads the charge on radical post-Brexit insurance plans
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FeaturesFire safety reform and PI withdrawal creates ‘existential moment for the insurance industry’
Four years on from the Grenfell Tower fire, industry experts debate the draft Building Safety Bill and what has been done so far to address fire safety
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FeaturesBrokers set to be ‘squirming’ as FCA fixates on product value
Large insurers and price setting brokers ’have got a lot of work to do’ ahead of the GI pricing reform implementation deadlines, says compliance expert
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FeaturesBriefing: Fair value ‘fault line’ underpins FCA’s GI pricing proposals
The FCA may have ‘unleashed the concept’ around fair value, but now firms have to interpret this and embed it within their business practices, which isn’t an overnight job
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FeaturesOpinion: Story of pandemic winners and losers still being written
Despite Covid-19 being a part of daily life in the UK for the past 17 months, winners and losers connected to the pandemic are still surfacing noticeably in the insurance sector, says editor Katie Scott
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FeaturesBriefing: Ardonagh breathing down Gallagher’s neck in top 50 broker race
The data collection for this year’s Insurance Times/IMAS Top 50 Brokers report is getting underway - the top spots are still to play for
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FeaturesBrokerbility ‘surprised’ by RSA’s broker service survey results
The network’s executive chairman said ‘distraction was always going to feature’ thanks to both RSA’s takeover and Covid-related business interruption claims
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FeaturesThe Big Question July – August 2021: With mental health in mind, what should the insurance industry consider as staff return to the office post-lockdown?
With lockdown restrictions easing, many people are no longer working from home. With employees’ mental health in mind, Insurance Times asks the sector what it should consider as staff return to the office post-pandemic
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FeaturesBriefing: Time is running out for summer festivals seeking Covid inclusive event cancellation cover
A new report by the Public Accounts Committee recognises that festivals are facing a ‘survival threat’ without adequate insurance for Covid-linked event cancellation
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FeaturesBriefing: What exactly is Aviva’s activist investor Cevian up to?
An activist investor is stepping up pressure. But does it have anything new to offer?
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FeaturesIn Focus: How will insurers take the BI test case ruling forward post-pandemic?
Industry experts debate how insurers might apply the FCA’s business interruption (BI) test case ruling in a post-pandemic era, as July marks one year since the High Court’s virtual hearing
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FeaturesTop insurers and brokers for customer experience revealed
While motor insurers battle it out for first place when it comes to customer experience, Insurance DataLab showcases the impact of poor complaints handling on CX, analysing whether brokers or insurers have the upper hand statistically
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FeaturesBrokers that failed to invest in tech pre-pandemic ‘exploited’ by rivals – Aviva
Etrading commercial combined policies presents a “key opportunity” as brokers look to digitally trade more complex covers moving forward, says expert panel
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FeaturesBriefing: Test case was tip of the iceberg as insurers continue to wade through BI claims
Time flies when your claims function is inundated with business interruption claims – this week marks a year since the FCA’s initial test case hearing
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FeaturesIn Focus: Broker litigation ‘inevitable’ one year on from FCA’s BI test case
Brokers are ’still squeaky about whether they advised their customers correctly about the products they were buying’
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FeaturesBriefing: Gefion bankrupt - why do brokers lose their senses with unrated insurers?
Gefion’s bankruptcy repeats the familiar tale of unrated insurers
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FeaturesIndustry braces as full effect of pandemic and whiplash claims reform coinciding yet to be seen
Long Covid could add an extra layer to coronavirus disease claims, however establishing causation will prove difficult, says roundtable attendees
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FeaturesBriefing: Industry ‘nervous’ about potential ‘avalanche of claims’ missing from OIC portal
At long last, the Official Injury Claim portal is here. Insurance Times’s Fraud Charter attendees reveal current concerns with its functionality amid low claims notifications
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