News Analysis – Page 10
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Briefing: Upcoming industry ‘stress test’ should pose no problems for UK insurers
The general insurance industry should pass the regulator’s test with flying colours, says acting editor
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Gibraltarian insurers still reporting lower solvency positions than UK
With the Insurance Times Top 50 Insurers report out this month, data provider Insurance DataLab takes a look at the solvency positions of insurers across the UK and Gibraltarian insurance markets.
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TechTalk: Lack of VC funding for BAME-led insurtechs deemed ‘unacceptable failure’
Funding for ethnic minority insurtech founders has come under the spotlight as Black History Month gets underway this October
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The Big Question October 2023: How can insurers reduce complaints made about them?
The number of complaints made about car or motorcycle insurance to the Financial Ombudsman Service (FOS) surged between April and June 2023
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In Focus: The emerging protection gaps concerning commercial brokers
’It is incumbent on us all to make sure we are having conversations with customers,’ says chief executive
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Ant Middle: Ageas has planted its flag firmly in personal lines brokered business lines
’We are a business that only succeeds if we can succeed with brokers,’ says Ageas chief executive
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Briefing: Is the commission model of remuneration under threat?
The insurance industry finds itself in a defining moment, says Stuart Reid
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Inga Beale: Insurtechs bring ‘freshness of approach’ but diversity comes hand-in-hand with digitalisation
The former Lloyd’s chief executive explains how the two Ds of diversity and digitalisation overlap
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Briefing: Can insurers put Ukrainian Black Sea exports back on track?
Many underwriters said they were likely to wait and see how the initial transits fared before committing to action
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Marine insurers told they cannot leave clients all at sea with increased net zero ambitions
While the ongoing conflict in Ukraine loomed large, the challenges of climate change and technology were prominent pieces of the IUMI’s agenda
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In Focus: How can commercial lines brokers harness technology to enhance customer service?
Insurance Times asks industry experts how data driven insights can streamline operations and drive innovation
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Briefing: FCA comes out swinging for insurance outliers
The regulator has placed Gap insurance firmly in its crosshairs – but that is no let off for the wider sector
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Revealed: Who won at the Tech and Innovation Awards 2023?
Some firms scored a hat-trick, others walked away with two awards and some made podium debuts at the Tech and Innovation Awards – was it you?
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Counter-fraud sector responds to accusations of ‘too little cross-industry co-operation’
During Insurance Times’ latest Fraud Charter event, participants also discussed whether the Insurance Fraud Taskforce should reconvene
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The inexorable growth of cyber-enabled fraud – Ifed
Detective chief inspector Tom Hill, head of the City of London Police’s Insurance Fraud Enforcement Department, discusses the rise of digital fraudsters
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Briefing: Home insurance showing cracks
Whatever the outcome, the data points to a looming crisis when it comes to subsidence
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Melissa Collett: ‘We want to be the voice of the UK insurtech community’
’We need to get the message out that insurtech is a super important market and not just a subset of fintech,’ says new chief executive
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Mark Lomas: Transforming Lloyd’s of London with a symphony of diversity and inclusion
’We’re looking at diversity and inclusion holistically across our geographies,’ says head of culture
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Briefing: Could R&D tax credit error and fraud be the next PPI scandal?
R&D tax relief is supposed to help insurtechs, startup brokers and SMEs claw back costs invested in innovation, but this initiative has been ’abused’ to some extent
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The ‘determining factor’ that will make consumers ‘stay or quit’ an insurer
’The service expectation of customers today is increasing,’ says chief executive