Briefing – Page 5
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News AnalysisBriefing: FCA surprised at high commission levels for multi-occupancy buildings insurance
It seems the ship has well and truly sailed on the sector effectively self-regulating on this issue
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News AnalysisBriefing: Cyber insurance is an opportunity – but industry needs mindset to seize it
Cyber uptake may be low, but is there more to the issue than business apathy to the risks?
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News AnalysisBriefing: French riots provide further evidence of the potential systemic risks of civil unrest
Violence has followed a pattern by swiftly propagating across the country and causing headaches for specialist insurers
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News AnalysisBriefing: Current climate models cutting no ice with actuaries
Models predicting the impacts of climate change could have limited utility for financial services firms in their current form, according to a recent report
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News AnalysisBriefing: Fraudsters have turned to more dangerous crash for cash scheme
Brokers and their clients have now been issued with a new warning amid a sharp rise in the new style of crash for cash scheme
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News AnalysisBriefing: Motor insurers should not just be worried about pressures on profitability
An analysis has found that motor insurance is the most complained about business line in UKGI
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News AnalysisBriefing: Why brokers are ‘scratching their heads’ as Consumer Duty deadline looms
The principle for financial firms to deliver good outcomes for customers sounds pretty innocuous, but is proving fair value as simple as what it seems?
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News AnalysisBriefing: D&O pricing may come down to a question of commitment
While pricing in this line is falling for customers, it is consistency they truly crave
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News AnalysisBriefing: Regulation pulling the sector this way and that
Are the two largest pieces of regulation for the insurance industry today pulling in opposite directions?
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News AnalysisBriefing: Is AI coming for our jobs?
ChatGPT holds both opportunities and risks for insurance sector and for the journalists who write about it
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News AnalysisBriefing: Is the London market’s international competitiveness under threat from hybrid working?
A new CII report has added credence to widespread chatter that flexible working is harming the long-term prospects of the London market
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News AnalysisBriefing: Brokers likely to face a choice as top 20 dominance increases
The increasing concentration of market share among the sector’s biggest players presents the rest of the industry with a question
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News AnalysisBriefing: Has Lloyd’s really banned underwriters from insuring state-backed cyber attacks?
Attribution, degree of damage and the insured’s ability to bounce back are all challenges that cyber insurers must continue to wrestle with
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News AnalysisBriefing: Amazon insurance, is it really that different?
It remains to be seen what impact Amazon will have on the UKGI market
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News AnalysisBriefing: Is 2023 the beginning of a new era for insurtechs?
The insurtech sector has come a long way since the days when it was seen as a disruptor – and more opportunity lies ahead
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News AnalysisBriefing: Industry has fight on its hands despite economic boost
’While there is light at the end of the tunnel, the economic issues that have beset the market look set to continue’
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News AnalysisBriefing: First Biba, first impressions
Insurance Times’ new editorial staff provide their thoughts on their first experiences of the Biba conference
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News AnalysisBriefing: Listening to brokers’ concerns on service a vital first step for insurers, but action must follow
‘Listening and learning is the first step – now the more difficult process of improving service levels must begin’
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News AnalysisBriefing: What makes for a good broking firm?
How does a small but growing broking business make the most of the opportunities available?
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News AnalysisBriefing: Industry looks set to quickly answer Treasury’s call
It is unlikely that insurers and brokers will miss their chance to have their say, says Jon Guy
