Blog Post
Blog: How brokers should pitch a new scheme to an insurer
To be pitch perfect, a broker needs to detail the new scheme they want the insurer to invest in.
Blog: How telematics can help buck winter claims trends
Telematics data shows young drivers drive more carefully in winter than in summer. This type of insight can help insurers develop new rating factors.
Here are the most successful insurers, brokers and adjusters in BIA history
To celebrate the 20th edition of the British Insurance Awards, three years ago, I sat down and went through all the previous events to find out who had been the most successful company in its history.
Blog: Brexit could have heavy impact on construction
Seven months on from the UK's decision to leave the European Union, uncertainty and speculation about the implications continue to face UK businesses.
Blog: The real opportunity with digital
Read any article on digital insurance and it seems to me that it's all about the insurers.
Blog: Attracting diversity into a diverse industry
The benefits of diversity in the workplace have long been recognised. It widens the talent pool, improves employee engagement, enhances performance and enables an organisation to better represent its diverse customer base. That can only be good for…
Blog: Let's create a cross-industry body to push anti-fraud reforms
Personal injury and insurers should create a cross-industry body to see through the various anti-fraud reforms and restore trust in the sector.
Blog: Pop goes the bad rep - How Lemonade and AI are putting the fizz in insurance claims
In the first weeks of 2017 two stories have really caught the imagination of the insurance claims community.
Blog: What the SSP outage teaches brokers
Outsourcing to third-party applications can help streamline operations and cut costs; there are practical steps brokers can - and should - take to reduce the impact of a potential outage.
Blog: Lawyers must help insurers use them less
There has been a profound shift in the provision and delivery of legal services to the insurance industry within the last 10 years.
Blog: Connectivity is revolutionising the claims industry
When people talk about innovation in the claims process I immediately think about our clients and their customers - and also about our staff, because innovation undoubtedly means different things to different people.
Blog: Overcoming inhibitors to product delivery
Many insurers are stuck trying to figure out how to get their digital initiatives off the ground and are overly focused on how to create the next Uber for their industry.
Blog: What brokers can do to tackle SME underinsurance
Many small and medium-sized enterprises are not sufficiently protected against the risks they are most concerned about - and brokers can help fix that.
Blog: Cyber risk in aviation
The cyber threat to planes is bound to raise public fears, but the aviation industry operates in a way that minimises risks.
Blog: Construction cries out for planning help
Insurers and reinsurers will only be too aware of the insured losses that arise on an annual basis from the UK construction industry.
Blog: Drone regulation
Drones or Unmanned Aerial Vehicles are now being used across a range of sectors and usage gives rise to some issues.
Blog: Brokers need to tap the Gap potential
Guaranteed asset protection insurance presents a largely untapped opportunity for brokers.
This week in Post: Unrated insurers and reasons to detox
The sallow, downbeat faces of my colleagues today can only mean one thing: it’s the morning after the staff Christmas party.
Blog: Loss adjusters lead encouraging flood-resilient repairs
Loss adjusters are encouraging flood-resilient repairs but a strong incentive is needed to support take up.
Blog: Building the business case for digital insurance
The ever-increasing range of digital applications in insurance drives a host of opportunities to provide products and services that are more useful, convenient and appealing to the individuals and businesses that the industry serves. Digital technologies…
Blog: Smart world - unlearning the past
We're living in an increasingly ‘smart' world. Smartphones have become indispensable to our day-to-day lives and the concept of smart homes and driverless cars is becoming reality.
Claims Club Blog: Fraud, telematics and medical expertise
The final Claims Club meeting of 2016 considered the virtual and surreal worlds facing the motorist today and the opportunities, risks and risk management issues of maturing telematics technology.
Blog: Leadership in a short-term world
Short-termism is the hallmark of our era. We live in a disposable, transitory society - as evidenced everywhere from the fate of the England football manager and the last leader of the UK Independence Party to the fickleness of government policies. The…
Digital Insurance Collective Blog: Where do MGAs fit in?
A lot of attention has been drawn to the digital developments that are being undertaken by insurers in the direct market but, while direct is an important market, transformation of the indirect channel is also deserving of more attention.