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Blog: What happened to the Friends Reuniteds of the insurance .com boom?
We are currently living in an age where digital start-ups are very much in vogue.
Blog: Putting the brakes on the slippers
Fraudulent trippers and slippers make hay in icy weather but the use of analytics can stop them in their tracks.
Blog: Solvency II to fuel further consolidation in 2016
During the last 12 months, insurers have responded to the prevalent commercial, economic and regulatory pressures by stepping up mergers and acquisitions activity, cutting costs and rationalising non-core activities.
Blog: Shoulder to shoulder through the floods
People in Cumbria have been hit hard by floods and the CILA president Benedict Burke saw first hand how residents are feeling.
Blog: What will Maurice Tulloch's legacy as Aviva UK GI CEO be?
The news that Maurice Tulloch is to step down from his post as CEO of Aviva’s UK general insurance business should not have come as much surprise.
Blog: Five reasons Sian Fisher is a good choice for CII CEO
This morning Sian Fisher was unveiled as the new CEO of the Chartered Insurance Institute.
Blog: From AIG to Zurich, five predictions for insurers in 2016
Now that we have all had a chance to get back into our pre-Xmas routines; quit our cous-cous diets and break our new year’s resolutions, I thought it would be a good time to look into my crystal ball and predict how the year might pan out for insurers.
Blog: The IoT is a marathon, not a sprint, for insurers
Customer propositions and experiences encompassing the Internet of Things are changing the way we live, from health trackers to remote heating controls. Even our white goods are getting smarter: Amazon has teamed up with manufacturers, allowing…
Blog: Plentiful capital, soft markets and the case for the specialist mutual
In an insurance market where seemingly never-ending new capital results in a perpetually soft market, with large insurers capable of undercutting their smaller competitors, the established expertise of specialist mutuals will continue to provide an…
Insuring Santa - A broker's conversation
Mr S Claus is trying to arrange comprehensive insurance cover regarding his large children's toy manufacturing arm, as well as worldwide freighting. His broker is struggling.
Blog: Why resilient repairs are the long-term solution
In the immediate aftermath of this month's floods in Cumbria, the focus of the locals and the press was on the flood defences and how they had performed - or not performed, as it was perceived.
Blog: How to make the subscription market work
The relationship between co-insurers on a risk lies at the heart of how the London subscription market works.
Blog: Drones prove their worth in Desmond floods
In the wake of Storm Desmond, loss adjusters have been using drones to provide an aerial view of the flood-stricken areas. They've started only recently experimenting with the technology and, initially, there was a school of thought that it's a ‘nice to…
Blog: Flood-resilience certificates might be the way forward
Storm Desmond and the Cumbria floods have highlighted that flood risk in the UK is both inevitable and increasing.
Blog: Getting people back on their feet after Storm Desmond
Crawford's Paul Lofkin describes his experience of assisting in the clean-up of flood-affected homes and businesses in Appleby following Storm Desmond.
Blog: Wet cricket grounds don't make for slippery liability
Today we are all more acutely aware of the dangers, as well as the benefits, of playing team sports, with umpires or referees often being in the front line of ensuring player safety. Many might not regard cricket as dangerous but, recent events have…
Blog: What insurers need to know about Flood Re and the flood levy
Flood Re is the new UK reinsurance vehicle, established to provide a pooling facility to insurers for flood risks they feel unable to retain in their portfolios.
Blog: Devastation - and determination - a personal account of flooded Kendal
If there is one word to describe what I have seen in Kendal over the last few days, it is devastation. Having lived in the town most of my life, it's heart-breaking to see the usually tidy streets of semi-detached houses with their well-tended gardens…
Blog: Why seven out of eight hearing loss claims fail
Anger, isolation and depression - the impact of profound hearing loss can be devastating and the insurance industry takes its responsibility to compensate those affected seriously.
Blog: Why Lloyd's is losing out on insurance technology innovation - and how it can fix this
While the founder of Lloyd's might be amazed by how far Lloyd's of London has come in a little over 300 years, this insurance market is no longer the pioneer of the industry that it once was.
Blog: When rain waters down ticket sales
As a nation, the weather - good or bad - is a favourite topic of conversation. However, for promotors and organisers of concerts, festivals and other events, weather concerns are a serious issue, as meteorological conditions could cause an event to be…
Blog: £700m earmarked for court efficiency reforms in the Spending Review
Chancellor George Osborne yesterday brought to an end speculation about whether funds for radical technology-driven reform to the court service would be made available.
Blog: Corporate travel insurance needs joined-up perspective to mitigate risk
In a climate of growing global volatility, it's no secret that travel risks have increased, nor that the travel market is under unprecedented pressure to mitigate these risks. But what's also becoming apparent is the industry's appetite for answers to…