Industry likely to follow suit as Allianz tackles SME underinsurance

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Allianz director of SME markets David Martin

Other insurers are expected to follow Allianz’s lead in addressing underinsurance in the SME market, despite the likely adverse impact on trading results.

The insurer has said it will remove the use of averages for SMEs that are underinsured and has also vowed to tackle some of the rising industry concerns around new terminology in the Insurance Act.

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