Features Topic: Who watches the insurance watchmen? Writer: Marcel Le Gouais (marcellegouais81@yahoo.co.uk) Deadline: Friday 22 December How the FCA and PRA will be held to account for their new statutory objective to promote the insurance sector’s competitiveness and the UK’s economic growth will be examined by Insurance Post. - What KPIs will be used to check the FCA and PRA are promoting growth?
- How are the FCA and PRA performing in their statutory duties to approve M&A deals within stated timeframes, as well as approvals of senior appointments, and approvals of new businesses?
- How long have brokers had to wait for M&A deals to complete?
- Has Labour’s general election victory had any impact on plans for a new Treasury sub-committee to hold the regulators to account?
Topic: Pfas - the biggest threat to insurers today Writer: Emma Ann Hughes (emma.hughes@infopro-digital.com) Deadline: Friday 3 January As “forever chemicals” become a growing focus of government regulation and a deluge of civil litigation, Insurance Post unpicks the potential impact of the manufacture and distribution of per and polyfluoroalkyl substances for the insurance industry. - Given historic knowledge of manufacturers, what are the coverage defences?
- How could claims evolve as more cases are settled?
- What will be the issues for different types of insurance, such as D&O, product recall, aviation, property, personal injury, etc?
- How can insurers calculate exposure and address claims appropriately?
Topic: The state of social care insurance after Covid-19 Writer: Scott McGee (scott.mcgee@infopro-digital.com) Deadline: Friday 3 January Almost five years on from the UK’s first lockdown to slow the spread of Covid-19, Insurance Post examines what impact the pandemic has on social care and insurers that provide cover for the sector. - What risks are there surrounding the care sector?
- What issues surfaced during the Covid-19 pandemic, and the government’s messaging around it?
- How did the insurance and care industries navigate those challenges?
- What is the current landscape looking like? Have we come out the other end?
Topic: Arctic shipping lane challenges for insurers Writer: Tim Evershed (mail@timevershed.co.uk) Deadline: Wednesday 8 January Record numbers of commercial vessels and cruise ships are making Arctic Polar Code journeys, according to the Arctic Council. However, the Arctic routes, which make for shorter journeys between Europe and Asia than the Suez Canal, pose many technical issues: weak satellite communications over the North Pole, insufficient search and rescue system, environmental risks in protected areas. It is also a huge challenge for insurers. - Which risks are unique to the Arctic? How can they be mitigated?
- How attractive is this area to insurers?
- Can lessons be learnt from other hostile environments? Or other risks on insurers’ books?
- Can insurers cover the risk of an oil spill in the Arctic? What about employers’ liability in such a hostile environment?
- With various countries competing over the region, is there enough regulatory stability for insurers to operate?
Topic: Status of the travel insurance market post-pandemic Writer: Tom Luckham (tom.luckham@infopro-digital.com) Deadline: Wednesday 8 January Five years on from Covid-19 pandemic bringing the world to a relative standstill, how much has the travel insurance landscape changed and have things returned to normal? - How did the pandemic change holidaymaker’s habits once travel recommenced?
- Has the travel insurance sector recovered financially? What kind of impact on pricing did the pandemic and inflation as the world emerged from lockdowns have?
- What pandemic impacts are still lingering?
- How has the pandemic impacted the number of providers, availability of products, range of services, underwriting and claims?
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