Opinion
Legal Update: Take care over CFA transfers
Transferring a PI claim to another law firm could be bad news for the claimant as this recent case shows, but also, most welcome for insurers, argue Joanne Staphnill and Abigail Taylor
Insura Insight 360: Help shape the SME market of the future
Susannah Schofield explains why insight and data are key to helping insurers and brokers understand commercial customer’s demands.
Editor's comment: Not an easy target
While insurers are busy trying to inform customers that the sector is not an easy target for fraud there are fears that it is becoming an easy target for the government to make money instead.
C-Suite - Insurer: Paws for thought
Vets and insurers should work together to develop and shape the pet insurance market
Legal Update: A sea of trouble for conveyancing
Flood Re is widely welcomed, but it also poses risks for those working in the property field and insurers may see a rise in claims
Cash-for-Crash Fraud: Beating the fraudsters
The Welsh Police have done a sterling job breaking a large car insurance fraud ring in South Wales – but there are fears such scams will go undetected unless the British insurance industry improves its detection powers
Editor's Comment: I want that one!
I imagine Google is a bit like a child after opening all its presents on Christmas day.
C-Suite - Broker: Save us from the paper sea
No more 100-page policies. Documentation needs to go digital and be more clear and concise
C-Suite - Insurer: Been around the world
Diversity in business experience can be an asset for companies looking to bring in new recruits
C-Suite: The potential of telematics in Asia
Telematics is a great opportunity for Asia's motor insurers as competition intensifies in the region writes Pravar Gautam.
Trade Voice: Taking fraud to task
The government’s taskforce has reported back with 26 recommendations on how to fight fraud.
North of the Border: Compensating for anxiety
Asbestos-related litigation in Scotland continues to develop, and diverge from the rest of the UK.
C-Suite - Broker: Heading in the same direction
A number of factors need to work together to help businesses through the M&A minefield.
C-Suite - Insurer: The human touch
Technology is a very useful tool, but sometimes dealing with a real person gets the best result.
Editor's Comment: The gloves are off
Mayor of London Boris Johnson’s relationship with London’s corporate sector has featured both highs and lows during his tenure so far.
C-Suite: Making claims fit for a digital era
There is a still much work ahead for insurance companies to bring claims into the digital era writes Alson Ong.
Editor's comment: Be prepared
With the very definition of insurance being something that provides protection against a possible eventuality, I like to imagine that all insurers must have been scouts.
Fraud Focus: Joining up the dots …
Financial services sectors must work together to fight against fraud despite facing their own problems
C-Suite - Broker: Time to show our pride
We are the industry that puts things right – it’s about time we shouted this out
C-Suite - MGA: Risk taking is our lifeblood
Being more risk averse than many other sectors has left the industry unpopular with customers
C-Suite - Insurer: Supporting flooded businesses
Is a commercial version of the domestic Flood Re needed to provide a long-term solution for SMEs?
Europe C-suite: IT threats mean banks need tailor-made regulation
When I was growing up in the early 1980s, we were subjected to fanciful plot lines from far-fetched films, from Matthew Broderick hacking NORAD's computer system and nearly starting World War III, to Superman being called upon to defeat a computer fraud…
Editor's Comment: Gaining an equal footing
I believe that women are – and should be treated as – intellectual and social equals to men.
C-Suite - Broker: The thread through everything
Companies must embrace a culture of honesty and integrity when it comes to client care.