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Inside Out: I am a broker and a leaseholder – insurers and FCA must push for cladding crisis solution
Post invites industry insiders affected by key issues they believe insurance is getting ‘inside out’ to share their perspective and state their case for change. Here a broker talks about how leaseholders are getting a rough deal.
Blog: Should we return to a standard BI policy wording?
The Covid-19 pandemic has highlighted a split between what policyholders expect from business interruption cover and what insurers say it offers. Damian Glynn, Sedgwick International UK head of financial risks, asks whether customers are ensnared in a…
Blog: Boating on a budget
Topsail director of insurance operations, Nigel Hawkes, considers the impact of the coronavirus pandemic on the boat insurance market.
Blog: Lloyd’s of London - 2020 in review
Debevoise & Plimpton international consultant Clare Swirski, international counsel Benjamin Lyon and associate Sarah Hale reflect on some of 2020’s key themes and the possible challenges and opportunities in store in 2021 for the Lloyd’s market and its…
Blog: Coronavirus has transformed insurance - three trends that will stick
What is true for the entertainment industry is also true for insurance: one-third of Brits want to take out insurance completely digitally because of the Covid-19 outbreak, writes Christian Wiens, Getsafe founder and CEO.
Blog: Managing the demographic loss adjuster time bomb
To widen the talent pool, loss adjusters must proactively look beyond the insurance industry. Scott Cameron, Sedgwick International UK commercial property operations director, and Joseph Noel, Sedgwick International UK director, head of specialty,…
Blog: Practical completion – No such thing as load-bearing paint
Clark Gardiner, Ensurance senior underwriter, considers how Covid-19 has muddied the waters where it comes to practical completion in construction.
Blog: Ecosystems will be the saviour of brokers
Technology developments, specifically around the ease of integration via application programming interfaces, has meant the concept of a technology ecosystem is now a reality, suggests Peter Goodman, Aventus CEO.
Blog: How Covid drove an alternative accommodation shift in 2020
Covid-19 upheaval created a vast amount of work for alternative accommodation organisers. Alisa Gold, Insurance Claims Accommodation Bureau marketing and business development coordinator, reflects on a year of challenges and change.
Blog: Supporting the digital health revolution
With the world’s top scientists racing to create effective vaccines, innovation in the life sciences arena is at the top of the news agenda. Behind the headlines and the remarkable breakthroughs, insurance plays a vital role enabling these innovative…
Blog: Insurers must be prepared as careless drivers face new risk of custodial sentences
With the government announcing that careless driving will carry the possibility of a custodial sentence from 2021, Lili Oliver, Weightmans partner, explores the likely impact on the insurance industry.
Blog: Conversations on racial equality
Karyn Strickland, Covéa Insurance head of HR and reward, gives her take on the value of conversations about racial equality at work.
Blog: Insurers must act urgently to prevent health insurance affordability crisis
Employees have received a raw deal on health insurance for decades. Covid-19 is a time for change, argues Trevor Davis, Instanda managing director for life and health.
Blog: Insurtechs need to get real and stop promising the world
Following a spate of insurtech failures, Rebecca Jones, CEO and co-founder of drone technology provider Iprosurv, argues that newcomers need to get real and stop promising the world.
Blog: Lloyd’s and the London Market, your time has come
With Lloyd’s, London market and wholesale broker accountability drawing the regulator’s attention in recent weeks, Michael Sicsic, managing director of Sicsic Advisory and former Financial Conduct Authority head of retail general insurance supervision,…
Blog: The importance of delivering an authentic brand experience
Companies that have a purpose are more successful than those that don’t, considers Zurich UK head of marketing communication Tracy Waxman, as she mulls how brand refreshes need to be more than just words.
Blog: Environmental liability – a catastrophic cover gap
Judy Hadden, founder of James Hallam business Oilspill Insurance Services, considers the hot topic of environmental liability cover, which she argues may be difficult to explain and sell but is an important value add.
Blog: Analytics has a critical role to play in major and complex loss
It is not just low-value claims that can benefit from technology – data analytics has an important role to play in major and complex loss, argues Neil Baldwin, McLarens executive director.
Blog: In tumultuous times partnership offers a useful steer
While the end of 2020 is almost in sight, the outlook is still littered with obstacles, writes Atradius head of SME business Tanya Giles.
Blog: Why insurers should sign the #FairRedundancy pledge
The #FairRedundancy pledge calls for employers to promise transparency when making redundancies during the pandemic and to share details on how they impact diversity. Han Law founder Hannah Strawbridge explains why she believes it is critical that…
Blog: Working from home - the insurance risks
The mass migration to working from home may well result in a wave of claims for back pain, mental health, stress, and repetitive strain injuries, warns BLM head of casualty Simon Jones.
Blog: Adopting a diverse and inclusive culture that is not just surface level
Recent research has found that a large portion of insurance workers feel more must be done on diversity. Culture Shift CEO Gemma McCall breaks down the findings and considers the industry's next steps.
Blog: Mexico Reef Protection Program – a nature-based solution to extreme weather risk protection
Climate and extreme weather-related shocks are increasing in their frequency and severity, endangering businesses and livelihoods in vulnerable markets. However, as these risks have augmented, so has the arsenal to combat them, considers Juan Marcano,…
Blog: Don’t lose your data in Excel hell
After an Excel error was blamed for 16,000 coronavirus cases being missed by the Track and Trace scheme, Covernet business development director Jim Campbell considers how insurers, brokers and managing general agents can avoid their own ‘Excel hell’.