- Home
- >
- Commercial
- >
- Analysis
Anxiety over fire engineering
Insurers were among the most heavily criticised groups in a recent interview-based survey on attitudes towards fire-engineered building solutions.
Post |
10 Mar 2010 
Poor MI still limits industry influence on government
<p>Property insurers were urged to boost the level of large fire loss reports currently being submitted to the industry's online database, after the level so far recorded revealed a "misalignment" with reality.
Post |
10 Mar 2010
UKTFA members threatened with ejection
Members of the UK Timber Frame Association not signed up to its Site Safe initiative will be ejected from the body, while the "ultimate sanction" against principal contractors flouting the new process will be for members to stop work.
Post |
10 Mar 2010
Broker Technology - Motor: Making IT accurate
The British Insurance Brokers' Association is urging its members to
sign up to DVLA vehicle registration validation technology. Stephanie Denton looks at why 80% of regional brokers don't use it.
Post |
03 Mar 2010
Broker Focus - International Networks: Rings around the world
Joining an international network can bring huge advantages for a UK-based broker. Rachel Gordon reports on the benefits involved.
Post |
03 Mar 2010
Professionalism: Aldermanbury Declaration - Something to declare
The Aldermanbury Declaration sets out some ambitious proposals. Lynn Rouse reports on the ideas put forward and details the task force's vision for 2013.
Post | 03 Mar 2010
Legal Expenses - Jackson Impact: Cheque mate
Would Lord Justice Jackson's recommendations on costs reform really decimate the after-the-event market? Veronica Cowan canvasses views from those affected.
Post |
16 Feb 2010
Chartered Broker Status: Raising the bar
Now entering its third year, Leigh Jackson assesses take-up and any tangible benefits of the CII's corporate chartered
status for brokers.
Post |
16 Feb 2010
Motor Claims 2010: CPS decides on fraud
The nature of insurance fraud makes it difficult for the Crown Prosecution Service to take such cases to court, according to detective chief inspector Andy MacKay, of the Association of Chief Police Officers' Vehicle Crime Intelligence Service.
Post |
16 Feb 2010
Business Interruption - Valuations: Setting sums
The risk of commercial underinsurance can leave brokers in the firing line and the insured financially distressed. Terri Adams and Richard Powell report on how this can be avoided.
Post |
10 Feb 2010
Mergers & Acquisitions- Insurers: Coming back up
After a downturn in 2009, insurer merger and acquisition activity looks set to make a resurgence in the coming year. Amy Ellis reports.
Post |
10 Feb 2010
Broking Mergers & Acquisitions: Calmer waters
Many have predicted the death of the insurance broking mergers and acquisition market.
Roger Brown explains why this has not happened and why the current situation is just a return to historical norms.
Post |
10 Feb 2010
Public Sector - Road Maintenance: Smoothing things over
With a pothole being repaired every 33 seconds in England and Wales, Edward Murray reports on the issue of public liability claims concerning this road hazard.
Post |
10 Feb 2010
Environmental liability update: Small impact?
With the Environmental Liability Directive finally becoming law in the UK last March, Alan Dobson examines whether its effect has been as hard hitting as predicted.
Post |
03 Feb 2010
Directors' & Officers' - economic impact: Bitten by the risks?
The credit crunch threatens to bring a rise in directors' and officers' claims. Jane Bernstein investigates whether this threat is becoming a reality and how this is affecting sales of the product.
Post |
27 Jan 2010
Technology - strategy: Soothe the legacy headache
Short-term fixes and data silos still dominate the IT insurance landscape, storing up trouble for the future. Andy Nightingale explains the effectiveness of an alternative approach, from both a cost and capability perspective.
Post |
19 Jan 2010
Commercial aggregators: Moving targets
Aggregators have gradually exerted a stranglehold on personal lines insurance distribution that only the most powerful marketing budgets can now compete with. Ralph Savage investigates the potential for aggregators to shift their gaze towards commercial lines.
Post |
19 Jan 2010
Fraud - voice stress analysis: Liar, liar
With fraud costing insurers £1.8bn in 2009, Daniel Dunkley explores the validity and effectiveness of voice stress analysis technology, once hailed as a 'silver bullet' for the industry.
Post |
19 Jan 2010
Brand of gold
Mark Williamson takes a look at the importance of positioning your brand correctly, and the perils and pitfalls that can occur if you make a mistake in tying your brand to another entity.
Post |
13 Jan 2010
Digital revolution
Fraud investigations are often hampered by traditional methods of recording and transcribing interviews. Simon Jones examines the advances made in digital recording and explains how this could help insurers cut fraud bills.
Post |
13 Jan 2010
Keep schtum
Rachel Gordon looks into contingent commissions, questions why so many brokers and insurers refuse to explain their strategies, and
queries whether the Financial Services Authority's stance is strong enough.
Post |
06 Jan 2010
Yet more regulatory burden
Changes to capital requirements are not the only element of Solvency II that insurers should be concerned about. Neil Coulson details the proposals for onerous information sharing.
Post |
06 Jan 2010
Time for change?
Phil Bird highlights the continued cultural and philosophical divide between many underwriting and claims teams, and argues that closer working can only benefit the industry as a whole.
Post |
06 Jan 2010
Unruly waters
The Gulf of Aden has been plagued by pirate activity, with more than 240 attacks in 2009. But Andrew Moulton reveals how cargo providers and insurers are fighting back in a bid to reclaim the seas.
Post |
16 Dec 2009
An explosive finale
2009 looked like being a quiet year for loss adjusters, writes Leigh Jackson. However, the floods that
hit Cumbria over a three-day period at its tail-end have provoked a surge in activity.
Post |
16 Dec 2009
Cyber threat or opportunity?
Data loss and data theft
are real risks for insurers
— but could they also
be an opportunity? Patrick Hill reports.
Post |
08 Dec 2009
Fine-tune required
The Sentencing Guidelines Council recently published its thinking on fine levels for corporate manslaughter cases, which could disappoint pressure groups. Peter James reports on what these recommendations entail.
Post |
08 Dec 2009
The real threat
Myths about cross-selling and fear of expert knowledge are putting commercial brokers off branching into high net worth. Bob Trott explains why these should be overcome before direct writers take the opportunity away.
Post |
08 Dec 2009
Turning point
An increased focus on transparency and the auditing of placement negotiations are just two of the market factors that have fuelled the latest trend towards electronic trading, writes Chris Dobson.
Post |
08 Dec 2009
The whole picture
Despite their importance to many insurers, brokers are often forgotten when it comes to the servicing of claims. Ana Paula Nacif reports on the benefits providers may achieve by addressing this issue seriously.
Post |
25 Nov 2009
Updating your subscription status 
Advertisement
Latest jobs
Advertisement
