Analysis
Price Comparison Websites: No comparison
There are plenty who would celebrate their demise, but despite regulatory scrutiny, price comparison websites remain strong
Asbestos: The toxic truth
Although some say the legal landscape is less adversarial, the number of asbestos disease claims is rising – but are insurers as guilty of drawing out the process as they stand accused?
Europe: Bring on Bermuda
Following six years of regulatory work, Bermuda is poised to receive European Parliament approval for Solvency II equivalence
Legal Update: A brave new world
The Insurance Act will demand a change of underwriting culture to reduce the risk of litigation.
Cyber: A cyber game changer
The European General Data Protection Regulation is approved and poised to bring new responsibilities that insurers must prepare for.
Climate Change: The future is in our hands
The Paris climate change summit is over – and now the work begins. What response will the insurance sector provide?
North of the Border: To decree or not to decree
A convicted party has a statutory right to prove they did not commit the offence they were convicted of.
Microinsurance: From little acorns
Microinsurance is expanding but it needs to grow beyond just provision of life cover – what are insurers’ strategies in these vast and largely untapped markets?
Vulnerable Customers: Access at a price
Insurers deny giving disabled customers a raw deal, but could they be doing more?
ABI: On the ropes?
A loss of members has raised concerns about the future of the ABI, but is the esteemed trade association weakened – or poised to make a resurgence?
In Focus: Digital Insurance - Q&A with Daryl Henwood, Hitachi Solutions
Hitachi Solutions' CRM industry lead for financial services Daryl Henwood, pictured, on the pitfalls insurers need to avoid with their customer engagement strategies; and what they can learn from the disruptors in other sectors.
Europe: March of the European giants
European insurers have huge influence in the UK, so how are their strategies set to unfold?
Legal Update: Everybody's talking
Reputation damage can have catastrophic effects – Helen Grimberg looks at how insurers can help.
Risk Management: What next for risk?
There remains regulatory pressure on insurers despite Solvency II models gaining approval.
Consumer Focus: 2016: The year of the ‘switcher’?
The insurance industry saw huge changes in 2015, with changes in regulation and government tax rises. The effect on consumers will be seen over the next year – and they may not be happy
D&O and Cyber: C-suite cyber risks take off
US legal influences continue to impact on the UK directors’ and officers’ market – and that now includes the growing cyber threat
Subsidence: A close call with cracks
While subsidence claims have been insignificant of late, some subsidence experts believe another event year could be around the corner.
Analysis: Hong Kong's 2016 prospects
Insurers in Hong Kong look set to have a testing year in 2016 as competition remains intense, margins are tight and the market gears up for a new regulatory regime writes Nicky Burridge.
Technology: The future of farming
The rural idyll of the UK's farmlands may be the last place many would expect to find a technological revolution. However, as the Internet of Things continues its steady creep into every aspect of life, Britain's agricultural industry has not been left…
Analysis: The rise of Australia's broker networks
James Chalmers explains why Australia's broker networks are expanding beyond their traditional independent broker network base.
Europe: Russian insurance market, preliminary 2015 results and 2016 forecasts
Post asks experts at the Central Bank of Russia to share their views on how the domestic insurance market fared in 2015, and their predictions for the coming year.
Review of the Year: Legal
For insurance lawyers, 2015 has been marked by the Medco portal going live in a sustained effort to reform whiplash claims. But the year has also seen major rulings regarding aggregation, costs and rates, all expected to have wide-ranging implications.
Expertise From A-Z: Full Year Market Spotlight – The Game Changers
How will changes during 2015 impact the industry in the coming year?
Market Moves - 17 December 2015
All the movers and shakers in the insurance industry.