Analysis
Expertise in Action: Employers’ Liability: Taking the hit
The Mesothelioma Act means the employers’ liability market will suffer another hit as it seeks to absorb the costs of funding the compensation scheme.
Expertise in Action: Employers’ Liability: Have you heard?
Noise-induced hearing loss claims may be set to fall in number in the future but insurers must face the challenges they bring today.
Digital Currency: Currency in the cloud
Interest in digital currencies has been piqued as technology pioneers begin to research the insurance possibilities.
Digital Channels: The future is digital
Insurers must perform a root and branch review of their digital channels if they want to remain competitive in the coming years.
Advertising: Getting the word out
How are insurance firms’ advertising tactics changing in response to the rise of social media and the emergence of aggregators?
Europe: The run-off legacy
The run-off market looks set to consolidate its position in Europe, a trend borne out by a Clyde & Co survey which found 60% of insurer respondents expect to complete a deal in Europe in the next 12 months.
Solicitors’ Professional Indemnity: Whipping up a storm
With the Jackson reforms and the ‘Plebgate’ debacle presenting solicitors with a host of new challenges, what impact has this all had on the solicitor’s professional indemnity market?
Fracking: Frack to the future
With the government pushing hydraulic fracturing in the UK, how will developments in this market affect insurers and what risks does it entail?
Spotlight On – Fraud: Learn from lessons
When tackling new types of fraud in the digital age, insurers can learn a lot from other industries.
Spotlight On – Fraud: Building on the foundations
The insurance industry’s approach to fraud has progressed enormously over the past 20 years but there is still more to be done.
Index-based insurance: Protecting the vulnerable against weather uncertainty
There is growing recognition that extreme weather events are not just an environmental problem but an economic one as well.
Telematics: Asian appetite
The sophisticated use of data and technology are becoming necessities for insurers globally. Andrew Tjaardstra investigates how the insurance telematics market might develop in Asia over the next five years
Regional Review: Gibraltar
Gibraltar’s insurance industry has had a rocky 18 months. The high-profile failure of unrated passporting insurer Lemma, followed in quick succession by domestic players Hill and Devert, brought unwanted scrutiny to the domicile, which has worked hard…
3D Printing: Get ready for the 3D revolution
With 3D printing expected to totally transform manufacturing, what does it mean for the insurance industry?
BIA Countdown: Young achievers look back: Q&A with Keeley Goding and David Britton
As part of Post’s countdown to the 20th anniversary of the British Insurance Awards in July, we spoke to two past winners of the Young Achiever accolade. Keeley Goding won the award in 2010 for her work in Hiscox’s technical claims business, while David…
Europe: Clearing up confusion
A mid-January decision to amend the European Union's Insurance Mediation Directive - set to come into force in 2016 - through a revised Markets in Financial Instruments Directive has generated much confusion.
International: The key to protecting property
With economies recovering across Europe, the property market is beginning to show signs of movement again. But with the credit crunch still fresh in people’s memories, insurers are seeking to reassure those feeling cautious about property transactions.
Lloyd’s vs Asia: Is London losing its crown?
Could factors including economic growth in the East and increasingly burdensome UK regulation see Lloyd’s Asian hub in Singapore oust its London counterpart as the global centre of insurance?
Vehicle Technology: End of the driver?
At the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, nine motor manufacturers exhibited autonomous car prototypes. What does this technological leap mean for the future of motor insurance?
BIA Countdown: Achievement winner reflects: Q&A with Peter Wood
Since their inception, the BIA have become the unrivalled badge of excellence for the insurance sector, raising standards across the industry through their showcasing of best‑of‑breed performance and innovation.
Europe: Weathering the storm
Europe got a battering from natural catastrophes in 2013, resulting in the region clocking up the most loss events for the year across the globe.
Legal Update: Sports Injuries: NFL concussion payout should act as a warning to UK sports bodies and insurers
Emma Baldwin says claims for long-term injuries caused by sport could be on the rise.
BIA Countdown: Top of the league: the most successful firms at the British Insurance Awards
To mark the 20th anniversary of the British Insurance Awards, Post thought it would be interesting to see who had been the most successful companies over the first 19 years, using a simple football-inspired scoring system of three points for a win and…
Insurance Fraud Register Ready for lift off
First formulated in 2009, the Insurance Fraud Register is finally ready for launch. Will it create a sea change in the way the industry tackles fraud?