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Blog: Forewarned is forearmed - From Tianjin to Beirut and where next?
On 4 August, a massive explosion devastated the city of Beirut. DAC Beachcroft partner and London Forum of Insurance Lawyers member Toby Vallance and DAC Beachcroft solicitor Michael McMillen consider the marine impact of the blast and whether lessons…
Blog: Why Flood Re changes are a good start
Change can be a daunting prospect. In these uncertain times especially so. Our natural instinct can be to resist. But change is often necessary; it can make us stronger, more resilient and more effective, writes Flood Re CEO Andy Bord.
Blog: Covid-19 is no Black Swan
Rather than focusing on hindsight and a fatalistic approach to risk, pursuing a more forward-looking, proactive strategy will improve resilience when, not if, the next crisis strikes, writes Hélène Galy, director of the Willis Research Network.
Blog: How personalised videos can help insurers get their message across during Covid-19 and beyond
Personalised video has fast become pivotal in facilitating one-to-one communications on a large scale within the insurance industry. Its usefulness will only continue to grow, argues Alexandra Foster, BT director, insurance, wealth management and…
Blog: The issues under contention in the FCA's BI test case
The Covid-19 pandemic has caused devastating losses for many businesses, with SMEs in the retail and hospitality sector being particularly hard hit. The extent to which these losses fall to be covered by business interruption insurance policies is the…
Blog: Levelling the playing field with gender specific insurance
Sam White, CEO at Freedom Services Group, has recently launched a gender-based insurance brand in Australia. She explains why this customer-centric approach is challenging the status quo in the market.
Blog: Why sprinklers should be mandatory in schools
Schools have a fire risk almost twice as high as other non-residential buildings, yet are poorly equipped to prevent a fire becoming a major disaster, according to new research by Zurich. Tilden Watson, Zurich Municipal head of education, explains why…
Blog: Product recall, Brexit and Covid-19 – The triple threat to consumer safety
Evidence suggests product recalls are a growing issue in the food sector. Andrew Robinson, head of product liability and recall at Sedgwick International UK, explains why cooperative, closer monitoring and consistent and open dialogue will be essential,…
Blog: Funding options for Covid BI claimants
Ben Pilbrow, partner at Shepherd and Wedderburn and legal advisor to the QIC Action Group, discusses the implications of the Financial Conduct Authority’s High Court intervention against insurers for funding claims.
Blog: Advising cruise ship owners in a Covid-19 enforced shutdown
The current pandemic has hit the cruise liner industry hard with countless ships sitting unused around the globe. Royston Ford, strategic portfolio manager for marine at RSA, explains how technology is helping insurers to keep ships insured and out of…
Blog: Trak Global's Nick Corrie on why telematics is more about crashing, not driving
Telematics have proved their worth in the aviation sector but Nick Corrie, CEO at Trak Global, explains how with the pandemic changing driving behaviours more drivers want these black boxes on their side when it comes to motor claims.
Blog: The changing workplace - from the practical to the emotional, how we choose to work is changing
The world of work has been rapidly changing over recent years as the influence of technological, social and environmental factors has repeatedly challenged the status quo. And significant as it has been, Munira Hirji, head of commercial management at…
Blog: The new noise-induced hearing loss?
Nearly two million workers in the UK are at risk of developing hand-arm-vibration syndrome, a debilitating, permanent condition caused by working with hand-held power tools. While it might not attract the same attention as other occupational diseases,…
Blog: Underinsurance - how brokers can avoid it
To get the right answers you have to ask the right questions. This is true in most avenues of life. It is never more true than when setting insurance cover. Without the correct advice, it is difficult to be accurate in the sums insured. Mark Pierce,…
Blog: Environmental enforcement undertakings - what insurers and brokers need to know
Environmental criminal liability in England and Wales has recently undergone a period of significant change. Prosecutions have become fewer in number and fines for prosecutions that do take place have become much larger, according to Aidan Thomson and…
Blog: Discount rate consultations - what do insurers need to consider?
The legal and political landscapes across the United Kingdom and Republic of Ireland vary considerably and no less so when it comes to the personal injury discount rate. With negative (and different) discount rates and methodologies adopted in both…
Blog: Playing catch-up - the state of digital talent in the UK insurance industry
The UK insurance workforce has a lower share of digital skills than that of other industries according to Kapil Chandry, senior partner, and Tom Welchman, partner, at McKinsey. Now they say is the moment to act.
Blog: Covid-19 and the impact of emerging risks on the art market
The art market has a Covid-sized hole in its sales. Going online may be the key to its future – but it’s risky. Robert Read, head of fine art at Hiscox, explains why insurers can help.
Blog: Coronavirus, or how I learned to stop worrying and love the hardening market
A hard market is traditionally where specialist insurers and forward-thinking capacity providers thrive. As such Floodflash co-founder Ian Bartholomew is confident new resilient insurance businesses will emerge from the post-pandemic economic downturn
US Covid-19 liability shields: What do they mean for UK insurers?
As US states introduce a new wave of legislation intended to encourage businesses to reopen without the fear of an onslaught of Covid-related lawsuits, Andrea Best and Kristi Garrett of law firm Mc Dermott, Will & Emery ask whether these liability…
Blog: What will the new normal look like in insurance?
Across the business landscape, talk of how to adjust to the ‘next’, or ‘new’, normal has become the only game in town. Laura Drabik, chief evangelist at Guidewire Software, argues while many are tired of these instant clichés, the fact is that we are all…
Blog: Premium finance opportunities in a post-pandemic era
In the aftermath of Covid-19, Owen Thomas, Premium Credit’s chief sales officer reflects, on some key changes to the insurance industry and the increasing role insurance premium finance will play.
Blog: Holding the line - how networks are helping insurers manage the pressure
Millions of people around the world continue to work from home as part of measures to restrict the spread of coronavirus. But with social restrictions easing in many countries across Asia and Europe, thousands of brokers who swapped the physical trading…
Blog: The rise in escape of water claims
Escape of water claims across the insurance sector often form the highest proportion of all claims notified and the number and cost of those claims continue to rise. John O’Shea, partner and head of property damage and recovery at BLM, and Paul Redington…