Stats of the nation
The Social Trends survey, published by the Office of National Statistics, is a potential gold mine for underwriters and those planning the strategy of the insurance industry, revealing both good and bad news about the population of the UK, as Peter Falush reports
In the daily rush to meet the next marketing challenge or settle the next claim, insurance executives may not have the time to look into the underlying trends of social and economic indicators. But
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