Insurance Post Forward Features List

Please find below full details of articles currently being written for Insurance Post.

The following features and analysis pieces are being produced for Insurance Post in the next few weeks.

If you would like to contribute comment, information or data to the features listed below, then please contact the journalist directly by no later than the deadline stated. Telephone interviews will be given priority over written submissions.

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Features

Topic: C-suite view on pricing and decision-making

Writer: Vicki Summerhayes vicki@insightfullydone.com

Deadline: Thursday 17 September

Insurance Post is looking to speak to CEOs, COOs, CIOs and CTOs at UK insurers about how pricing information feeds into their decision-making, their involvement in pricing technology and transformation, and whether agile pricing capabilities are becoming more strategically important.

How do CEOs, COOs, CIOs CTOs use pricing information to inform decisions around growth, profitability, portfolio strategy, risk appetite or responding to changing market conditions?
How involved are these execs in decisions about pricing technology and transformation, and what determines whether these become an executive-level priority?
Is the ability to access and act on pricing information quickly becoming more important as insurance markets become faster-moving and more volatile?
Looking ahead, will pricing capabilities to play a greater role in strategic decision-making?

Topic: Can insurers square data centre growth with ESG goals?

Writer: Seamus O'Hanlon (Seamus.OHanlon@infopro-digital.com)

Deadline: Wednesday 30 September

Hyperscale data centre facilities are attracting billions in investment, driving demand for ever-larger construction, property, cyber and business interruption insurance cover.

At the same time, data centres are under increasing scrutiny for their energy consumption, water usage, carbon footprint and resilience to climate-related risks.

Insurance Post will examine whether insurers can support the rapid expansion of digital infrastructure while remaining aligned with their own ESG commitments.

How is the rapid growth of AI and cloud computing changing the risk profile of data centres?
Are insurers comfortable increasing capacity for an asset class with significant environmental impacts?
How are underwriters assessing physical risks such as fire, equipment failure, power outages, supply chain disruption and climate-related events? Can insurers influence data centre design through underwriting requirements and engineering advice?
How are renewable energy, battery storage, cooling technologies and water efficiency affecting underwriting decisions?
Does supporting data centre expansion conflict with insurers’ net zero and ESG commitments, or can resilient infrastructure help achieve both commercial and sustainability objectives?

Topic: How are emerging risks reshaping Goods in Transit insurance?

Writer: David Worsfold (david@worsfoldmedia.com)

Deadline: Friday 2 October

From cargo theft to supply chain disruption, Goods in Transit insurance is facing a rapidly changing risk landscape. How are insurers and logistics providers adapting?

Which risks are driving the biggest Goods in Transit claims today?
How are organised cargo theft and fraud evolving?
What role can technology play in protecting goods on the move?
How should insurance products adapt to changing customer needs?

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