Blog: Learning lessons from Covid-19
The Covid-19 crisis is unprecedented in the modern era and it is at such times that we tend to take stock and think differently about the world. Alex Kirykowicz, manager at Frontier Economics, reflects on the role that insurance markets have played and should play in managing such crises.
To date, we have read stories about insurers and customers arguing over the ambiguity of policy wording. That has now culminated in the Financial Conduct Authority going to court to seek urgent
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