Risk Management
Trade Voice: Airmic’s Julia Graham on how the industry is shaping up in an uncertain world
Julia Graham, Airmic CEO, says that there’s no use in waiting for normality to return, and that the industry must instead continue the work of becoming more resilient in the face of multiplying risks.
Why property insurers are struggling to control claims costs
Analysis: Sam Barrett explores how inflation, increased labour costs plus material shortages are pushing up property insurance claims costs and why working with loss adjusters to remove frictional cost is essential.
Martyn’s Law - The Protect Duty
There have been more than a dozen serious terrorist incidents in the UK within the last six years. In 2022 the Government released details for a ‘Protect Duty’ to be introduced into law.
Marsh under fire for acting as insurance broker for pipeline
Campaigners Insure Our Future have written to the CEOs of Aon, Gallagher, Marsh and Willis Towers Watson asking them to refuse to broker insurance for the East African Crude Oil Pipeline.
Aviva changing approach for customers with mental health conditions after ‘asking too many questions’
Aviva has acknowledged it has asked “too many questions” to people who reveal mental health conditions, and that it needs to do more to support these customers.
Embedded insurance: Expand your ecosystem partnerships to increase penetration and win new customers
Duck Creek Technologies Managing Director for EMEA, Shreyas Vasanthkumar, recently participated in a panel discussion where specialists discussed how embedded insurance can improve customer experience and outcomes.
Three gifts commercial lines insurers can give their policyholders
For those in the insurance business, the best gift you can give your customers is an increase in peace of mind.
How EU ruling pushed up the price of motor insurance
Analysis: Frances Stebbing explores the impact of the European Union’s gender-neutral pricing rules on how motor insurance is underwritten and priced today.
How can insurance providers gain more flood risk insight?
Analysis by the Environment Agency indicates that there could be a large increase - of up to 50% - in the number of houses built on flood plains over the next 50 years.
Data insights into rising climate risk and climate scenarios
Evidence is mounting that the insurance industry will soon need to reshape its business models in response to climate change, but only a few stakeholders have taken meaningful action.
Shift technology insurance perspectives - Underwriting risk detection
Underwriting professionals are under incredible pressure to meet customer expectations for quick application approvals while at the same time keeping their portfolio as clean and profitable as possible.
Implications of illegal, unreported and unregulated fishing on insurance
Blog: Lindsay Getschel, outreach and engagement associate at Ocean Risk and Resilience Action Alliance explores the impact of illegal, unreported and unregulated fishing on the insurance industry.
Embedded insurance and cyber security
Embedded insurance is a hot topic in many insurer boardrooms across EMEA for all the right reasons. However, it is remiss to consider exploring embedded insurance innovations without considering security risks.
IoT drives innovation in insurance
The number of IoT connected devices is expected to increase to over one trillion devices by 2025, providing an enormous data set for insurance analysis.
How to develop and integrate an ESG strategy
The ESG journey is evolving fast and by taking steps now, insurers can position themselves to be resilient and thrive in a fast-changing world.
Why climate change is the biggest risk facing businesses
Data analysis: Insurance Post examines data to identify the top commercial insurance risks for the next 12 months and beyond, based on the insight of risk management experts, and examines how insurers are adapting policies and approaches to protect…
Podcast: The impact of ESG principles on insurers and their supply chains
What more can be done to ensure ESG principles are better understood, measured, and embedded across tomorrow’s insurance landscape?
Property intelligence the where and what: The 50+ companies to know
Accurately locating a property and understanding its attributes is essential to supporting underwriting and premium determination.
Government unveils plans for stronger protection against terrorism attacks
Insurers have called new legislation, which will be introduced to tighten security at venues in the wake of the Manchester Arena bombing, an “important step in enhancing the protection of the UK’s publicly accessible locations."
The insurance challenges facing churches this Christmas
As the cost-of-living crisis causes many to feel the pinch this Christmas churches and places of worship have been undergoing a transformation when it comes to the use of the house of God, one that the specialist insurers in the market have had to…
Christmas party tips for employers
2022 seems to be seeing the return to festive partying that the hospitality sector so desperately needs. This content provides Christmas party guidance for employers and highlights the importance of taking a few sensible precautions.
Intelligence: Is drone insurance a market that is still waiting to take off?
Four years on from a drone incident at Gatwick Airport, Martin Friel investigates whether the use of unmanned air vehicles has exploded as predicted and the opportunities this could open up for the insurance sector.
Q&A: Oleg Zadalia, LexisNexis Risk Solutions - What steps are insurers taking to tackle fraud?
Insurance Post surveyed counter-fraud specialists to understand the changing nature of insurance fraud and how fraud prevention strategies are evolving.
Tamping down wildfire threats: How insurers can mitigate risks and losses
This Tamping down wildfire threats report discusses how insurers are poised to aid at-risk communities through pre-emptive mitigation leveraging advanced data technologies and data, and by offering community-based catastrophe insurance programs.