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: Is the London Market ready for its next transformation?

Writer: Tom Luckham (tom.luckham@infopro-digital.com)

Deadline: Friday 28 August

The end of Blueprint Two marked a significant moment for the London Market. While the programme delivered important improvements in digitisation and data standards, many of its ambitions were scaled back or abandoned, raising questions about whether the market is equipped for its next phase of transformation.

This feature will examine what comes after Blueprint Two, whether Lloyd’s digital strategy has delivered meaningful value, and how the London Market can maintain its competitive edge as specialty insurance becomes increasingly global, digital and data-driven.

With Blueprint Two concluded, what has the London Market gained, and where has it fallen short? Which elements of the programme delivered tangible benefits for carriers, brokers and coverholders?
Has the focus shifted from large-scale transformation programmes to more targeted, commercially driven innovation? How is specialty insurance evolving in response?
What competitive pressures are coming from Bermuda, Singapore, the US and other international specialty hubs?
How can the London Market preserve its strengths while becoming faster and easier to do business with?

Topic: How price comparison websites aim to avoid extinction

Writer: Scott McGee (scott.mcgee@infopro-digital.com)

Deadline: Friday 28 August

With many insurers and brokers looking to ChatGPT as the next big distribution opportunity, price comparison sites will have to adapt in order to maintain its market share.
Insurance Post wants to look at the dynamic that is evolving in the aggregator space, what impact AI is having, how PCWs are adapting their strategies, and if they can change their perception within the insurance market.

If AI can compare, explain and recommend policies instantly, what unique value will price comparison websites still offer consumers?
How have aggregators tried to move to have a positive impact on the market? What more can be done?
As distribution shifts to conversational AI, who will ultimately own the customer relationship? The insurer, the broker, the comparison site, or the AI assistant?
What does the future personal lines distribution ecosystem look like? Who will win and who will be left behind?

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