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Brokers aiming for net zero more than doubles in two years
The proportion of brokers taking steps to achieve net zero has more than doubled in just two years, according to research from Aviva.
WTW spies SME affinity opportunity following investment ‘gear change’
WTW has invested in its affinity insurance capabilities, with the aim of establishing programmes targeted at SMEs as well as consumers.
Insurance experts propose using IPT to combat premium discrimination
Insurance industry professionals have proposed that the government use insurance premium tax to address the “poverty premium” and “ethnicity penalty” in motor insurance.
Direct Line to shutter motor ownership app after nine months
Direct Line-owned motor ownership platform Caha!, which launched last year, will shut down next month, the insurer has announced.
Q&A: Liz Hopper, Harry Hall
Liz Hopper, managing director of equestrian specialist Harry Hall, shares how she plans to attract 10,000 more horse owners and how she switched the 130-year-old riding attire business to a membership model offering insurance.
Redefining risk with Martyn’s Law
Paul Tarne, partner at law firm Weightmans, explains how landmark counterterrorism legislation Martyn’s Law will affect insurers.
Insuring property damage caused by cyber attacks
Analysis: As clients in heavy industry and manufacturing look to insurance to cover property damage that occurs due to cyber attacks, Harry Curtis explores the risks that arise at the intersection of cyberspace and the physical world plus what options for cover exist for businesses facing fires, floods and explosions.
Why social housing providers need to update their cover
Post Podcast: Why social housing providers should be prompted to update their insurance coverage and give accurate rebuild costs by conducting reinstatement cost assessments is the topic of the latest Insurance Post Podcast.
How AI can place insurers in the green lane
Bill Brower, senior vice-president of global industry relations and claims sales at Solera, explains how artificial intelligence will be pivotal in moving the needle on insurer's environmental, social and governance goals.
Is premium finance still a tax on the poor?
News Editor’s View: Scott McGee considers whether recent steps taken by trade bodies to address premium finance will reassure the Financial Conduct Authority that this payment method is no longer a ‘tax on being poor’ that needs to be tackled.
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Brokers want less AI conversation and better service please
Fiona Nicolson reveals brokers want a little less conversation about artificial intelligence and to have a lot more grown-up conversation about balancing online experiences with being able to talk to an insurer's staff at this year’s British Insurance Brokers' Association Conference.
How insurance supports the growth of Glasgow
Analysis: Frances Stebbing investigates how insurance supports the growth of Glasgow and how the city is gaining ground against London for attracting and retaining fresh talent.
Claims service is improving after some dark days
Data analysis: Claims service improved in the first quarter of 2024, although inconsistencies remain within the UK market, research conducted by Gracechurch has revealed.
Are we ever going to stamp out underinsurance?
News Editor’s View: As Aviva’s broker barometer shows underinsurance remains a major concern for brokers, with almost three-quarters worried their clients may not have adequate cover, Scott McGee questions what the industry is doing to ensure everyone is properly protected.
The Insurance Post Power List 2024 is available now
We reveal today’s movers and shakers in the industry by measuring their influence and impact on the market.
What’s included?
- The top 40 list of insurance’s biggest players today
- Insurance Post Podcast: Listen and find out what it takes to climb to the top of the insurance market
- Ones to watch: The players with growing influence who look set to feature in future rankings
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Motor to return to profitability in 2024
Data Analysis: The latest Oxbow Partners motor insurance report proves to be encouraging reading for those operating within the space.
Insurers face margin crush unless premiums are hiked
Data analysis: A sustainable margin recovery looks increasingly challenging for insurers with premiums needing to increase in real terms to prevent any erosion after a tripling of costs to 10.9% of premiums last year from 3.5% in 2022.
Movers and shakers who made Insurance Post’s Power List 2024 revealed
This year’s Insurance Post Power List reflects how claims inflation combined with the Consumer Duty caused some providers to shift their focus and disruptors found it is easier to send a rocket into space than enter the UK insurance market.
What it takes to be a Power List player in 2024
Insurance Post’s Power List reveals today’s leading lights in the industry, the demise of big name digital disruptors plus who has shaken up the market in the last 12 months.
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