All Analysis articles – Page 2
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NewsBriefing: Gefion bankrupt - why do brokers lose their senses with unrated insurers?
Gefion’s bankruptcy repeats the familiar tale of unrated insurers
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NewsBriefing: Amid senior exits at Aviva UKGI, what’s really going on?
Aviva has had a hat-trick of senior exits. What is going on?
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NewsBriefing: Faltering RSA can take inspiration from Zurich on broker service
RSA came bottom across all of Insurance Times’s broker service surveys. Where does it go from here?
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NewsBriefing: Henderson-Aon deal shows consequences of consolidation
Joe Henderson’s new broker is a direct rival to Aon - and there are consequences
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NewsBriefing: The complexity of the home working revolution
It sounds like liberation. No more grinding on the tube or packed trains, as you kick off the day from the luxury of your own home. In reality, the home working revolution comes with rewards, but also great risks.
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NewsA smarter approach to business travel
How can businesses balance the bottom line with environmental responsibility when planning their post pandemic business travel?
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NewsBriefing: The complexity of the home working revolution
It sounds like liberation. No more grinding on the tube or packed trains, as you kick off the day from the luxury of your own home. In reality, the home working revolution comes with rewards, but also great risks.
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NewsBriefing: We are all now worried about the FCA
Brokers are losing faith in the FCA amid rising fees and levies against a backdrop of carrier failures
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NewsBriefing: Pandemic impact on financial results is not over yet
Insurers’ 2020 full-year financial results show an economic landscape strewn with losses and colossal Covid claims costs. This will undoubtedly carry over into 2021 in some capacity, wrecking further trouble on balance sheets
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NewsBriefing: Intact is excellent, but faces big challenge with RSA buy
RSA’s new owner Intact will need to woo brokers
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NewsBriefing: Insurers facing broker backlash for Covid service
Insurance Times Five Star Rating Report: Commercial Lines is about to be released. This broker survey of insurer service will show some players are performing poorly
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NewsBriefing: Risk registers need a revamp to be ready for a working world post-Covid-19
Insurance needs to play a bigger role in responding to risk flexibly moving forward
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NewsBriefing: What do Aon, Gallagher and Marsh really pay for acquisitions?
Marsh, Aon, Willis appear to pay high multiples for their acquistions targets in the UK. But what is really going on?
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NewsInsurance systems are like a costly pre-Covid lease you can’t get out of - Stubben Edge
Chris Kenning, chief executive of Stubben Edge, on how to avoid getting locked into legacy systems that prevent an insurance business from meeting the demands of the modern market
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NewsBriefing: Has the drive for transparency come too late to repair reputational damage?
Discussions around greater transparency in policy wordings and clarifying coverage have become a top priority following the FCA’s business interruption test case – is this a ‘better late than never’ scenario or has the hit to the sector’s reputation crippled any chance of forging customer trust?
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NewsBriefing: Bitcoin … rat poison squared or exciting for insurance?
Bitcoin has enjoyed huge returns, making many rich. But can insurance help in this daring new world of cyrptocurrencies
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NewsBriefing: ComparetheMarket shows how weak insurers are versus intermediaries
ComparetheMarket’s abuse of power is remarkable. Distribution’s grip on insurers continues to grow. Can it be stopped?
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NewsToo many brokers looking for ‘easy short-term answers’ to solve profitability
An Insurance Times expert webinar panel discussed how brokers can future proof their businesses post-pandemic
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News‘The biggest risk for insurers is reputation’ says Aviva’s Blanc
The insurer boss adds that the industry’s reputational damage arising from the business interruption test case has left her feeling ‘very sad’ and that the industry needs to ‘not shoot ourselves in the foot as much as we do’
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NewsBriefing: ComparetheMarket’s shameful abuse of power
Competition watchdog’s report into ComparetheMarket offers a damning verdict on a company abusing its power
