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AnalysisBriefing: Why can’t insurers innovate like MGAs?
Conversations at BrokerFest 2021 indicated that MGAs have the edge on insurers when it comes to innovation
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AnalysisBriefing: RSA takeover was inevitable - it had nowhere to go
RSA’s historic brand name is likely to disappear, but takeover deal makes sense
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AnalysisBriefing: A bright future, or momentary relief for the motor market?
The impact of the nationwide lockdown earlier in the year is expected to help the UK motor market return to profit once again in 2021, but with underlying problems still dogging the market, this is only anticipated to offer temporary respite for motor insurers By insight editor Matt Scott
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AnalysisBriefing: Five important ways revenue-hit aggregators could react to FCA price crackdown
Aggregators are likely to take a revenue hit from FCA reforms. Here are five ways they could react and its impact on insurers and brokers.
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AnalysisBriefing: Why FCA-hit aggregators will likely squeeze insurers harder
Tensions between insurers and aggregators will likely increase amid the FCA pricing crackdown
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AnalysisOpportunity for specific Covid-19 cover as SMEs fear business losses says data analytics firm
Commercial insurers may be affected as business owners could have a reduced budget for insurance if they are struggling for custom amid coronavirus recession
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AnalysisSwiss Re: Re/insurance in the Middle East and Pakistan: annual outlook and review 2020
Coronavirus has transformed the outlook for the economies and insurance industry in the Middle East and Pakistan, with recession expected this year. We expect the economic recovery to start in mid-2021, although downside risks include a resurgence in COVID-19 cases, new government lockdown measures, lower-for-longer oil prices and a low ...
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AnalysisReputational crises put directors at risk
ESG pledges, unmet, will leave stakeholders disappointed and pose the greatest enterprise risks of all, warn Nir Kossovsky and Denise Williamee
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AnalysisFirms must build more resilient workforces
COVID-19 has created a new urgency to protect working people, with compulsory unemployment insurance a much-needed safety net - research
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AnalysisBriefing: Why aggressive FCA will next turn to commercial insurance
The FCA is intently focused on value. It’s agenda will lead to a fresh look at commercial insurance
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AnalysisBriefing: £11bn lost revenue … astonishing costs of FCA price reform
It is enough to make the mind boggle. Looking through the FCA’s pricing reform papers, some startling predictions are made by the regulator. The revenue lost to UK General Insurance is huge, putting this regulatory event as possibly the most costly industry event in the recent history of this ...
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AnalysisFCA test case is a ‘complex judgment’ that will take time to understand
Insurers have supported the High Court process over the past few months, which saw the claimant – the FCA - seek clarity for customers who have made business interruption claims related to Covid-19. The verdict was published yesterday. But it will take time to comprehend and for any appeals ...
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AnalysisBest’s Market Segment Report: Asia-Pacific Reinsurers Need to Revisit Strategic Approach in Problematic COVID-19 Era
he challenges from COVID-19 continue to evolve for the Asia-Pacific reinsurance sector, with the related macroeconomic and investment impacts pressuring profitability, according to a new report from AM Best.
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AnalysisEurozone to benefit from reshoring - sigma
Global supply chains are undergoing fundamental and accelerated restructuring, with re-shoring a growing trend in Europe
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AnalysisAllianz: Five Liability Loss Trends for Businesses in the Face of the Coronavirus Pandemic
“Pricing in the liability insurance market may have turned in recent months, however social inflation trends and large court verdicts continue in the United States. This combined with expanded exposures for non-US companies doing business in the US and an increase in automotive part recalls are putting pressure on liability ...
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Analysis2020 insolvencies jump amid COVID-led recession
Global corporate insolvencies are forecast to increase by 26% in 2020, led by Portugal, the Netherlands, Spain and UK in Europe.
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AnalysisBrightside’s Derek Henry on the future of personal lines
The Covid-19 pandemic has created some big challenges for the insurance market, not least for those involved in the business interruption and event cancellation markets. In the personal lines market, however, things have been a bit more nuanced and Derek Henry, managing director of broking at Brightside, says this has ...
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AnalysisInsurance resilience tested by Covid-19 as global protection gap climbs to $1.24trn
Covid-19 is expected to hit global financial resilience hard, with research from Swiss Re forecasting a 20% drop in global resilience as a result of the pandemic as stimulus packages deplete economies’ fiscal and monetary headroom.
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AnalysisCOVID-19: Political and economic outlook deteriorates
The COVID-19 pandemic’s economic and social impacts are driving significant shifts in global political risk - Marsh JLT Specialty
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AnalysisThis year’s half-year financial results littered with Covid-19 complications
As the Covid-19 pandemic incessantly continues to rumble on, insurers and brokers have been forced to acknowledge the financial fallout caused by the virus as half year results published last month paint a vivid picture of how Covid-19 has affected profits, losses and reserving measures.
