Conference report

What’s On: International Insurance Conference Helsinki

The word from the International Insurance Conference, which is coming up near the end of May; There is just under one month to go before the 14th International Insurance Conference: Protect. Connect. Invest. which will be […]

Global insurance trends

IDF Looks Back on a Year of International Progress

International co-operation on insurance can only be a good thing. Streamlining things like back office admin, legal exclusions, T&Cs or typical Life, Home and Car cover, can mean policy coverage is easier to understand in […]

Global insurance trends

Swiss Re Estimates 2023 Was a Record Year For Cat Events

The latest analysis from Swiss Re suggests that there were a record number of Cat events recorded worldwide. However, like the weather trends long term, some deep analysis of the way storm/Cat events are defined, […]

Global insurance trends

Cat Events: Global Shield Insurance Concept Gains Support

More co-ordinated efforts to insure assets and people in regions where hurricanes, volcanic activity and tsunamis are more frequent, has just been announced. Here’s the word from the Centre for Disaster Protection; The Centre for […]

Global insurance trends

Generali Working With UNDP on Sustainable Insurance in Malaysia

The latest from Generali; Generali and the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) brought together representatives from the Malaysian Ministry of Finance, Bank Negara Malaysia, the SME Association of Malaysia and the insurance and financial communities […]

Conference report

What’s On: Zywave Are Staging Four Events This Year

Need some more insurtech knowledge, or want to touch base with other industry professionals? Well Zywave are gearing up to stage four one-day industry events soon, which could offer opportunities to learn, and make good […]

Opinion

Tackling The Brain Drain in Claims as Surge Events Spiral

In this piece Glyn Brookes-Humphrey, Director of Regional Operations, Woodgate & Clark, takes a look at how insurance brands can cope with surge events. Surge events are a fact of life for insurance professionals, but […]

Global insurance trends

Risk Modelling & Stress Testing is Receiving More Attention

Are you risk modelling different claims scenarios? Maybe you should be, as the trend seems to be towards increased investment in looking at potental risks and stress testing systems. Here’s the word; Insurers are boosting […]