Global insurance trends
Less than 5% of people insured across Asia & Oceania
Microinsurance in Asia and Oceania has continued to grow at up to 40%, but more than 95% of the population remain without cover, new research has found. […]
Articles by alastair walker
Insurance Brokers
Bike insurer Bennetts claims 9% penetration with own social network
Specialist motorcycle insurance broker Bennetts has been praised by Google for its success in using social networks to drive customer interaction. The company, which manages a presence on all the usual open networks and has […]
Global insurance trends
Global insurance M&A unlikely to recover before 2020
Communication or social networking companies could also use M&A to acquire an insurance vehicle and combine it with their high levels of customer insight and trust. […]
Social Media
Why insurers need to be on social networks
By Chris Andrew I recently received a LinkedIn message that began, “I apologize for the cold email, but I’m wondering if you’re interested in my recruiting services…” I appreciated the upfront apology, but my complete […]
Insurance & Reinsurance
MPs call time on whiplash claims
“The Government has claimed that the UK is the ‘whiplash capital of the world’, but without reliable data on road accidents we cannot say whether that statement is true or not,” added Louise Ellman MP, chair of the House of Commons Transport Select Committee. […]
Emerging Risk
Insurers anxious to maintain pace with 3D printing
By Ingrid Hobbs, Insurance Partner, Mayer Brown In recent years reduction in the cost of additive manufacturing has made it both affordable and accessible. This is particularly apparent in the 3D printing market where the […]
Insurance & Reinsurance
Indy failure cited by S&P as ‘Too big to fail’ probe intensifies
By Ralph Savage At a time when regulators are pondering the ‘too big to fail’ question, Standard & Poors has issued a timely reminder of the reasons so many insurers have hit the wall during […]
HR & Employment
Optimism returns to insurance jobs market?
A new report from recruitment giants Reed is claiming that confidence has returned to the insurance jobs market, as over a third of workers (39%) set their sights on new roles for 2013 and job […]