Opinion

The New Fraud Frontier; Social, Silos, Consortiums & More

As the insurance sector grapples with all the various impacts of the global pandemic, evolving consumer demand and broader social change, criminals are exploiting those same factors to create ever more sophisticated ways to defraud […]

HR & Employment

Life After Lockdown: Howden’s HR Strategy In Action

For insurers and brokers looking to re-start their operations after Covid-19, Howden offers some insights into the new normal, adapting to increasing numbers of employees choosing working from home, maintaining a good work-life balance, exercise, […]

InsureTech

Staff Working From Home? Tessian Highlights Data Breach Risk

56 per cent of financial services professionals are less likely to follow safe data practices and 61 per cent feel they can ‘get away’ with riskier behaviour when working remotely, according to new research from Tessian, […]

Insurance Brokers

Ecclesiastical Offers Extra Support As Business Emerges From Lockdown

Ecclesiastical Insurance is supporting organisations with a series of measures to help them transition out of lockdown and back to the workplace. As the UK-wide lockdown begins to ease, organisations are beginning to consider what […]

News

Covid HAS Changed The World of Work: WFH Replaces Commuter Hell

IE Comment; At the start of the lockdown many speculated that once employees – especially those based in London – tried working from home full-time, they would love it. Instead of spending three hours a […]

HR & Employment

CII Poll Finds 73% of Members WFH Duting Corona Emergency

A Twitter poll of the Chartered Insurance Institute’s membership showed at the end of April approximately 2 per cent had been furloughed, 73 per cent were OK working from home and roughly 17 per cent […]

Insurance Brokers

Gauntlet Warns On Increased Cyber Attacks While Employees WFH

The results of an independently commissioned research survey by Gauntlet Risk Management, published today (April 17 2020), suggest British businesses, currently operating through working-from-home employees, need to focus more on their cyber security and the […]

HR & Employment

Working From Home Can Be Stressful; Tips For Brokers & Insurers

With a high number of UK employers now asking people to work from home, British businesses need to get prepared or brace themselves for a potentially significant impact on employee wellbeing. Remote working isn’t always […]