opinion

When It Comes to Data, There’s Still Room for Radical Insurer Innovation

10 July 2019 // 0 Comments

Insurers are innovating. But Mark Eastham, CEO at Avantia, the technology-enabled insurer behind HomeProtect, argues that when it comes to risk pricing, only those who [...]

Opinion: Insurtech Revolution? Yes, But Customer Satisfaction Still Number One

21 June 2019 // 0 Comments

This Opinion piece is by Vijaykumar Mahendrakar, Senior Vice President, Insurance Solutions, UK & EMEA at Mphasis and it takes a look at how the insurance landscape has [...]

Opinion: Rare Classic Cars Need a Truly Specialised Insurance Valuation

13 June 2019 // 0 Comments

In this Opinion piece Bernard Hayden, Head of Risk Management at Azur, looks at avoiding underinsurance in the collectable car market. Classic car values are always changing [...]

Opinion: IAM Roadsmart Says Total Ban on Pavement Parking is Wrong Solution

10 June 2019 // 0 Comments

A blanket ban on pavement parking could lead to a need for thousands of new car parking spaces that towns and cities are simply not equipped to provide, warns IAM RoadSmart. [...]

Opinion: UK Govt Wants to Replace Buy-to-Let Landlords With Companies

9 June 2019 // 0 Comments

Straight talking from the Editor’s laptop: The last twenty years or so has seen an explosion in property prices, and the buy-to-let rentals market. Quite a few people [...]

Opinion: Driverless Tech Will Turn Car Insurance Market On Its Head

2 May 2019 // 0 Comments

In this piece Heidi Lawson and Michael Coburn from law firm, Cooley, take a look at how disruptive driverless vehicles will be for insurers and brokers. How will risk be [...]

Opinion: Lloyd’s Modernisation Process Needs to Address Three Key Issues

30 April 2019 // 0 Comments

Tomorrow morning, Wednesday 1 May, John Neal, Chief Executive of Lloyd’s of London will outline plans to digitise and modernise processes. Ahead of the reveal Tony [...]

Opinion: Fake Goods Can Often Carry a High Insurance Risk Factor

11 April 2019 // 0 Comments

This latest Opinion piece by Richard Houseago, Head of Property Risks and Coverage Team at Keoghs, looks at the risks surrounding counterfeit goods for insurers and [...]