Emerging Risk
83 whitepapers and resources
Social inflation: A framework for action
Social inflation refers to an industry-wide rise in insurers’ claims costs over and above economic inflation. This white paper provides clarity to the concept and the trends which are distorting the market, before highlighting the work that is under way to help insurers understand their exposure.
ESG Exchange Supplement 2022
Today ESG is a powerful tool in the insurance industry, presenting both risks and opportunities for businesses. This collection of articles made up Insurance Post’s ESG Exchange 2022 which featured free-to-access webinars, blogs and interviews.
Tangible solutions for intangible risks
Investment in intangible assets is growing rapidly. This article focuses on how and why insurers, brokers, risk managers and business owners need to work closely together to protect the vital asset class of intangibles.
Climate change: Three ways data can narrow the protection gap
Climate change will increase global demand for insurance, but is the P&C industry in a position to respond? This white paper focuses on how the insurance industry can provide sustainable climate-related solutions and three ways data can narrow the protection gap.
Informed insurance: Climate change - the green heart of environmental, social and governance issues
As the Covid-19 pandemic recedes, it is climate change at the top of the global political agenda with ESG strategies becoming essential for financial institutions. This content highlights why the insurance industry is now at the heart of the race to meet the challenge of climate change.
Why adopt open source AI platforms for business transformation
Artificial intelligence is becoming ubiquitous across all functional areas of a business. However AI is also the most disruptive innovation of our lifetime. This content highlights the inherent risks and the benefits of adopting open source AI platforms for business transformation.
Spotlight application fraud: Ghost busting - email intelligence to help combat application fraud
The rising problem of insurance application fraud and ghost broking activity is putting the insurance market under significant pressure to improve the robustness of identity validation checks. This spotlight focuses on how insurers can leverage email intelligence to help combat application fraud.
Can insurers cope with colossal Covid changes and new corporate practices?
Since the beginning of the pandemic, the insurance industry has had to grapple with disruption as risk profiles were completely tipped on their heads. This blog explores some of the changes which are impacting motor and home insurance, and whether the industry is prepared to manage further change.
Spotlight open banking and SMEs: Open banking will play an important part in meeting customers’ needs
Based on the results of a recent Open banking and SME risk survey, this spotlight sheds light on how open banking offers huge opportunities for the insurance sector. Topics covered include: SME market trends; speeding up risk assessments; using real-time insights to adapt to SMEs' changing needs.
Your guide to underwriting and claims insurance fraud
Over the past 18 months, claims and fraud teams have encountered various challenges posed by remote working and rapidly changing operating conditions. This guide sheds light on the latest fraud trends and the smart detection tools available to help insurers stay one step ahead of fraudsters.