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The risk of global weather connections
Produced by Lloyd’s in association with the Met Office, this report analyses the links between extreme weather events occurring in separate regions of the world that can take place over a range of timescales from days to years (known as teleconnections).
Which business interruption cover best suits your customers?
Business interruption (BI) is often a key area for brokers to demonstrate their expertise and help customers optimise their risk and insurance programmes. This article focuses on the three main types of BI cover and which type is most suitable for your customers’ requirements.
Video: The connected home with Oak Underwriting
Our webinar looking into how the connected home can work for your clients is now available on demand. The must-see webinar for all brokers who are curious about selling connected home insurance is now available on demand.
Reinsurance market outlook: January 2017
The January edition of the Reinsurance market outlook provides a comprehensive analysis of the key variables in the market that will affect reinsurance buyers in future 2017 renewals.
The pricing process: Basic concepts and techniques
This fact file covers the basic concepts and techniques of the pricing process in general insurance. Topics covered: the pricing cycle; the traditional approach to pricing; uncertainties around costing; modern approaches to pricing for commercial lines, personal lines and reinsurance risks.
Insight briefing: It’s time to (re)evaluate the risks of protectionism
This insight briefing examines examples of protectionism against foreign (re)insurers, and looks at the problems that such actions can cause for the jurisdictions that enact them.
How to connect with the Millennial market
Penetration into the under-30s insurance market remains low despite new app-based products and innovative solutions. Post, in association with GMC software, hosted a roundtable to find out what more the industry can do to address this. This article provides a summary of the discussion.
Automation: Rise of the machines
A study placed underwriters near the top of a list of jobs most at risk of being phased out in favour of automated systems. But how real is the prospect of underwriters being replaced by machines, and should it be welcomed or feared? Download Post's article to find out.
Power hour: Delivering D&O
With only a quarter of small businesses buying directors’ and officers’ (D&O) cover, our panel of experts discuss how to sell it to SMEs and what the industry can do to promote best practice. Topics covered: product innovation; insurer appetite; future expectations; D&O claims; pricing.
The impact of Brexit on the conveyancing and insurance market
Brexit… It’s still at the forefront of everyone’s mind. What will the implications be for conveyancing and insurance businesses? There are a lot of unanswered questions and uncertainty. This article studies the impact of the result of the UK’s Referendum.