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Blog: Subsidence, the forgotten peril
The year 1976 saw the first surge of subsidence insurance claims. Four decades later, why is subsidence the forgotten peril?
Blog: Five steps to accelerate insurance product innovation
Insurers should look at introducing innovative products through digital channels. But much of this opportunity for added value and competitive advantage remains unexploited.
Blog: Cooking calamities - More than 38% of house fires start in the kitchen
Understandably, there is a great deal of focus right now on managing flood risks but looking at household fire claims, the number and cost of these claims have also changed quite significantly in a relatively short period of time.
Blog: Brexit - How much preparation has gone on behind the scenes?
Post made hay with a Freedom of Information request earlier this month, which revealed that the industry’s two main regulators had not carried out a formal review of the regulatory and financial impact of a Brexit.
Blog: Don't rest on your SIMR laurels
After the flurry of activity ahead of the various Senior Insurance Managers Regime deadlines, some firms might have concluded that implementation is complete and it is now possible to relax into business-as-usual mode. However, major ongoing and future…
Euro 2016: Italy v Ireland chemicals/pharmaceuticals match-up - Final score 4:4
Italy is meeting Ireland in the group stage of Euro 2016. But how do both countries compare in terms of chemicals and pharmaceuticals industry performances and trading risks?
Euro 2016: Czech Republic v Turkey machinery match-up - Final score 3:3
The Czech Republic is meeting Turkey in the group stage of Euro 2016. But how do both countries compare in terms of engineering industry performances and trading risks?
Euro 2016: Belgium v Ireland food match-up - Final score 4:5
Belgium is meeting Ireland in the group stage of the Euro 2016. But how do both countries compare in terms of food industry performances and trading risks?
Digital Insurance World Blog: Taking your customer experience online
While insurers and brokers have successfully adapted to disruption in the past, there is now a digital revolution, where fundamental technology innovations such as the Internet of Things and big data are having a radical and rapid effect on the way we…
Blog: Harnessing the power of social media to tackle insurance fraud
Social media is providing insurers with a time-saving and cost-effective weapon in their armoury to fight fraud
Euro 2016: Germany v Poland construction match-up - Final score 4:2
Germany is meeting Poland in the group stage of the Euro 2016. But how do both countries compare in terms of construction performances and trading risks?
Euro 2016: Belgium v Italy engineering industry match-up - Final score 3:3
Belgium is meeting Italy in the group stage of the Euro 2016. But how do both countries compare in terms of engineering industry performances and trading risks?
Euro 2016: Spain v Czech Republic chemicals industry match-up - Final score 4:3
Spain is meeting the Czech Republic in the group stage of the Euro 2016. But how do both countries compare in terms of chemicals industry performances and trading risks?
Euro 2016: Wales v Slovakia automotive match-up - Final score 4:4
Wales is meeting Slovakia in the group stage of the Euro 2016. But how do both countries compare in terms of automotive industry performances and trading risks?
Euro 2016: England v Russia ICT industry match-up - Final score 4:2
England is meeting Russia in the group stage of the Euro 2016. But how do both countries compare in terms of information communications technology industry performances and trading risks?
News editor's comment: Two months in the 'tawdry' world of insurance
On my first day at Post I got an email from a PR at one of the biggest insurers welcoming me to the "tawdry world of insurance".
Blog: Why insurers should get access to public sector data
There is now scope for insurers to benefit from wider sources of intelligence to validate claims
Euro 2016: France v Romania construction match-up - Final score 2:3
France is meeting Romania in the group stage of the Euro 2016. But how do both countries compare in terms of construction performances and trading risks?
Blog: Government needs a plan of attack for flood defences
Phil Bird, pricing and underwriting director at Legal & General, argues the proceeds from the insurance premium tax rise must be spent on long-term strategy to protect home owners at risk of flooding
Europe: Solvency II - six months in
As Solvency II is entering its sixth month of implementation, our bloggers take a look at its impact on the industry. How are insurers coping with the new financial, governance and reporting requirements?
Blog: Solvency II accelerates competitive rethink
We're now a number of months into the Solvency II regime and the sky hasn't fallen in. But the scale of the compliance demands is providing fresh fuel to the debates within many businesses about whether they could compete more effectively without the…
Blog: TPT was never going to be enough
No one said the transition to Solvency II reporting was going to be easy, particularly the requirement for insurers to provide detailed look-through data on their investment portfolios. But, having witnessed the beginnings of this new regulatory…
Blog: How insurers are coping with Solvency II
Solvency II came into force on 1 January, establishing a revised set of capital requirements and risk management standards. Despite the long build-up to the implementation, several last-minute changes left much of the industry scrambling to prepare for…
Blog: Enterprise Act - how other jurisdictions have dealt with late payments
The absence of a right to damages for late payment of claims in English law was based upon a legal fiction that the insurer's obligation is to hold the policyholder harmless against the insured peril, and any recovery under the policy constitutes damages…