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Underwriting
Imaginera overview
Imaginera is a software and consulting provider that creates premier underwriting systems for the reinsurance, specialty insurance and ILS sectors. This content introduces how Imaginera empowers underwriting teams through both bespoke solutions and their customisable product, Orca.
A return of cash flow underwriting - is this common sense or a kamikaze approach?
Talk is growing of a return to cash flow underwriting. Popular in the 1980s and 1990s, this is when insurers underwrote unprofitably, but were covered by strong returns. This article highlights some concerns about why insurance could be heading for the ultimate race to the bottom.
Driverless vehicles and the future of motor insurance
This article investigates why the rollout of self-driving cars is stuck in the slow lane and what insurers are doing to help autonomous vehicles take to the road by 2025.
View from the top: Money and Mental Health Institute’s Conor D’Arcy on how to help customers with mental health problems
In this article, Conor D’Arcy, head of research and policy at the charity founded by Martin Lewis, explains what general insurers must do to make the industry accessible for customers with mental health problems.
Classic car insurance: How brokers can enhance client relationships
Despite current economic fluctuations and global uncertainties, the classic car market in the UK remains remarkably resilient, and enthusiasts continue to invest in their passion. This article highlights how staying up to date with car culture can help savvy brokers to enhance client relationships.
All aboard: A smoother journey for commercial insurance onboarding
The ability to engage, assess, advise on risk and price accurately is vital in today’s commercial insurance market. Based on the results of a recent Commercial Insurance Risk Survey, this content highlights how insurers and brokers can create a smoother journey for onboarding commercial clients.
Q&A: Allianz Commercial's Catherine Dixon
In this article, Allianz Commercial’s chief underwriting officer Catherine Dixon reveals how to underwrite in a high inflationary environment and grow the renewable energy sector.
Insuring the new working world
Hybrid, home and flexible working has become the norm for many employees. For employers these new ways of working introduce a whole new set of risks. This article explores how the insurance industry is adapting employers’ liability insurance to reflect the risks associated with new ways of working.
Unveiling the future of commercial insurance: Education, engagement and technology
How can brokers and insurers educate commercial customers about the risks they’re exposed to? In the second instalment of the research series by Insurance Post and CRIF, this content explores how education, engagement and technology converge to shape a resilient future for commercial insurance.
Unveiling the future of commercial insurance: Navigating risk, trusting data and empowering clients
Insurance Post, in partnership with CRIF, conducted a survey to explore the risks associated with the commercial insurance sector. This article delves into the evolving business risk landscape, the challenges faced during client onboarding, and how to comprehensively assess a client’s risks profile.