For over 14 years HRH Charles, Prince of Wales, has been supporting and encouraging the Insurance Industry to “move to net zero ambitions on the underwriting side, so that insurance companies can take action and drive change with their clients across the economy” The latest report on the industry’s ClimateWise Principles has hailed the significant […]
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Very excited to be shortlisted for the ‘Counter Fraud Award’ at the British Claims Awards 2020. Tackling insurance fraud remains an industry strategic priority, as 107,000 fraudulent insurance claims worth £1.2b were uncovered by insurers in 2019. Sadly the actual figure will be much higher – https://www.abi.org.uk/news/news-articles/2020/09/detected-insurance-fraud/ Claimsplanet’s counter fraud features provide Insurers with image geotagging […]
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CIFAS, the UK’s fraud prevention service reported a 27 per cent rise in false insurance claims in 2019, according to Insurance Age. The previous year, the Association of British Insurers (ABI) reported that the total number of fraudulent claims and applications was circa 469,000, itself a 6% increase in value from 2017. Dishonest insurance claims […]
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Funding for insurtech has slowed throughout the Coronavirus pandemic, according to Insurance Business Magazine. However, the need for insurers to provide greater levels of customer service, better communications and effective claims management has never been higher. As mentioned previously by claimsplanet, the UK insurance industry steering group that formed to ensure the industry supports customers […]
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There seems to be more and more evidence to support the notion that companies that adapt to challenging conditions tend to prosper. A new white paper from claims solutions specialist, Broadspire, helps companies to achieve successful claims management during a crisis, like the current Covid-19 pandemic. The white paper details 5 key components behind successful […]
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As the global coronavirus pandemic continues to ravage commerce throughout the globe, insurance leaders from the UK have come together to form a steering group which aims to ensure that the industry supports customers and communities in the current crisis and so that it can strengthen its efforts in response to future pandemics. Held on […]
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The financial watchdog has recently created a unit to monitor how insurance organisations manage coronavirus claims across the UK’s SME sector. The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) set out its expectations of insurers by writing to the chief executives of insurance companies. In the letter, FCA chief executive Christopher Woolard praised insurers for their efforts to […]
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This week, Insurance Business Magazine highlighted how insurance companies are weighing in on the good of insurance. With the Covid-19 pandemic seeing a level of scrutiny directed towards financial services not seen since the financial crisis of 12 years ago, the last few weeks have been a time of significant change across the insurance sector. […]
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Business News Wales asks a question on many business owners’ lips at the moment and that is “Will my business insurance cover me for Coronavirus-related losses?” The short answer to this is that, whether or not an insurance policy pays out in respect to your losses, it depends on the type of policy that you […]
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As the UK’s Chancellor of the Exchequer announced generous financial support measures to workers and business owners to ease pressure from the increasingly threatening coronavirus outbreak, Insurance Times details how Insurtech companies are helping freelancers undergoing financial strain. Partnering with freelance platform UnderPinned, Digital Risks will offer their services for free to freelancers until September. […]
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