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Verdict Staff
Comment: Article 50 – How insurance firms can prepare for the fall-out
Robert Gothan, CEO and founder of Accountagility – a solutions provider for the finance function – argues that the sheer complexity and uncertainty of the Brexit process means that planning for a range of future scenarios has never been more important, particularly in the case of insurance firms writing business across the EU.
Industry says bereavement allowance changes highlight importance of protection insurance
Financial adviser support group Tenet has prompted its advisers to consider the changing face of bereavement allowance in the UK and why financial intervention is so important
Willis Towers Watson: Flawed Solvency II risk margin is hurting consumers
Willis Towers Watson has responded to an EIOPA Discussion Paper on the upcoming review of Solvency II and identified significant flaws in the formula used to calculate the risk margin.
Disruptive change in the US life and health insurance market
Tom Scales, head of Americas – life, annuity and health, at Celent, explains why these are turbulent times in the US insurance market for life insurance and, in particular, health insurance.
How better communication with customers can reap value for life insurers
Life insurance customers want to receive more communication from their providers –and this presents important opportunities for insurers to improve relationships and build business with customers and intermediaries alike, according to Bill Gilbert, executive director of the Riverside Group, a provider of customer marketing programmes for insurance companies.
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Swiss Re Corporate Solutions opens Kuala Lumpur office
Swiss Re Corporate Solutions has opened a new office in Kuala Lumpur. It will function under a Labuan FSA reinsurance licence and will focus on servicing large and upper mid-sized Malaysian businesses through broking partners and intermediaries.
Brighthouse Financial launches as part of planned separation from MetLife
Brighthouse Financial, an operating segment of MetLife, has introduced annuity and life insurance products under its brand as part of a planned separation from MetLife.
Comment wire: Venture capital investment attracts incumbents to InsurTech
Activity by technology start-ups with core insurance expertise (i.e. InsurTechs) has spiked since 2015, despite not reaching the magnitude compared to Fintech. However, GlobalData Technology anticipates venture capital investment from at least one-third of the property and casualty and health insurance sector in InsurTechs during 2017.
10 ways to improve your influencing skills
Leadership coaching expert Lynn Scott, whose sector experience ranges from retail, food and drink to the NHS, recommends ten ways for senior executives to improve their influencing skills. Scott’s tips should be valuable for executives working at all levels of the life and health insurance industry, particularly as many in the sector argue that life insurance is ‘sold and not bought’.
Taking the pulse of the UK group life and disability insurance market
John Ritchie, former chief executive of digital group risk insurer Ellipse, and now managing director of consulting company Eithne Group, explains that in order for the UK group life and disability insurance market to realise growth it needs to automate and be digital in communication, in payment processes and purchasing processes at corporate client and individual levels.