Ethics and Insurance

Insight | Guidance | Challenge

...helping insurance firms achieve greater certainty on ethical issues...

Insight and Challenge

For over six years, the blog at Ethics and Insurance has delivered weekly posts that provide insurance people with insight, guidance and challenge on the key and trending ethical issues for insurance.

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Two simple ways to make a fair decision

In the midst of demanding situations and time pressures, there will be occasions when it will be important that we make a fair decision. What can we do to make this as easy and straightforward as possible? Here are two skills that will help.

Dual Pricing in Insurance – the beginning of the end?

The next 12 months will see the pricing practices of UK insurers put under close regulatory scrutiny. Their focus will be on dual pricing in the household market. So what should insurance firms be on the lookout for, and how might they prepare for the spotlight about to be turned on them?

Honest Insurance is now a marketing favourite. What does it say to you?

When you’re told that what’s being offered is honest insurance, what do you think? Some will be reassured that all is bound to be well with the policies of an insurer like that. Which indeed it might be. If however you’re curious about what is meant by honest insurance, then read on.

7 reasons why claims optimisation needs to be seen as a failure

The most ‘ethically questionable’ practice to have emerged out of the innovation currently transforming insurance is ‘claims optimisation’. As key pieces of accountability and data legislation go live in 2018, what should claims directors weigh up in relation to this controversial practice?

About Ethics and Insurance

I'm Duncan Minty and I help insurance firms achieve greater certainty on ethical issues.

I set up 'Ethics and Insurance' to help insurance people around the world learn about what that involves and how to do the ethical things that can build trust in you and your firm.

I've been an independent ethics consultant for 17 years and I specialise in the insurance market. I'm also qualified in the UK as a Chartered Insurance Practitioner. So I know how the market works.

Speaking

I've been a guest speaker at numerous insurance conferences, bringing insight and an ethical perspective to insurance audiences.

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If you're looking for an independent viewpoint that combines focus and foresight, find out more about the speaking engagements I offer and the outcomes you and your firm can achieve.

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Courses

Boost your knowledge and skills in Ethics and Insurance, with four courses focused on the needs of insurance people.

Each of the four courses covers knowledge, skills, assignments and assessments. And they're full of case studies and ethical dilemmas too.

My track record is second to none - I'm the author of the two online ethics courses used by the Chartered Insurance Institute and the Personal Finance Society.

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