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Duncan Minty

Duncan Minty

Duncan has been researching and writing about ethics in insurance for over 20 years. As a Chartered Insurance Practitioner, he combines market knowledge with a strong and independent radar on ethics.
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Duncan Minty
Interesting Survey of Public Attitudes to Data and AI public
Data Ethics • 4 min read

Interesting Survey of Public Attitudes to Data and AI

The UK Government’s unit for enabling trustworthy digital innovation has published the second wave of its survey of public attitudes to data and AI. Given the low levels of trust that consumers have in how insurers handling their data, the survey’s findings are worth a closer look.…
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A Big Red Flag has been attached to Emotional AI public
Data Ethics • 8 min read

A Big Red Flag has been attached to Emotional AI

The UK’s data protection regulator has raised a big red flag over the use of emotional AI. Not only do such systems fail to meet data protection requirements, but they also come with other serious ethical issues. So what does this mean for insurers, and how should they respond?…
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Is your Code of Ethics Good Enough? public
Codes and Values • 5 min read

Is your Code of Ethics Good Enough?

Is your code of ethics good enough? A quick way to answer that is to look at when it was last reviewed. If that date is before November 2019, then the answer will almost certainly be no. And if your firm has been making some strategic moves recently, I would move that date to November 2020.…
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Challenges Emerge for Insurance and Wellness Products public
Underwriting • 4 min read

Challenges Emerge for Insurance and Wellness Products

‘Moving beyond insurance’ is a popular digital trend across many markets. Why just deal with losses when you can prevent claims, goes the narrative. Yet one regulatory move means insurers will soon have to design and sell their cover / wellness combination with great care.…
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Has Flood Re worked? public
Personalisation • 7 min read

Has Flood Re worked?

Has Flood Re worked? And if so, who is it working for the most? A Bank of England study addresses these questions, but with presumptions and interpretations that are open to challenge. This highlights why the policy landscape for flood insurance needs more diversified debate.…
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