Accountability • 2 min read Conduct and Ethics: why insurers need to understand the difference Earlier this week I looked at the difference between compliance and ethics, and at why that difference matters to insurance…
Accountability • 3 min read Are ethics and compliance different? And why it matters. I occasionally come across companies who question the need to consider ethics, on the basis that they’ve got all…
Accountability • 5 min read Data, Equality and Insurance: a small survey The insurance market is entering a new phase, in which underwriting and claims practices are being transformed through access to…
Accountability • 2 min read How ethical is intermediation? Is intermediation ethical? This was a question put to me at a recent insurance event I was speaking at. It’…
Accountability • 3 min read Proportionality and the Ethics of Private Investigations – Pt 2 Insurers’ use of private investigators has been criticised for being “ aggressive and inappropriate [https://www.ethicsandinsurance.info/2012/09/06/…
Accountability • 2 min read Private Investigators : 2 ethical issues that need extra attention from ABI members Insurers in the UK now have new guidelines on the instruction and use of private investigators. While the guidelines have…
Accountability • 2 min read Are independent ethics committees valuable or window dressing? What makes an ‘independent ethics committees’ work? Can they act as an effective counterbalance to business ventures that operate close…
Accountability • 2 min read How good are your firm’s whistleblowing arrangements? Insurance firms in the UK should allocate some time during 2014 to look over their whistleblowing arrangements, for whistleblowing is…
Accountability • 2 min read 11 principles for building ethics into your use of big data In last week’s post [https://www.ethicsandinsurance.info/2014/04/23/ethics-big-data-insurance/], I explained why insurance firms need to…