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
Insurance's digital transformation is driving ever increasing calls for clearer accountability. The message is 'if you want our trust, give us accountability'. These articles look at the issues involved. Use them to shape your thinking.
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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…
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…
The ethics of big data – a critical window of opportunity for insurance firms
Insurance has always relied on data. And with the mainstreaming now of
revolutionary techniques for how data can be acquired,…
Please don’t talk about data misuse! …and other ambiguous terms.
The language we use when talking about an ethical situation is important. Words
can sometimes convey more than their simple…
Wanted: a renewal of ethical leadership from the UK insurance sector
I believe one of the biggest challenges facing the UK insurance sector lies in
the amount of ethical leadership that…
The NHS treatment records – what can insurers learn from this event?
News that the UK’s National Health Service
[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Health_Service] (NHS) released 47 million…
A critical step for everyone investigating insurance fraud
How’s this for a proposal? It should be mandatory for everyone involved in the
investigation of insurance fraud to…
A bit of ethics assessment can go a long way
What do you think is the most common failing when it comes to ethics? (I’d love
to hear your…