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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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Accountability
Are You Tracking Conflicts of Interest Properly? public
Conflicts of Interest • 5 min read

Are You Tracking Conflicts of Interest Properly?

Conflicts of interest are everywhere in insurance. There isn’t a part of the market where their influence is not significant. Yet they come in many different forms. This makes it important to track them properly, to understand concentrations, recognise trends and monitor mitigation outcomes.…
Duncan Minty
Duncan Minty •
Why Data Ethics is at a Crossroads public
Data Ethics • 8 min read

Why Data Ethics is at a Crossroads

Is data ethics working in insurance? Perhaps it’s just at an early stage, needing more time. Or is it always going to struggle to gain traction? Some see ethical guidelines for data and AI as the solution. Others see them as ineffectual. So what’s needed instead? How should a firm decide this?…
Duncan Minty
Duncan Minty •
Why Insurers must Manage their Ethical Debt public
Accountability • 3 min read

Why Insurers must Manage their Ethical Debt

Many digital decision systems deployed in insurance carry unknown levels of ethical debt. Over the next 3 to 5 years, a lot of that ethical debt will need to be repaid. In some circumstances, the amount could be very substantial. So what should insurers do now to prepare for this?…
Duncan Minty
Duncan Minty •
Discriminatory Pricing – the Storm Clouds Move Nearer public
Discrimination • 8 min read

Discriminatory Pricing – the Storm Clouds Move Nearer

Further research into discriminatory pricing in UK motor insurance is keeping up pressure on insurers and the regulator to tackle the issue. And with signs that the challenge is evolving, insurers are in danger of failing to see how this issue will grow and impact the heart of their businesses.…
Duncan Minty
Duncan Minty •
Can ChatGPT Help Insurers be Better at Ethics? public
Data Ethics • 4 min read

Can ChatGPT Help Insurers be Better at Ethics?

We’re starting to see OpenAI’s ChatGPT used in discussions about the ethics of insurance. What has surprised some organisers is just how popular discussions like this are with conference audiences. So is the sector’s understanding of ethics about to be transformed? I examine the implications.…
Duncan Minty
Duncan Minty •
New UK Survey on Public Attitudes to AI public
Data Ethics • 2 min read

New UK Survey on Public Attitudes to AI

A major new UK survey into public attitudes to AI has been launched. Its scope will pick up on several technologies relevant to the digital transformation of insurance. Its findings will influence policy makers, both in terms of possible legislation and pressure on regulators.…
Duncan Minty
Duncan Minty •
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