Ethical Decisions and Dilemmas • 3 min read Two simple ways to make a fair decision Insurance is becoming more complex, and faster moving as well. Yet in the midst of demanding situations and time pressures,…
Fairness • 5 min read Dual Pricing in Insurance – the beginning of the end? The next twelve months will see the pricing practices of UK insurers and intermediaries put under close scrutiny. The regulator…
Fairness • 4 min read Why insurers need to prepare for some tough scrutiny of their underwriting Insurers have been using big data analytics to explore new underwriting techniques for several years now. Their aim has been…
Discrimination • 6 min read The Ethics of Insurance Pricing – 7 risks underwriters need to have on their radar Several years ago, underwriters started to make wry comments about no longer knowing how their premiums were being calculated. This…
Claims • 9 min read 20 Changes that Influence the Ethics of Insurance Claims Insurance is changing in ways that have profound implications for claims. Some claims practices will become redundant. Questions only occasionally…
Data Ethics • 5 min read Automating the emotions that drive marketing and sales Financial advice has been transformed by regulations to eliminate conflicts of interest and raise standards. Commissions have been replaced by…
Claims • 2 min read Weighing up the fairness of your claims service – pt2 In last Friday’s post [https://www.ethicsandinsurance.info/2016/07/08/fairness-claims-1/], I outlined four dimensions of fairness that…
Claims • 2 min read How to weigh up the fairness of your claims service – pt1 Fairness is a complex thing. Insurance people often have a tendency to latch on to one way of looking at…
Fairness • 3 min read Building a persuasive argument on fairness A fundamental challenge facing the insurance sector is how to differentiate between risks without that turning into discriminating between risks.…