FEBRUARY 2016
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UPFRONT 06 Statistics
The cost of 2015’s natural disasters
08 Hot topic
FEATURES
40
BRIGHT LIGHTS IN THE BIG CITY
Two analysts talk the current UK market and what’s ahead
Promoting diversity in insurance
10 Opinion
Cyber threat and the opportunities created by emerging technologies
14 News analysis
Insurer uses drones to assess properties damaged in Victorian fires
18 Intelligence
ACE completes Chubb acquisition and Berkshire Hathaway launches new policies
FEATURES 17 A reframed forum
What can brokers expect from the upcoming ICA Annual Forum? COVER STORY
CHANGING COURSES
Prue Willsford and Dallas Booth discuss the new ANZIIF and NIBA education partnership FEATURES
44
DEPLOYING DATA AND ANALYTICS How one insurance network is using data to make life easier for brokers and clients
43 Keeping customers on side
New technology assisting insurers to move forward in line with customer needs
46 Broadening the approach in broking
The opportunities for PI brokers in 2016
48 Changing policies and perceptions
Mental illness and income protection
50 Funding, collaborating and educating
Elantis Premium Funding’s transformation from Lumley Finance
54 Heading west
2016 FEATURES
THE HOT LIST
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Profiling the movers and shakers of general insurance
2
Leading law firm with growing insurance practice expands to Perth
PEOPLE
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BROKER PROFILE Bunmi Ajayi works with Ansvar to assist family day care providers
PEOPLE 56 Favourite things
Steadfast Underwriting Agencies’ Simon Lightbody
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