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COVID-19 will limit the uptake of connected home insurance policies, despite the pandemic making consumers embrace technology, according to GlobalData, a leading data and analytics company. Digitalization is a key trend across all industries, as consumers and businesses avoid face-to-face interactions. However, connected home technology will suffer it is less necessary with people spending significant […]
Private healthcare insurers need to offer customers something, as facilities are given to the NHS
With virtually all of the private healthcare sector’s capacity being reallocated to the NHS, private medical insurance (PMI) policyholders have been unable to access private services. As a result, WPA is offering its customers a rebate of approximately 40% of their April premium. While WPA is not the most popular PMI provider in the UK […]
French insurers will struggle to turn profits with low interest rates and rising claims
A significant decline in the demand for insurance products is a major obstacle for French insurers to overcome at this time, however the biggest concern for the sector is ongoing profitability, says GlobalData, a leading data and analytics company. Whilst GlobalData’s revised, post-COVID-19 forecasts for the French insurance industry shows that the pandemics impact on […]
Private medical insurance will see increased demand following COVID-19, says GlobalData
COVID-19 has put the NHS under tremendous strain, which has created a backlog of cases that will see demand for private medical insurance increase as social distancing measures ease, according to GlobalData, a leading data and analytics company. GlobalData’s 2019 UK Insurance Consumer Survey indicates that 29% of private health insurance customers purchased a policy […]
Belgian insurance industry to see GWP declines across the board in 2020, says GlobalData
The economic uncertainty and high risk of unemployment is expected to adversely impact the premium earnings of Belgian insurers, according to GlobalData, a leading data and analytics company. GlobalData forecasts both the life and the general insurance markets to decline in Gross written premium (GWP) in 2020. The life market is now expected to decline […]
Zego’s flexible on-demand and telematics-drive fleet policies are ideal for current conditions, says GlobalData
Zego has expanded its fleet partnership with RSA due to the increased demand for deliveries with the company’s on-demand and telematics-drive policies proving to be exactly what customers need during this pandemic, says GlobalData a leading data and analytics company. The Insurance Times stated that the spike in courier fleets and delivery during lockdown has […]
COVID-19 likely to cause diversification of retirement funding
COVID-19 has highlighted the vulnerability of capital markets to external shocks and makes the diversification of retirement funding increasingly likely, according to GlobalData, a leading data and analytics company. GlobalData’s 2020 UK Life & Pensions Survey found that over half of all respondents identified an employer pension as being part of their plan to fund […]
Insurers’ business interruption U-turn could lead to significant uptake in product, says GlobalData
Following the announcement by the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) that multiple insurers are to back down on the coronavirus policy dispute and pay company owners with business interruption policies; Ben Carey-Evans, Insurance Analyst at GlobalData, a leading data and analytics company, offers his view: “This is a significant turnaround for the industry, which had up […]
Rise in UK pet owners during lockdown a rare opportunity for insurers
The number of individuals purchasing pets in the UK has surged since the lockdown measures were implemented by the government. Such a sudden increase in the number of pet owners gives pet insurers the opportunity for growth in 2020, according to GlobalData. In 2019, the pet insurance market contracted slightly by 1.8%, according to the […]
High-income households willing to take on riskier post-COVID-19 investments, says GlobalData
High-income households are willing to take on more investment risk in order to recoup losses from the stock market collapse, once it rebounds after COVID-19 ceases, says GlobalData, a leading data and analytics company. High-income households are much more willing to take on additional investment risk as a result of COVID-19, according to GlobalData’s 2020 […]
COVID-19 impact to worsen impact of catastrophe claims, says GlobalData
Insurers set for high COVID-19-based payouts will be hit harder by catastrophe claims towards the end of the calendar year as COVID-19 ramps up pressure on insurers, according to GlobalData, a leading data and analytics company. GlobalData’s Senior Insurance Analyst, Daniel Pearce, commented: “With the hurricane and typhoon season yet to arrive for 2020, the […]
Cyber insurance becomes the new norm with spike in online sales in the UK, says GlobalData
With majority of the brick and mortar retail shops closed due to COVID-19, online sales have become the new norm in the UK with its demand increasing, making cyber cover one of the few methods of growth in the insurance market, says GlobalData, a leading data and analytics company. Food and groceries sales are thriving […]
E-scooters popularity in UK presents opportunity for insurers
The use of e-scooters has expanded across the globe and their rise in popularity in the UK will create an opportunity for insurers that are quick to act, according to GlobalData. Findings from GlobalData’s report, ‘Thematic Research: Sharing Economy in Insurance’, highlights that insurance options are limited for micro-mobility solutions. Liability is not clearly understood, […]
Thailand life insurance industry to contract in 2020 due to COVID-19, says GlobalData
Thailand’s life insurance industry, which has witnessed decelerating growth rates since 2015, will decline in 2020 owing to the prevailing challenges aggravated by the macroeconomic impact of COVID-19, according to GlobalData, a leading data and analytics company. GlobalData estimates that insurance premiums will decline for the second consecutive year by 1.6% in 2020. The industry […]
General insurance business in South Korea to stagnate in 2020 due to COVID-19, says GlobalData
South Korea’s general insurance industry is expected to stagnate in 2020, with growth declining to 0.7% in 2020, as compared to the 2.8% in 2019, according to GlobalData, a leading data and analytics company. GlobalData has revised the South Korea’s insurance forecast in the aftermath of the global coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak. As per the latest […]
COVID-19 to accelerate use of drone technology among insurers, says GlobalData
Drone usage within the insurance industry is expected to be accelerated due to the impact of COVID-19. The pandemic will change the way people and businesses interact and contactless drone inspections will become even more valuable to the insurers, says GlobalData, a leading data and analytics company. According to GlobalData’s latest Quarterly Tech Trends survey, 35% […]
Life insurance business in India to contract in 2020 due to COVID-19, says GlobalData
The Indian life insurance industry is expected to contract in 2020, declining by 0.9% in 2020 as compared to 8.8% growth recorded in 2019, according to GlobalData, a leading data and analytics company. GlobalData has revised India’s insurance forecast in the aftermath of the global coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak. As per the latest data, India’s life […]
Remote working to benefit UK home insurers, says GlobalData
Home insurers could see a rise in premiums over the coming years if home working becomes more popular, as risk will shift from commercial property to household insurance, according to GlobalData. During the lockdown, home insurance policies will fully compensate a home-working claimant, but policyholders will have to amend their cover once the lockdown is […]
Despite cars rarely being used, UK motor insurance GWP to witness marginal increase in 2020, says GlobalData
Despite majority of the UK customers not using cars and therefore being unlikely to renew policies, there will be a very slight growth of 0.4% in gross written premium (GWP) to £19.54bn in 2020, according to GlobalData, a leading data and analytics company. Yasha Kuruvilla, Insurance Analyst at GlobalData, explains: “There will be a slight […]
AI will become crucial to insurers following COVID-19, says GlobalData
Businesses will be forced to reconsider their spending priorities as a result of COVID-19 pandemic and insurers are expected to ramp up investment in artificial intelligence (AI), according to GlobalData, a leading data and analytics company. According to GlobalData’s 2019 Quarterly Tech Trends Survey, 67% of firms in the insurance industry are currently using AI. Although […]