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Tuesday 5 October 2021

Airmic 2021: Repurposing in action

StrategicRISK talks to Sean McGovern, CEO, UK & Lloyd’s market at AXA XL as Airmic launches its new ‘Roads to’ report

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Airmic launches Roads to Repurposing

As Airmic’s 2021 Conference gets underway in Brighton, its new report focuses on the concept of ’corporate purpose’

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Airmic and McGill and Parnters launch D&O guide

Ask the “right” questions about D&O liabilities and insurance before a problem arises - Julia Graham

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Tuesday 5 October 2021

09:45:  Airmic 2021: Future shocks are ‘guaranteed’, says Graham

“The world is spinning faster and the velocity of change can make us feel dizzy,” said Airmic CEO Julia Graham in her opening address at the Airmic Conference 2021. “There is an opportunity for us to collectively influence the future.”

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Tuesday 5 October 2021

11:30: Airmic 2021: Harsh market starts to ease

There are some green shoots of recovery beginning to show in the commercial insurance market. This is according to Airmic CEO Julia Graham, speaking at the Airmic 2021 press conference.

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Airmic 2021: The harsh market with a focus on cyber - Pulse Survey findings

Airmic announces the release of its latest Pulse Survey on insurance market conditions, this time with a focus on cyber risk insurance from a buyer’s perspective.

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Tuesday 5 October 2021

11:30: Airmic 2021: Mental health: business critical?

Promoting good mental health in the workplace can improve brand and reputation as well as staff retention. To do this successfully, business leaders need to “be proactive” and drive change from the top down, said Rachel Thompson, employment law and outsources human resources consultant at RT Advance Consulting.

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Tuesday 5 October 2021

12:45: Airmic 2021: Embrace an adaptation mindset

It’s time to embrace an adaptation mindset when it comes to the climate-crisis, according to experts from AXA XL.

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Tuesday 5 October 2021

12:45: Airmic 2021: Reputation risk management - a new perspective

When it comes to reputation, “perception matters” – “it determines whether customers buy from you, whether people want to work for you, and how other businesses engage with you”, said Daniel Green, senior broker at Willis Towers Watson (WTW)

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Tuesday 5 October 2021

15:45: Airmic 2021: Claims in a hard market

Today’s market has changed the insurance sector’s perspective around legal advice, especially amongst younger underwriters who haven’t experienced a hard market before and need extra support, according to Herbert Smith Freehills.

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Tuesday 5 October 2021

15:45: Airmic 2021: Beware the cyber insider threat

When a Tesla employee was offered $500,000 by a cyber criminal gang to install malware on the company’s Gigafactory network last year, it indicated a new and emerging threat.

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Wednesday 6 October 2021

09:45: Airmic 2021: Culture matters

Culture and purpose are not something that can be written in words, but instead needs to be expressed in the way people in the organisation behave.

This is according to panellists speaking on the Wednesday morning of the Airmic Conference 2021.

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Wednesday 6 October 2021

09:45: Airmic 2021: How captives are changing the conversation for insurance buyers

Post-Brexit the UK government is looking for areas where the insurance market can “demonstrate economic success”, as well as understanding what is needed to make this happen, according to Owen Williams, global programme and captive regional director for the UK and Nordics at AXA XL.

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Wednesday 6 October 2021

11:45: Airmic 2021: Overcoming claims challenges

The overriding concern of risk and insurance managers when it comes to claims management is the need to protect brand and reputation. This is according to 48% of those surveyed by DWF Law.

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Wednesday 6 October 2021

15:45: Airmic 2021: Transforming claims

To improve how the insurance industry evaluates and makes decisions on claims risks, “data is king” and “will be for the future”, said BLM partner Helen Devery.

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Wednesday 6 October 2021

15:45: Airmic 2021: The COVID EL floodgate that never opened

Causation is a big battleground where COVID-related employers liability claims are concerned, largely because the virus is so transmissible.

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