The way our buildings are constructed has come a long way in recent years, and is still changing and improving. New methods significantly reduce the impact of construction on the environment and also cost less – but being so new, how do they compare with the methods that have been around for hundreds of years? And what impact could this have on the insurance industry? 

Steph McGovern explores Modern Methods of Construction, also known as 'Modern Methods' with: 

Steve Kelly, Head of Insurance, Engineering, Construction and Power at Allianz Insurance

Jonathan Purvis, Policy Advisor, General Insurance Team at the ABI 

Trudi Sully, Impact Director at the Construction Innovation Hub

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Our 2021 ‘BIBA Special’ episode of the series, with the virtual conference taking place on the 12th and 13th May. Steph is joined by four of our Allianz senior board members to discuss some of the key topics which are to be covered at  the BIBA 2021 conference, with a focus on building resilience, together. The topics include the future of insurance broking, mental health, the regulatory impact of Covid-19 and diversity and inclusion in the insurance industry.

 Our guests are:

Simon McGinn, General Manager

Neil Clutterbuck, Chief Underwriting Officer

Stephanie Smith, Chief Operating Officer

Graham Gibson, Chief Claims Officer.

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Underinsurance isn’t a new concept and has always been an issue for insurers, brokers and businesses of all sizes. But given the events of the last year – namely the pandemic and Brexit - businesses might be facing more underinsurance than ever before.

Businesses have had to adapt their businesses; with their employees working from home or changing how they provide their products. But as a result of these changes, businesses may have new requirements for their insurance coverage which hasn’t been considered. 

Steph McGovern explores underinsurance and its impact on the insurance industry with:

Simon Parrish, Head of SME Underwriting at Allianz UK

Graeme Trudgill, British Insurance Brokers Association - Main Board Director

David Perry, Managing Director at the Federation of Small Businesses, Insurance Service

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Recently, open banking has enabled authorised third parties to access the financial data of individuals and businesses, to provide recommendations on products and services. The FCA is now looking at how this data sharing could help sell other financial products such as insurance. This is known as open finance.  

But what impact could this have on the insurance industry? 

Steph McGovern explores Open Finance and its impact on the insurance industry with: 

Glen Clarke, Head of Transformational Propositions at Allianz UK 

John Hallsworth, UK Management Consulting Executive from KPMG 

Ben Howarth, Manager for Climate Change and Open Data Policy at ABI 

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‘Emobility’ is a concept referring to electrified power in all types of vehicles – from electric cars, to scooters and e-bikes. Emobility already exists today in many forms and is continuing to grow, and it’s predicted that electric vehicles will become common transport on our roads across UK by 2030.  

But what will be the impact of this for brokers, businesses and insurers?  

Steph McGovern explores Emobility and its impact on the insurance industry with: 

Michael Maicher, Global Partner & Director at Allianz Partners 

Richard Billyeald, Thatcham – Chief Technical Officer, leading on electrical research 

Patrick Hertzke, Partner at Mckinsey and Company 

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In the last year, ‘resilience’ has become a buzzword, as businesses are faced with the uncertainty caused by external factors more than ever; the pandemic, economic downturn, natural disasters or the potential of other threats like cybercrime. 

Steph McGovern explores business resilience and its impact on the insurance industry with: 

Stephanie Smith – Chief Operating Officer at Allianz 

Claire Walker – Co-Executive Director of the British Chambers of Commerce 

Maria Albonico – Partner at McKinsey and Company, who led their research on SME resilience through COVID-19 

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We use smart technology every day without really thinking about it – from watches to speakers, mobile phones to doorbells. Technology like this on a much larger scale is having a significant impact on industry, representing the fourth revolution in manufacturing.   Steph McGovern explores smart industry and its impact in the insurance industry with: Glen Clarke, Head of Transformational Propositions at Allianz, Thorsten Schröer – Director for Automotive & Electronics Industry for IBM in Germany Natasha Stern - Partner at McKinsey and Company

 

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5G will mean faster download and upload speeds. But this isn’t just good news for uploading content to Instagram. It has the potential to be an indispensable technology for business. There are suggestions that by 2035, 5G will enable $12.3 trillion of global economic output and support 22 million jobs worldwide.   It could enable the health service to share data more efficiently, change the way autonomous vehicles talk to each other, and enable swarms of search and rescue drones to communicate wirelessly with each other. This all sounds very cool but what does this all mean for the insurance industry?  Steph McGovern is joined by: James Tucker – Transformational Propositions Manager from Allianz, Martin Hynes – International 5G Team at Verizon Rahim Tafazolli - Regius Professor from the 5G Innovation Centre at the University of Surrey.

 

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Three of our Allianz senior board members join us to discuss the future of insurance, in light of the recent Covid-19 global pandemic. How will it impact the insurance industry, brokers and SMEs in the next years and decades to come?  Joining us for this discussion are: Simon McGinn, General Manager, Neil Clutterbuck, Chief Underwriting Officer Graham Gibson, Chief Claims Officer.

 

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Sustainable Claims is a crucial element of Allianz’s business and combines protecting customers while aiming to meet environmental commitments.     It means that physical damage resulting in a claim could be fixed using recycled or sustainable products. But it’s about much more than parts. Discussing the future of sustainable claims, our new host - Steph McGovern - is joined by: Colin Davis - Head of Supplier Services in Claims at Allianz, Bronwyn Claire - Senior Programme Manager at Climatewise Jason Cross - Client Relationship Director at Synetiq Lauren Robson - Insurance Services Account Manager from Plastic Surgeon 

 

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