There is plenty of excitement around Blockchain, but could it transform the global insurance industry? It’s also widely acknowledged that many businesses are only just starting to get to grips with what is possible. Nick Hewer discusses blockchain with Adam Rates, Head of Strategy and Architecture at Allianz, Michael Cook, UK Insurance Blockchain Lead at PWC and Rebecca Oliver, Business Development Director from Chain That, who provide blockchain-based solutions for the insurance industry. 

 

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More than half of all humans globally live and work in cities and urbanised areas, with this set to increase to 68% by 2050. Taking population growth into account, the United Nations estimates that this could mean another 2.5 billion people will be living in the world’s cities. So cities are becoming smarter. Risks will change. Old risks such as of burglary and theft will diminish, new ones, like cyber, will emerge. Being able to respond to these changes with the right cover will be essential for insurers. Joining Nick Hewer today to discuss this in more detail are: Glen Clarke, the Head of Transformational Propositions at Allianz, Dan Hubert the CEO of the smart-parking platform AppyWay, and Graham Thrower the Head of Infrastructure and Investment, at the smart-city consultancy Urban Foresight.

 

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Smart devices – connected through the Internet of Things, talking to each other, and harvesting data in real time – are on the rise. By 2020, more than half of major new business processes and systems will incorporate some element of the Internet of Things. It has the potential to completely redefine the traditional insurance business model, shifting the focus from paying out after the event, to the prevention of accidents occurring in the first place. Nick Hewer is joined by James Tucker – Smart Technology Manager, Allianz Daniel Pearce - Senior Analyst, Global Data Russ Mckay - Global solutions Architect, IBM Watson IoT division Lottie Macnair – Design Researcher, Connected Places Catapult

 

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Insurers have always gathered data to understand the nature of the risks they insure against. However, with such unprecedented volumes of data from new sources now available, and rapid advances in technology, it can be stored and analysed much more quickly than in the past. So what tangible changes will this bring for customers and brokers alike? Nick Hewer presents our discussion with: Andy Roberts – Head of Data for Claims, Allianz Vincent Spruyt - Chief Innovation Officer, at data science company Sentiance Ian Bird - Director of Analytics & Data Services Advisory, Guidewire Software

 

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Three of our Allianz experts from across the business join us today to discuss how sustainability will affect the insurance industry and businesses and what can be done. We look at some of the key areas sustainability and climate change are having an impact on in the insurance and business sector right now and in the importantly, in the future. We take a look at three areas of sustainability affecting the insurance industry; sustainable claims, climate change and sustainability as a business. And importantly discuss how this will impact and affect businesses and brokers. Nick Hewer is joined by; - Graham Stait, Head of Claims Supply and Experts - Scott Henderson, Reinsurance Manager - Nicola Blundell, Workspace Services Manager

 

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The working week no longer means Monday to Friday, 9 to 5. Home working and the gig economy are changing the workplace, and according to figures published by the ONS in February 2019, the number of self-employed people in the UK increased from 3.3 million people in 2001 to 4.8 million in 2017 – that’s just over 15% of the workforce.  So in this era of new working patterns, does that demand new ways of thinking about insurance? Nick Hewer is joined by: Helen Bancroft – Underwriting Manager at Allianz John Palmer - Senior Editor at Acas Daniel Pearce - Insurance Analyst at GlobalData. 

 

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Business Interruption, both damage and non-damage, can have catastrophic consequences ,yet research shows that only 1 in 3 UK business have sufficient cover. Nick Hewer's panel discuss the changes to BI insurance in recent years, and how brokers can offer customers more comprehensive advice on the subject. Joining Nick are: Donna Smith – Former Underwriting Manager in the Small Business Team at Allianz. Mike Hallam – Head of Technical Services at BIBA (British Insurance Brokers Association) Matt Dickenson – Federation of Small Businesses 

 

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Nick Hewer welcomes three of our Allianz senior board members - Simon McGinn, General Manager, Neil Clutterbuck, Chief Underwriting Officer and Graham Gibson, Chief Claims Officer. This round table discussion explores key trends and topics which are to be covered at the BIBA 2019 conference such as Cyber and Mental Health in the Workplace.

 

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Robotics are revolutionising many parts of the business world, including the insurance industry. Advocates for the technology promise that it will be a positive influence for a workforce, increasing productivity and freeing up people for more beneficial roles. But in reality, is this true? And how will it affect insurance in the future? Nick Hewer presents, with guests: Jenny Steyn – Head of Business Systems, Allianz, Richard Archer – Director of Digital and Intelligent Automation at EY Andy Thornley – Head of Corporate Affairs at BIBA

 

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In 2016, insurers detected 125,000 dishonest insurance claims valued at 1.3 billion pounds - according to the Association of British Insurers. But the insurance industry is fighting back. Earlier this year, Allianz announced they’d made record savings of nearly 63 million pounds in their battle against insurance fraud.  So what tricks are fraudsters using and what is being done to prevent it?  Nick Hewer discusses fraud and its implications with:  Nick Kelsall, Fraud Manager at Allianz, Ben Fletcher, Director of the Insurance Fraud Bureau Jenny Hemmings, Group Risk & Compliance Director at the Broker Network         Insurance Tomorrow - A Podcast from Allianz

 

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