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Privacy

There are many dimensions to privacy. Heading up the list of concerns that the public have in relation to insurance are secondary use and consent. Insurers that can understand and manage these two properly will be much better placed to gain the public's trust.
46 posts
Privacy
Data Ethics • 3 min read

Algorithm Destruction – the Implications for Insurers

A regulatory trend is emerging that could have profound implications for insurers. We’ve seen regulators issue fines for obtaining and using data in ways that fall outside of the rules. Now something much, much more ominous is starting to be used by regulators. It’s called algorithm destruction.…
Duncan Minty
Duncan Minty •
Underwriting • 4 min read

Are Expectations for Automated Underwriting Realistic?

A Swiss Re executive wrote an interesting article this month on the automation of life and health underwriting. The article sets out the expectations firms like Swiss Re have for automation, but is surprisingly quiet on the hurdles it still needs to address for those expectations to be realised.…
Duncan Minty
Duncan Minty •
Personalisation • 2 min read

Life and Motor Underwriting Start to Converge

Policyholders of US insurer John Hancock who have an Allstate Drivewise policy can now earn Vitality points on their life insurance for safe driving. It works in a rather analogue way at the moment, but it confirms a trend towards how you drive influencing the price and scope of your life cover.…
Duncan Minty
Duncan Minty •
Insurance will face problems with consent public
Privacy • 6 min read

Insurance will face problems with consent

Consent is something the insurance market has often taken for granted. Recent developments are now signalling that it’s time for a serious rethink. I look at why sector attitudes to consent need to change, and the four issues which make insurers vulnerable.…
Duncan Minty
Duncan Minty •
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