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Open-access content Tuesday 7th November 2017 — updated 5.50pm, Wednesday 29th April 2020

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"I found the article on 'New tech & big data' by Richard Keating extremely interesting. Insurance is still distributed very traditionally with annual renewal dates, clunky underwriting, price-driven consumers and inefficient distribution. Look what the banking industry has done, jumping from high street to apps in a short space of time. Can the insurance industry respond as well or as quickly?" 


Tim Ryan - via LinkedIn

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This article appeared in our November 2017 issue of The Actuary .
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