Welcome to 2021! It’s a new year and with that comes new resolutions! Every Friday you can now look forward to a round up of the news stories that have caught our attention during the week. We hope you enjoy…

There’s been clearly a lot of reflection on lessons learned in 2020 and predictions for the next 12 months in the press. The webinars are back in full force and technology remains at the forefront of conversations.

2021 is here but what did the insurance industry do well and what did it do badly in 2020? (Source: Insurance Business Magazine)
Digitalisation has clearly been accelerated but also brought a whole raft of problems including cybersecurity.

How Insurers Can Move Past ‘Unprecedented’: 3 Lessons Learned in 2020 (Source: Carrier Management)
Using technology doesn’t need to be a hardship. Find out how in this article.

Accelerating into 2021 (Source: Insurance Thought Leadership)
Much of the hard work has been done on the digitisation front, so companies just need to take advantage and work smarter to further optimise processes.

Top insurance news that dominated headlines during 2020 (Source: Insurance Business Magazine)
There was other news other than COVID-19…

Lloyds ups electronic placement targets to 90% in 2021 (Source: Reinsurance News)
The modernisation programme is full steam ahead this year.

WEBINAR: Plugging the flood gap: risks and opportunities for re/insurers (Source: The Re/insurance Lounge)
This session will look at how re/insurers are already tackling the increasing issue of the flood protection gap and how the industry can go further to build resilience and collaborate with governments and other stakeholders for better insurance solutions.

And finally…

Lemonade hits one million customer milestone (Source: Reinsurance News)
They dominated the press headlines in 2020 and it looks like 2021 will be no different as they hit their millionth customer.

Have a good weekend!