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Trading Skills in the Insurance Industry

19th March 2018 /0 Comments/in Capability, research, Trading /by Alan Thompson

How well do you think underwriters trade in the insurance market? Now is your chance to share your views by completing a short research survey and then receive a copy of the findings when it is complete. We are aiming to explore two fundamental questions, firstly, “How well do insurers develop their underwriters to enable them to trade effectively with their brokers?” and secondly, “How good are underwriters at building relationships with brokers to enable them to be productive and effective when trading?”

Insurance Times Awards 2017 – Excellence in Training

11th December 2017 /0 Comments/in Training /by Alan Thompson

MAP Training Director, Alan Thompson, was delighted to attend the Insurance Times Awards 2017 at the Intercontinental O2 in London on Thursday 7th December, as a guest of one of our clients, Covéa Insurance.

Multinational Programmes – What’s the secret to success?

16th February 2017 /0 Comments/in Capability, Portfolio Management, Training, underwriting /by Alan Thompson

Alex Land, Senior Associate at MAP Training, draws upon her extensive experience of Multinational Insurance business to highlight the keys to writing and managing successful Multinational Insurance programmes.

6 ways to get value from a Capability framework

16th September 2016 /0 Comments/in Capability, licence, ROI, Training, underwriting /by Alan Thompson

If you have invested the considerable time and effort into building a capability framework – are you getting maximum value from it? Alan Thompson, Director at MAP Training, looks at how you can reap a return on your investment.

Technical Excellence in Insurance

16th June 2016 /0 Comments/in Capability, claims, licence, Portfolio Management, research, Training, underwriting /by Alan Thompson

What attributes would you expect to see in an insurance company committed to technical excellence? In this article, our two Directors, Peter Turrell and Alan Thompson explore this based on research carried out earlier this year.

Is decision making authority always linked to skills and competence?

17th March 2016 /0 Comments/in Capability, claims, licence, Portfolio Management, Training, underwriting /by Alan Thompson

If you saw someone working up a tree using a powerful chainsaw, would you expect that they have been given the appropriate training and had the relevant skills and experience necessary to do the job? In today’s insurance world with a focus on compliance, regulation and control, would you expect to see employees’ authority to make underwriting and claims decisions clearly linked to their skill, competence and experience? This is what we explore in this latest article following industry research we have recently conducted.

How well does the insurance industry develop technical excellence?

27th November 2015 /0 Comments/in Capability, research /by Alan Thompson

What does an organisation in the insurance sector need to have in place to drive the development of technical excellence across their business? We would love to hear your views so please share a few minutes of your time to take part in our research. All participants will receive a complimentary copy of the final report.

Insurer consolidation – a challenge to the development of technical staff

1st October 2015 /0 Comments/in Portfolio Management, Training /by Alan Thompson

The insurance industry continues to undergo consolidation and this seems unlikely to cease in the near future. Following a merger or acquisition, the new organisation faces a number of integration challenges – this article looks at some of the key technical challenges they need to consider.

Portfolio Management – a core insurance skill

13th September 2015 /0 Comments/in Capability, Challenges, Portfolio Management /by Alan Thompson

Managing a portfolio of business is a challenging affair with many dimensions to consider and many different teams to deal with. This article explores the scope of the role, the skills required to be a good Portfolio Manager and the challenge businesses face in recruiting and developing the right people to lead their portfolios.

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