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UK insurers set 2026 priorities around AI investment and external risk controls: Dun & Bradstreet
21st January 2026
Research published by Dun & Bradstreet, a provider of business decisioning data and analytics, suggests the UK insurance sector is approaching 2026 with a strong focus on technological advancement alongside tighter management of operational risk. The company’s findings show insurers are concentrating on expanding the use of artificial intelligence (AI) while ... Read the full article
85% of insurers negatively impacted by third-party risks: Dun & Bradstreet
21st October 2025
Insurance companies are facing growing third-party risk, with 85% of UK insurers and brokers having experienced negative impacts from such risks, according to a recent Dun & Bradstreet report. Dun & Bradstreet’s recent Financial Services & Insurance Pulse Survey 2025 draws on insights from over 2,000 senior professionals in the financial ... Read the full article
James Harrison becomes D&B’s Global Head of Insurance
17th April 2023
Dun & Bradstreet (D&B), a global provider of business decisioning data and analytics, has appointed James Harrison as Global Head of Insurance. Harrison joined D&B in 2020 as UKI Head of Insurance, a role he held for over two years before his new appointment. During this time he focused on helping ... Read the full article
You can’t build a shiny new skyscraper on foundations of sand: Dun & Bradstreet’s Harrison
20th April 2021
The role of data & analytics is changing in the re/insurance industry but as carriers have looked to bolster their capabilities, a few things have served to hinder their efforts, according to James Harrison, UKI Head of Insurance at global data and analytics firm, Dun & Bradstreet (D&B). In a recent ... Read the full article
Post-pandemic, re/insurers must be more forward-looking: Harrison, D&B
31st March 2021
Historically characterised as stuck in its ways and slow to adjust, as the world emerges from the pandemic, the re/insurance industry has an opportunity to accelerate its transformation through investments into digital and data technologies for the benefit of both carriers and clients. This is according to James Harrison, UKI Head ... Read the full article
Insurers must demonstrate value after COVID: Dun & Bradstreet
31st December 2020
Once the COVID-19 crisis is in the rearview mirror for most businesses, it will be up to insurers to prove that they are more than an additional cost in a challenging economy. This is according to James Harrison, UKI Head of Insurance at data and analytics provider Dun & Bradstreet, who ... Read the full article
Re/insurers must “truly embrace innovation” to succeed: James Harrison, Dun & Bradstreet
2nd October 2020
As the insurance and reinsurance industry continues to evolve at a rapid pace, companies need to be more proactive with investments in digital and advanced analytics, according to James Harrison, UKI Head of Insurance at global data and analytics firm, Dun & Bradstreet. Following the announcement of his new role ... Read the full article
Dun & Bradstreet names James Harrison as Head of Insurance for UK business
1st October 2020
Dun & Bradstreet, a global provider of business decisioning data and analytics, has announced the appointment of James Harrison as Head of Insurance for its UK operation. With the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic accelerating the need for digital transformation across the insurance industry, Harrison joins Dun & Bradstreet at a vital time ... Read the full article
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