David Worsfold

England

Journalist at Freelance

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Could aviation insurance be about to skyrocket?

2 weeks ago | postonline.co.uk | David Worsfold

Tweet Facebook LinkedIn Save this article Send to Print this page David Worsfold examines how an increasing number of claims and capacity issues are changing conditions in the airline insurance market. The steady growth of air travel as the world recovered from the blighted years of the Covid-19 pandemic was matched by a return to profitability across the aviation market.
How Brexit has affected the UK insurance market

2 months ago | postonline.co.uk | David Worsfold

Tweet Facebook LinkedIn Save this article Send to Print this page Five years on from the UK exiting the European Union, David Worsfold examines if the insurance industry benefitted or received a blow from Brexit. Five years on from the UK’s departure from the European Union, Brexit remains a political hot potato.
Sanctions: the financial front line

Jan 31, 2025 | worldfinance.com | David Worsfold

The tidal wave of geo-political volatility that has surged around the world in the last decade has propelled financial institutions into the frontline. Many were unprepared and have paid a heavy price in terms of fines and reputational damage. This has forced the sector onto a war footing, with armies of new experts recruited to help guide them through the increasingly complex battlefield of international sanctions.
Personalise insurance or fall foul of disruptors

Oct 22, 2024 | postonline.co.uk | David Worsfold

The potential of personalisation and embedded insurance continue to excite the insurance market. David Worsfold explores what progress is being made and whether the innovation is being driven by mainstream players, disruptors or a combination of the two. It is all about the customer. Every insurer says the customer is at the heart of their product propositions. In this age of data-driven product design and underwriting is that taking the industry ever
Time for decent people to say goodbye to X

Aug 5, 2024 | worsfoldmedia.co.uk | David Worsfold

The role that social media has played in promoting the far-right violence of the last week is now firmly in the spotlight. The number one culprit is X with its owner, Elon Musk, now adding his hate-filled bigotry to an already volatile mix. I have not been convinced for some time that X adds much, if any, value to those seeking constructive engagement or wanting to promote good news about themselves, their business or their interests.
Will first-past-the-post save us from a Reform hell?

Jun 23, 2024 | worsfoldmedia.co.uk | David Worsfold

Don’t say it too loudly – at least in Liberal Democrat circles – but we might all be breathing a sigh of relief at the vagaries and distortions of our first-past-the-post electoral system come 5 July. Decades of campaigning for a switch to proportional representation have come to nothing. That failure might save us from seeing dozens of far-right Reform MPs elected.
UK parties offer patchy policies on media

Jun 13, 2024 | worsfoldmedia.co.uk | David Worsfold

The main UK party manifestos were launched this week amid much fanfare and hype but how much substance is there when it comes to policies on the media and press freedom? Labour’s manifesto was carefully crafted to avoid too many specific policy commitments. When it comes to the media there is virtually nothing, apart from a token mention of protecting people from harm caused by social media.
How insurers can up their claims game

Jun 11, 2024 | postonline.co.uk | David Worsfold

Tweet Facebook LinkedIn Save this article Send to Print this page Insurers love to talk about claims exaggeration, but David Worsfold asks: are they guilty of some exaggeration of their own?
Children on the front line: emotion must lead to action

May 23, 2024 | worsfoldmedia.co.uk | David Worsfold

War artist Arabella Dorman called for more to be done to protect children caught up in war and conflict when she launched her exhibition ‘Child of War’ at the Ukrainian Catholic Cathedral in London this week.
Resilience and hope: Building a business in Ukraine

May 6, 2024 | worsfoldmedia.co.uk | David Worsfold

A few weeks ago I was privileged to be able to interview Alina Golubieva (pictured), who has spent the last four years establishing an insurance broking business in Kyiv. The interview was published in Insurance Post and they have been kind enough to allow me to publish it here so that more people can read it as it tells a powerful story of how resilience and hope are so much part of the Ukrainian DNA. The full interview can be downloaded at the bottom of this page.