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WEF Report: Climate inaction dominates global concerns
Top risks are climate crisis, growing social divides, heightened cyber risks and an uneven global recovery, as pandemic lingers on
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Marshall Fire claims estimated at $1 billion
The devastating late-season wildfire destroyed nearly 1,000 structures in Boulder County, Colorado - KCC
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Blanc: Insurers must address ‘unmet needs’
Incoming Chartered Insurance Institute (CII) president Peter Blanc is group chief executive of broker Aston Lark
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Standard risk management fails to address systemic threats - study
Joined-up thinking across government and academia is needed to deal with complex environmental risks
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Western European floods “most significant” event of 2021
Insurance industry losses from the devastating July floods have surpassed $13 billion
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Storm Arwen costs "tens of millions of euros"
The first windstorm event of the current season, caused disruption across northern parts of the UK - Impact Forecasting
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2021 catastrophe claims tally reaches $112 billion
The costliest event in Europe was the July flooding in Germany, Belgium and nearby countries, causing up to $13 billion in insured losses
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Claims from deadly tornados to reach $3 billion
The insured loss estimate from KCC includes damage to residential, commercial and industrial properties
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How climate is changing the world’s boardrooms
75% of board members say climate change is very or entirely important to the strategic success of their companies - report
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Wildfire buffers improve resilience, reduce claims
Nature-based solutions significantly reduce financial losses associated with wildfires, finds research
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WTW launches ports and terminals risk forum
It is collaborating with the University of Cambridge Centre for Risk Studies to develop an index of risk disruptors
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StrategicRISK Q4 2021: The great reset
Risk management is not just about avoiding losses. It is about saying ‘yes’ when it counts
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Zurich initiative to help flood victims ‘build back better’
The insurer aims to help customers that are victims of repeated flooding by setting out a formal process for loss adjusters to follow
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The next wave of climate litigation
Nigel Brook explains why climate litigation risk needs to be on every corporate risk manager’s radar
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A fresh take on risk
Is risk management strategically fit for purpose when it is too reactive and compliance-focused? asks Adrian Clements
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Firms failing to address environmental risk
Environmental issues are bottom of business leaders’ concerns and set to fall further in 2022, finds Beazley
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Brexit remains a top risk for UK firms
Recession, skills shortage, supply chain disruption and loss of reputation are other key concerns - Aviva
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Insurers’ sustainability focus a “clarion call”, says BlackRock
95% of insurers equate climate risk with investment risk and are prioritising sustainable investment
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RIMS puts full support behind PRIA
The Pandemic Risk Insurance Act of 2021 bill seeks to create a risk pool for BI losses stemming from future pandemics
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COP26: Global resilience index launches
GRII will help sectors across the global economy quantify the value of building climate resilience, and the costs of doing nothing