Analysis – Page 9
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Nations must tackle 13tn disaster protection gap
Insurance and related solutions can help, says Swiss Re
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Climate change insurance risk rising: Bank of England governor
Mark Carney says insurers could be severely hit
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Manmade and natural disasters to puts $4.6 trillion GDP at risk across 301 cities – Lloyd’s
Lloyd’s Inga Beale calls on insurers, businesses and governments to work together to “to ensure that this exposure is reduced”
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Mega cities face a future of accident and air pollution damage
Urban sprawl is creating new challenges for insurers and city administrations and more robust infrastructure cannot come soon enough Part of a property and casualty risks series supported by
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Could green construction really attract new business?
Green infrastructure is good for society and the environment and is increasingly touted as offering business benefits, but how feasible is it to construct green buildings? Experts from Balfour Beatty and Swedish construction firm NCC discuss the challenges
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UK referred to court over poor waste water collection and treatment
Four agglomerations have inadequate treatment, one has none and in 10 waste water discharges into sensitive areas
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The increasing cost of nat cats in Saudi Arabia
Growing awareness of disasters in a historically safe country
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High frequency of unusual weather poses serious threat to corporate’s finances
Up to a quarter of a firm’s revenues can be significantly affected by weather anomalies, says AXA Corporate Solutions’ Tanguy Touffut
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Freezing weather resulted in an estimated gross loss of €129,000 for business – FM Global
Thomas Roche, Northern Europe operations vice-president, outlines top five steps against freeze damage
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How falling oil prices will affect insurers
Falling global oil prices could affect insurance rates and cause an exodus of expatriate staff from Middle Eastern insurers, warns A.M. Best
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Why firms should switch to green energy despite drop in oil prices
Tumbling oil prices may affect growth in the renewable energy market, but businesses should seriously consider switching to cleaner forms of fuel
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Volcanic and seismic activity remain unpredictable and dangerous
In today’s globalised society, volcanic and seismic activity pose a high risk to global supply chains, meaning firms must understand their exposures to be resilient
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Chief resilience officers of 100 Resilient Cities to focus on nat cats
New partnership between Resilience Cities and cat modelling company RMS will provide risk managers greater support in tackling nat cat exposures
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Navigating through Latin America’s patchy environmental laws
Regulation is lacking in clarity and the lesson for multinationals in the increasingly sensitive mining sector is that they must take into account all stakeholders, including local communities
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Catastrophe-related economic losses at half-year low
Swiss Re’s preliminary Sigma report for 2014 estimates a significant drop in catastrophe-related losses in the first half of the year
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Small weather changes harms retail and construction firms - Swiss Re
Small abnormalities in the weather can prove to be as critical to business operations as extreme natural catastrophes
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Building resilient cities
Swiss Re’s Alex Kaplan on the reinsurer’s part as a founding member of the Rockefeller funded 100 Resilient Cities project
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Businesses fail to invest in climate change risk mitigation – Marsh
Extreme weather is having an impact on businesses but few record the impact or measure the costs arising from a weather-related incident