Analysis – Page 4
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AnalysisRSA incurs large losses of 409m
The insurer said the amount was ’slightly worse’ than it had planned for
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AnalysisInsurance cycles are dead – Lloyd’s, AJ Gallagher, Willis, AIG
The influx of alternative capital has ended cyclical insurance pricing, according to experts at yesterday’s panel discussion
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AnalysisInsurers urged to innovate to compete in the most challenging underwriting conditions in 15 years
Broker calls for repackaging of terrorism risks into property programmes, deletion of cyber exclusions and increased limits for catastrophe risks
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AnalysisSR reviews the progression of risk management and assesses the challenges ahead
In the past 15 years, risk management has undergone a period of significant adaptation, but the profession is still striving for more board engagement
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AnalysisMore than half of 100 cities most exposed to nat cats are concentrated in four countries
Verisk Maplecroft’s Natural Hazards Risk Atlas 2015 reveals high concentration of cities exposed to natural hazards
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AnalysisThe increasing cost of nat cats in Saudi Arabia
Growing awareness of disasters in a historically safe country
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AnalysisSupply chain: what companies should do to ensure their suppliers deliver
As supply chains grow in complexity and businesses become increasingly interdependent, firms need to be more proactive in managing the risks along the chain
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AnalysisVolcanic 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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AnalysisNew model combines tsunami loss information with earthquake-shaking damage output
Willis Re’s Japan Tsunami Model aims to help risk managers quantify and manage risk from extreme events, where historically losses have been little understood
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AnalysisChief 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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AnalysisAllianz report reveals top causes of loss for businesses
Largest financial losses come from ship groundings, fires, aviation crashes, earthquakes and storms
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AnalysisWhat’s new from Airmic 2014
Airmic’s chief executive John Hurrell and its technical director Paul Hopkin review the association’s latest products as the conference comes to an end today
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AnalysisAirmic 2014: Future leaders
A new breed of risk advisers is emerging – the enterprise-wide risk manager. Three risks professionals discuss how this taking place
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AnalysisAirmic 2014: Risk managers discuss new risk culture
The financial crisis made risk management a board-level issue. Some of Europe’s top risk managers explain why the perception of the profession is now changing
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AnalysisCaptives: Get a grip on intangible risks
Captive insurers are increasingly underwriting more esoteric risks not adequately catered for by the commercial insurance market
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AnalysisThe future of Catastrophe modelling
Aon Benfield, Lloyd’s and Intersys on new trends for Catastrophe modelling
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AnalysisProfile: Stephen Cross – Aon Global Risk Consulting
Aon’s data and cyber expert Stephen Cross tells StrategicRISK about the firm’s journey into data research and innovation
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AnalysisNew tech tools used to build risk maps
Leading broker Willis has been involved in projects using new tools to build effective risk maps
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Courting the capital markets
A fall in prices for some of the more traditional catastrophe cover is forcing insurance-linked securities to seek more diverse premium markets
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AnalysisLessons learned from Superstorm Sandy: one year on
A year on since Superstorm Sandy devastated the North-Eastern seaboard of the US, businesses are wising up to the pitfalls of complacency says FM Global
