Analysis – Page 6
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ECB delivers largest hike in over 20 years
Central bank takes action to curb inflation, enacting the largest single interest rate hike since 1999
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IoD urges UK government to speed up net zero transition
Calls for tax incentives to support the business transition and reduce dependency on fossil fuels
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Howden to buy French broker CRF
It is Howden’s first acquisition in France since appointing Nicolas Aubert as CEO, Howden France
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Lack of affordable cover a ‘significant barrier’ to SME growth
The cost of insurance should not be excluded from the cost of doing business debate, says FSB director
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Claims inflation will extend hard market - sigma
Global insurance premiums are set to surpass $7 trillion for the first time, with the UK and France showing strong growth in Europe
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UK: Johnson’s exit creates ‘policy vacuum’
A more pragmatic approach to the Northern Ireland protocol would lower the risk of a trade war with the EU
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Has 2022 knocked resilience off course?
Protection gap for health, mortality and natural catastrophe risks combined reached $1.42 trillion in 2021, finds sigma
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Beazley launches D&O solution for crypto companies
Crypto firms face a myriad of risks from extreme volatility to a lack of regulation
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Davos: On the ‘cusp of a vicious cycle’
WEF outlook warns of lower economic activity, higher inflation and greater food insecurity
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UK insolvencies to grow by over a third
Withdrawal of government support, Ukraine and rising inflation, supply chain issues and lagging effects of Brexit are key drivers
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Inflation to slow sharply in 2023
This should be prompted by a fall in energy and slowdown in food prices, but the outlook remains uncertain
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Retail, construction and real estate least resilient to disruption
UK business leaders see economic uncertainty and changing consumer demand as their greatest challenge
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Multiple risks surround cost-of-living crisis - sigma
Decades of rising inequality in advanced markets has taken a $252 billion toll on insurance protection
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Firms face heightened risk of fraud
82% said their organisations had been significantly impacted by fraud and illicit activity - Kroll
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EU officials propose new ban on ships carrying Russian oil
Oil and gas revenues accounted for nearly half of Russia’s federal government budget last year
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Reshoring is ‘misguided’, warns IMF
Reshoring increases concentration risk, reducing supply chain resilience to shocks
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Insolvencies to rise as government support ends
Loss of ‘zombie companies’ is part of a ”return to normal” as firms face commodity price pressures - Atradius
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Risks to “peak” in summer 2022
Businesses are facing a perfect storm of a high risk / low resilience world - Beazley
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Risk profession in crisis mode
European risk associations confirm their members are prioritising crisis management as the war in Ukraine rages on
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IoD: UK business leaders report ‘dramatic collapse in confidence’
Confidence Index is at its lowest level since October 2020 as expectations of inflation continue to rise