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AnalysisPrevent losses at idle factories - FM Global
Fires, vandalism, theft, flooding and stormy weather could leave understaffed facilities vulnerable
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AnalysisClimate change “major threat” to global resilience - sigma
Failure to take immediate tangible action could lead to climate systems reaching irreversible tipping points, jeopardising insurability
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AnalysisFERMA supports creation of pandemic risk pools
Federation calls on brokers and insurers for flexibility during coronavirus crisis
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AnalysisCOVID-19: BI policies not fit for purpose - Ludlow
Business interruption needs to cover a broader range of intangible perils, argues Airmic CEO John Ludlow
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AnalysisInterview: Cyber exposures for a coronavirus age
As businesses around the world come to terms with a dispersed, remote workforce, Raf Sanchez, international breach response manager at Beazley, considers the cyber exposures
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AnalysisFitch puts Lloyd’s of London on negative watch
The rating watch negative reflects “uncertainty and increased risk to Lloyd’s earnings and underwriting performance due to claims emanating as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic”
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AnalysisCOVID-19: London market shifts to e-trade
Aon improves its e-trading capabilities to allow home working underwriters to electronically bind their placements
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AnalysisPERILS pegs winter storm losses at nearly €2 billion
Extratropical cyclones Sabine and Victoria were the 12th and 13th named storms of a very active 2019–20 European windstorm season
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AnalysisUsing AI to map ‘silent cyber’ exposures
Guy Carpenter is partnering with RiskGenius to improve the detection and qualitative analysis of silent cyber exposure across various lines of business.
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AnalysisWTW launches COVID-19 tracking tool
Willis Towers Watson has updated its Global Peril Diagnostic modelling tool to provide up-to-date information on confirmed global COVID-19 cases alongside clients’ property portfolios.
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AnalysisWhy diversity is needed in risk and insurance
Instead of just celebrating International Women’s Day, StrategicRISK has decided to celebrate the achievements of some of our best and brightest women over the next two weeks. Stay tuned for more stories to follow!
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AnalysisAon buys WTW in $80bn mega-deal
The combined company, a technology-enabled global professional services firm focused on the areas of risk, retirement and health, will maintain its headquarters in London.
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AnalysisRisk managers are turning alternative risk transfer due to dissatisfaction with insurers and brokers
Risk and insurance managers in the UK and Germany say there has been a fundamental shift in pricing and the scope and availability of cover, and have revealed widespread dissatisfaction with the handling of the changing conditions by insurers and brokers.
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AnalysisThe lessons for risk managers from the greatest risk events of 2019
2019 was another eventful year in the risk calendar with major incidents occurring around the globe and caused both by man and nature. The risks faced by organisations continue to multiply and evolve so here we look at some of the significant events of last year and highlight the key ...
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AnalysisThree emerging risks facing renewable energy companies
Risk managers working in the renewables sector must face up to the ever growing risks presented by geopolitics, climate change and cyber interruption.
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AnalysisHow the insurance model is coping with lasting negative rates and protectionist sanctions
Ahead of his speech at the Amrae conference, Strategic Risk spoke to Hervé Houdard, managing director at Siaci Saint-Honore to find out how the insurance market is transforming to deal with rising protectionism and persistently low interest rates and – critically – what the changes mean for risk managers
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AnalysisBusinesses must step up and start investing in risk prevention - or face economic shocks, says Amrae president
Brigitte Bouquot warns Amrae delegates that businesses have to invest in potential risks in order to retaliate against economic shocks
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AnalysisThe economic factors impacting insurers’ business models
A combination of the rise of protectionism, persistently low interest rates and complex risks is forcing insurers to change their business models. Ahead of his speech at Amrae 2020, Strategic Risk caught up with Ludovic Subran, chief economist at Allianz SE, to find out what the implications are for risk ...
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AnalysisNo risk is an island – so we must communicate better
Risk management is changing, which means that those who work in the profession need to change too. Strategic Risk caught up with Anders Esbjörnsson, Group Risk Manager, Construction company NCC to find out why he thinks communication is critical and how an MBA helped transform his approach to risk
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AnalysisDay two Amrae highlights: What the risk managers are saying
Today several risk workshops are taking place throughout the day. We spoke to the moderators of the panels to find out what will be covered and some of the key takeaways for risk managers. Here’s our selection of the best:
