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Briefing: Soaring EV sales spark new underwriting concerns over fire risks
Electrified vehicles now represent a 7.7% share of the UK’s used car market, which could impact the severity of lithium-ion battery risks insurers are grappling with
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Protection gap panel calls for tenfold increase in crisis finance
Leaders call for tenfold Increase in proportion of international crisis finance that is pre-arranged to meet the cost of future crises.
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Last year's insured losses reached $145bn globally – Aon Cat Report
Report reveals 60% of economic damage caused by catastrophes in 2024 was uninsured; insured losses reached $145bn globally – the sixth costliest year on record.
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Insurers need to adapt to changing business needs, says David Broughton, head of insurance risk at Centrica
As risks become ever more connected, businesses are struggling to transfer the critical threats to their businesses. Insurers must shape up, or face companies turning to captives to manage key threats
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Lessons from the Indian Ocean tsunami - 20 years on
A new report by the Swiss Re Institute outlines the key lessons risk managers and governments must learn from the world’s most deadly tsunami
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Why risk complexity is forcing risk managers to adopt new strategies
Against the backdrop of concerns that more risks are becoming insurable, Aon’s Michelle Mason discusses how risk managers - and their insurance partners - must adapt
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Risk managers must beware sacrificing cyber coverage for premium
Working with an insurance partner that understands your business likely to deliver the best outcomes, says Nick Barker head of insurance broker Gallagher’s Specialty Cyber Practice, but too many companies are opting for price cuts over breadth of cover
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Why the sustainable energy transition demands greater risk awareness
Risk managers need to start having conversations about the added risks and costs that come with the energy transition, says Charles Taylor’s Andy Rice
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Insurers must innovate to meet risk managers' needs - or become irrelevant
Rigid insurers are forcing risk managers to seek alternative solutions, says former president of FERMA, and past president and chairman of IFRIMA, Maurizio Castelli
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FERMA 2024: Systemic cyber risk in the spotlight
Learning lessons from a cyber attack that rocked businesses across the globe
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Managing D&O risk in an evolving regulatory landscape
Experts explore the challenges facing company directors due to evolving regulations, and discuss strategies to mitigate the growing risks of directors and officers (D&O) claims
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Nearly half of commercial properties remain underinsured - businesses must act now
Research has revealed that 46% of commercial properties are underinsured, with the average shortfall being 40%. If not urgently addressed, this will open commercial property owners up to significant business interruption risks.
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Can risk prevention mitigate against the increase in cyber attacks on the public sector?
With cyber attacks on the public sector increasing in scale and volume, how can risk managers adopt an active model of cyber insurance
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Skills shortage continues to challenge aviation - how the industry can respond
Experienced staff lost during pandemic cuts are proving hard to replace, impacting both profitability and safety in the aviation sector, writes Dele Fajimolu, senior executive, technical underwriting at the Lloyd’s Market Association
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Briefing: Can the marine trade body keep the market shipshape amid rising tide of risks?
Innovation in the marine and cargo classes is sorely needed to help this sector weather oncoming challenges – but will conversations at IUMI conference garner insurer support?
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Risk research: How to manage the threat of digital obsolescence
Businesses need to adopt a robust risk mitigation strategy and perform diligent horizon scanning when adopting new technology.
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Risk briefing: how the renewables sector can manage growing construction risks
As new projects and construction in the renewables sector ramps up, firms need a high concentration of risk management, insurance and claims expertise to prepare for an inevitable increase in losses
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Regulation watch: the Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Act
Why this piece of legislation deserves significant focus from risk managers and the boards of directors at the companies they look after.
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A global cyber protection gap is emerging - what it means for firms
An EMEA survey shows that less than a fifth of corporate information assets have cyber coverage in place. This is what businesses need to know
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Risk briefing: how to protect your employees and business through civil unrest and riots
As riots spread across the UK, and tensions rise globally, StrategicRISK speaks to experts about what businesses should be doing to keep employees safe.