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AnalysisCaptives will relocate to the UK, confirms Airmic CEO
Some large captives are preparing to redomicile to the UK, Airmic has confirmed, as momentum builds behind a new domestic regime.
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AnalysisDWIC 2025: Closing the catastrophe protection gap across MEASA
Panellists from Munich Re Underwriting Agents, Gallagher Re and AM Best discussed the catastrophe reinsurance market in the Middle East and beyond.
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AnalysisDWIC 2025: Tackling the problem of escalating cyber risk in the Middle-East
As cyber threats intensify across the Gulf, businesses face a growing protection gap—with few insured against the true scale of risk. At DWIC, Zurich’s Peter Englund and Clyde & Co’s Olivia Darlington explored how regulation, rising incident costs and evolving insurance products are reshaping the region’s cyber risk landscape.
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AnalysisQuick briefing: Are risk managers underestimating the threat of AI?
Aon’s Adam Peckman delves into the risks of underestimating AI and how organisations can get on the front foot
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AnalysisLessons 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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AnalysisWhy 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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AnalysisRisk 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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AnalysisWhy 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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AnalysisInsurers 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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AnalysisManaging 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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AnalysisNearly 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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AnalysisSkills 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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AnalysisRisk 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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AnalysisA 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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AnalysisThe three greatest challenges facing risk managers today
Risk managers must develop a better understanding of risk as complexity rises, but there are three core threats that must be addressed, says Beth Thurston, CEO risk management UK at Marsh
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AnalysisBusinesses must invest in cyber security to bring down the cost of cyber cover
While the risks continue to rise, investment in cyber defences enables businesses to secure cyber insurance at a more competitive rate
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AnalysisRisk-!n 2024: How MSC Cruises is tackling geopolitical risks
Rocco Bozzelli, head of global insurance at MSC Cruises SA, shares how the company deals with crisis and why he thinks insurers are letting down their side of the bargain
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AnalysisProperty underinsurance worsening - a warning for risk managers
Businesses need to understand that market value and insured value can be two very different figures
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AnalysisBiba 2024: Could a public-private partnership provide an answer for systemic cyber risk?
The ‘man-made peril’ of cyber attacks is on the up as digitisation increases, however, there is still a low penetration of cyber insurance in the UK, say industry commentators
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AnalysisRisk analysis: What will 2024’s elections mean for businesses
Risk professionals need deeper supply chain understanding and to think about how growing political risks might manifest, to weather the storm ahead
