Analysis – Page 2
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How short-term challenges are impacting the net-zero transition
Charles Sincock explains how global risks are altering our journey to net zero and what this means for businesses
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Emerging risk must be the responsibility of all
Insurance sector must ‘stay curious and think ahead’ to cope with emerging risks, rather than simply passing the buck to other industries
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‘Green shoots’ as insurance pricing begins to soften - Airmic
The pace of increase in directors’ and officers’ liability insurance premium rates is slowing
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Commercial insurance rate hikes continue
Insurance pricing rose by an average of 5.7% in 2022, the sixth consecutive year of rate increases
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Winter storms cost insurers $4.2 billion in 2022 - CRESTA
Weather-related catastrophes again dominated insurance industry losses in 2022, with three major events in Europe
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UK’s Pool Re welcomes new duty of care Law
Locations with a capacity of 800 or over will require a risk assessment and implementation of a security plan
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Insurance sector ‘perfectly positioned’ for carbon removal action
Swiss Re’s senior risk manager advises underwriters to not be ‘scared’ of providing cover for carbon removal
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Airmic: Risk management is a ‘two-way street’
Association responds to Munich Re’s calls for pricing discipline; Says members should be “recognised and rewarded” by insurers
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Europe’s captives ‘show their worth’ through challenging market
AM Best has observed an uptick in the use of existing captives in response to the hardening market conditions
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Plugging gaping holes in protection
Does the creation of a mega captive in Europe reflect poorly on commercial insurers, and what are the risks involved?
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Three ways of increasing cyber insurability - sigma
There is currently a protection gap of around 90% due to the uncertain nature of systemic risk
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COP27: Egypt moots catastrophe pool to build climate resilience
Ahead of COP27, insurance industry experts gathered to discuss innovative approaches to transferring catastrophic risk
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Ukraine ‘protection gaps’ must be addressed
Solutions for supply chain, reputation and other risks are needed to tackle ’seismic’ change - Lloyd’s and Aon
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Ferma interview: Supporting transition journeys
AXA XL’s Corinne Southarewsky explains the vital role of risk engineering in supporting clients’ progress to Net Zero
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Inflation a major wildcard for Florida recovery - RMS
’Wind versus water’ claims disputes to arise post Ian, with full recovery likely to “take years”
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Hurricane Ian barrels across the Florida peninsula
Over two million people are without power after the 5th most powerful storm in US history slammed into southwest Florida
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The end of globalisation is nigh, warns Russell Group
Industry must brace for profound changes ahead as economies shift away from globalisation after three decades
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Amrae welcomes proposals to resolve cyber capacity crunch
Risk association welcomes “major milestone for the cyber resilience of the economy” and calls for rapid action
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sigma study examines risk in a multi-polar world
“Friend-shoring” and reshoring of supply chains, investments in green energy and mitigating a food crisis will shape the risk landscape
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Cost of living crisis drives greater fraud volume
Difficult economic conditions are leading to higher levels of fraud from non-traditional perpetrators