Environmental risk – Page 11
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FeaturesCorporates operating in Japan face a disproportionate amount of risks
Besides being prone to earthquakes and other natural disasters, Japan is threatened by its ageing, shrinking population and the possibility of regional conflict
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FeaturesWhat risk managers at multinationals are doing about carbon emissions
With punishment taxes on the horizon, companies are discovering the commercial benefits of cutting carbon dioxide emissions. Chief risk officer Carl Leeman gives a snapshot of what his firm is doing in this space
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AnalysisChief resilience officers of 100 Resilient Cities to focus on nat cats
New partnership between Resilience Cities and cat modelling company RMS will provide risk managers greater support in tackling nat cat exposures
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AnalysisNavigating through Latin America’s patchy environmental laws
Regulation is lacking in clarity and the lesson for multinationals in the increasingly sensitive mining sector is that they must take into account all stakeholders, including local communities
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AnalysisCatastrophe-related economic losses at half-year low
Swiss Re’s preliminary Sigma report for 2014 estimates a significant drop in catastrophe-related losses in the first half of the year
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FeaturesThe Philippines: a land of extremes
The country has one of the fastest-growing economies in the world, but income inequalities, a growing population and being on a typhoon path mean it remains vulnerable
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AnalysisSmall weather changes harms retail and construction firms - Swiss Re
Small abnormalities in the weather can prove to be as critical to business operations as extreme natural catastrophes
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AnalysisBuilding resilient cities
Swiss Re’s Alex Kaplan on the reinsurer’s part as a founding member of the Rockefeller funded 100 Resilient Cities project
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AnalysisBusinesses fail to invest in climate change risk mitigation – Marsh
Extreme weather is having an impact on businesses but few record the impact or measure the costs arising from a weather-related incident
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AnalysisResearch finds environmental systemic risk “a ticking time bomb”
RSA, WWF and PwC set our recommendations for handling growing environmental systemic risk
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AnalysisAllianz UK profit almost halves in Q1 after weather claims
COR increases to 98.7% overall and 102.5% in retail
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AnalysisWeather claims push Ageas UK to £4.6m loss in Q1
COR jumps to 106.1% as flood and storm losses hit
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AnalysisInsuring the Arctic: handling emerging risks
Infrassure experts on the insurance challenges of Arctic exploration
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Latest IssueEurope edition - April 2014
Read the latest trends and mitigation techniques for handling natural disasters, risk prevention in the food and drink sector and what the forex scandal means for insurers
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FeaturesExtraordinary year for natural disasters and extreme weather
Increasingly volatile weather is becoming a global trend and businesses need to be prepared for extreme and unprecedented disruptions
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AnalysisACE expands EU environmental capabilities with crisis management
ACE adds crisis management cover to its environmental risk proposition for EU firms
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AnalysisBuilding resilience against natural disasters
Debate continues over the reasons for the world’s recent weather disasters, but risk managers must have a clear position on planning for the unknown
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AnalysisXL: East European companies urged to manage political risks
Against a backdrop of political violence in Ukraine, XL’s new Central and Eastern European lead talks to StrategicRISK about risk trends in the region
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AnalysisACE raises environmental liability insurance capacity to $50m
The insurer increases capacity by $20m as environmental risks become ‘increasingly onerous’
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AnalysisACE hires new environmental risk underwriter
ACE expands its environmental liability insurance capabilities with new appointment
