Expert views – Page 4
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Expert ViewsFuture of insurance: Rise of parametric covers
As businesses look to protect intangible assets from interruption events such as natural catastrophes, parametric insurance products are emerging as an ideal solution to fill gaps in cover.
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Expert ViewsFuture of insurance: Non-damage business interruption
With intangible assets making up an increasing proportion of an organisation’s value and wider and more vulnerable supply chains than ever before, businesses are open to interruptions in new and more complex ways.
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Expert ViewsFuture of insurance: Protecting against secondary perils
Whilst there is not enough evidence to conclude that warming climates alone are responsible for the rising uninsured losses from secondary peril events, climate change is certainly a contributing factor.
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Expert ViewsFuture of insurance: Transfer, retain or finance?
Today, shifting market dynamics and the COVID-19 pandemic accelerates pressure on an already hardening market. Now might be the time to reconsider your risk financing options, explains Thomas Keist
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Expert ViewsThe evolution of international programmes
Demand for international insurance programmes is on the rise as businesses look to expand globally, increase efficiencies and take advantage of new insurance markets maturity
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Expert ViewsInternational programmes: Lessons in contract certainty
Contract certainty is always important for businesses, but the coronavirus crisis has shone a light on just how risky it can be when things go wrong.
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Expert ViewsInternational programmes: Efficiency gains through technology
The challenges faced by typical buyers of international programmes are by no means new. Technology is finally starting to solve some of these problems
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Expert ViewsInternational programmes: The broker perspective
Finding the right carrier and ensuring cover correctly placed is presenting new challenges for firms and the brokers who serve them.
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Expert ViewsExpert view: Insight at the touch of a button
The future for international programmes involves speed, transparency and the need for standardised data, argues Reto Collenberg
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Expert ViewsExpert view: New technologies mean that risk managers can take a truly global approach
International programmes not only allow risk managers to mitigate threats more effectively, but they also reduce gaps in coverage and make claims processing more efficient, writes Bruno Mostermans, Head France, Swiss Re Corporate Solutions
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Expert ViewsExpert view: Entering the new decade: emerging risks and evolving risks
Julien Guénot, Country leader, France at AXA XL, considers how technology and innovation can help risk managers navigate a hardening insurance market and remain resilient when faced with increasingly complex risks.
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Expert ViewsRenewables: A transforming landscape
New technologies are revamping the renewable energy industry, enabling businesses to scale up production and achieve economies of scale. But new options, and even the better-established energies, still have some maturing to do
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Expert ViewsRunning for cover: Insuring renewable projects
As tech innovation continues in the renewable energy space and projects scale ever bigger, conventional insurance options are unable to keep up and insurers are now wondering – what’s next?
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Expert ViewsDelay in start-up: Renewables need more
When embarking on a large renewable energy project, delay in start-up insurance is crucial – and obligatory. But can standard DSU offerings give renewable start-ups what they require, or are more tailored options needed?
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Expert ViewsCloud cover: Finding alternatives
As the renewable energy sector is seeing its risk profile change dramatically, there is increased demand for ways to cover against arguably its greatest foe – unpredictable weather
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Expert ViewsExpert view: The colour of our future
Renewable energy is booming as green goals are set, and insurers must get creative to offer bespoke coverage for this unique market. But could you commit to going 100% renewable? Swiss Re Corporate Solutions is doing just that.
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Expert ViewsMobility ecosystems: Driving change
Self-driving cars are speeding from the future into our present. But what effect will such tech have on the way we view transport, and crucially liability on the road? Insurers cannot afford to hit cruise control and wait to find out
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Expert ViewsElectric cars: Powering change
The market for petroleum alternatives like electric and hydrogen is accelerating but this developing tech brings new risks to the road. Risks that offer new opportunities to insurers
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Expert ViewsProduction lines: Supplying change
The sheer numbers and complexity in car manufacturing supply chains make them exceptionally vulnerable. It takes a proactive approach to prevent production lines grinding to a halt
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Expert ViewsThe changing face of product recall
As both products and supply chains become more complex, is it surprising that recalls between manufacturers and their suppliers are more common?
