Expert views – Page 5
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Expert ViewsA new dawn for the construction industry
As the world’s population continue to grow, demand for enhanced and new infrastructure has never been greater. This poses many challenges and intensifies the risks of project delays and cost overruns. But the tech revolution is bringing fresh new opportunities, albeit slowly
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Expert ViewsPrinting grand designs
Highly cost-effective, energy-efficient, fast – 3D printing could be the future of homebuilding. But is the technology too new for insurers?
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Expert ViewsCyber protection? Still under construction
Contractors and construction sites are becoming more digitised – leaving them exposed to cyber risks. But why would a hacker target a construction contractor?
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Expert ViewsCan construction truly go green?
After a sustained push to improve the energy efficiency of homes and offices, the focus has now shifted to the construction companies that build them – and they are not performing well
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Expert ViewsExpert view: A trusted partnership pays claims quicker
Construction claims can be highly intricate and, on occasion, contentious. In such situations, being able to build trust between key stakeholders within the claims process is vital if you are to achieve successful outcomes, says Jonathan Sargent, head of wholesale property & casualty claims, EMEA, Swiss Re Corporate Solutions
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Expert ViewsDigitising your dinner
With growing awareness of what can go wrong with their food before it reaches their plate, consumers are demanding more. Tracking technology and sensors could provide the answer
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Expert ViewsFuture of food
Demand for fresh, fast, diverse food options is boosting innovation, but also unseen risks throughout the supply chain. In response comes a new age of insurance
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Expert ViewsCan science solve starvation?
The colossal imbalance between global hunger and food waste must be addressed. But opinions vary on the controversial measures that could feed the world
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Expert ViewsIntangible risks that break the chain
The way we get food across the globe is growing more complex, bringing unseen vulnerabilities to the supply chain, writes Swiss Re Corporate Solutions’ food and agriculture expert Oleksandr Artiushyn
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Expert ViewsFast track to rail innovation
Advancements in train travel are notoriously slow. So it is unexpected that railways could be the root of the first significant innovation in mass passenger transit in more than a century
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Expert ViewsAutomating the high seas
The world’s first fully automated vessel is expected to set off on its first unmanned voyage by 2022 and that promises to be a good thing for the environment. But the innovation comes from an unlikely corner of the marine industry
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Expert ViewsTaxis: prosperity and pain
Ride-sharing apps like Uber have been both good and bad for taxi drivers. But the introduction of autonomous vehicles is likely to signal a bleak future for all professional drivers – and challenges for insurers
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Expert ViewsOne-way ticket to a green future
Climate change concerns are fuelling a change in direction as air travel industry explores environmentally friendlier alternatives. The risks of such innovation are high, but the greatest risk of all is standing still
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Expert ViewsTackle the risks of the digital revolution with an integrated risk management approach
Integrated risk management is transforming the way in which risk managers approach and manage technology-related risks and the interconnected nature of 21st century threats, writes Quin Rodriguez, vice-president, strategy & innovation at Riskonnect
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Expert ViewsIs insurance fit for purpose?
Managing risks to intangible assets, changing business models, an evolving risk landscape are all hot talking points for risk managers in Harrogate. We caught up with Mark Stephenson, head of business development and market relationships, Liberty Specialty Markets, to find out how insurers are dealing with change
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Expert ViewsBecoming data smart
Andy Jones, head of risk engineering, property and casualty on how risk managers can overcome the biggest big data challenges
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Expert ViewsBuilding predictive analytics into your ERM framework
How bringing together siloed data points from internal and external stakeholders can optimise risk management and drive accurate decision-making, strategically, operationally, and situationally, writes Jim Wetekamp, chief executive at Riskonnect
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Expert ViewsTaking a holistic approach to health and wellbeing
Well-being requires a dialogue across the organisation, involving risk managers, human resources and employee benefits professionals, as well as corporate social responsibility, occupational health, treasury and legal experts, writes Timothy Smith, Senior Underwriter – UK Casualty – Retail at AXA XL
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Expert ViewsAn international insurance programme proposition built ‘from scratch’ delivers speed and accuracy
Swiss Re Corporate Solutions aims to steal a march on the competition with an integrated approach to writing international insurance programmes, according to Chris Hart, head of international business, Swiss Re Corporate Solutions
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Expert ViewsExpert view: Lloyd’s outlines post-Brexit continuity plans
A locally capitalised and fully operational insurance company, Lloyd’s Brussels will offer risk managers continuity of service in a post-Brexit world, writes Guy-Antoine de La Rochefoucauld, France country manager, Lloyd’s
