All insurance articles – Page 16
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Analysis
WTW launches crisis management solution
Broker merges SCR with Terror and Political Violence teams to assist multinational clients globally
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Analysis
Amrae continues push for French-domiciled captives
The risk association has created a new federation dedicated to representing the interests of the country’s captive owners
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Analysis
Blanc: Insurers must address ‘unmet needs’
Incoming Chartered Insurance Institute (CII) president Peter Blanc is group chief executive of broker Aston Lark
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Expert Views
Promoting risk engineering as part of a healthy risk culture
Nat cats cannot be avoided, but risk engineering plays an important role in reducing their site-specific impact
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Analysis
D&O risks in 2022 defined by COVID and diversity
Brokers have flagged emerging D&O risks, including COVID liabilities and ESG considerations
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Analysis
Western European floods “most significant” event of 2021
Insurance industry losses from the devastating July floods have surpassed $13 billion
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Opinion
Minimising the risk of thermal runaway in renewable batteries
With modern applications of lithium-ion batteries relatively new, we’re just beginning to understand the implications of thermal runaway
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Analysis
Storm Arwen costs "tens of millions of euros"
The first windstorm event of the current season, caused disruption across northern parts of the UK - Impact Forecasting
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Analysis
How technology is shaping political risk
Social media has made activist politics more effective in emerging markets, finds the WTW Political Risk Index
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Analysis
Insolvencies, ESG and cyber are key risks for D&Os in 2022
Risk managers and their D&O insurers should also closely monitor potential exposures to US derivative actions, warns AGCS
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Analysis
2021 catastrophe claims tally reaches $112 billion
The costliest event in Europe was the July flooding in Germany, Belgium and nearby countries, causing up to $13 billion in insured losses
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Analysis
Can parametrics close the gap?
Parametric products have role to play in closing protection gaps and catering to emerging risks like NDBI and cyber
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Analysis
Cyber captives to take off in 2022
As the cyber market continues to harden, buyers will seek alternative risk transfer solutions, predicts New Dawn Risk
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Expert Views
Cyber: Time for zero trust
The corporate world’s approach to cyber security is undergoing a complete rethink, explains ethical hacker Rik Ferguson
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Special Reports
Special report: Complex claims
When it comes to large and complex claims you told us your main concern was nasty surprises
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Opinion
Should insurers lead the climate march?
If the politicians won’t go to battle against climate change, maybe insurers have the power to drive behavioural change
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Analysis
D&Os fear ‘COVID effect’ as responsibilities rise
Nearly a third worry decisions made during the pandemic could come back to haunt them - QBE
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Analysis
Making good on a promise
It is in how they manage blindsiding losses that the risk managers prove their mettle
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Analysis
European recall volumes remained high in Q3
Changing regulation, operational challenges and more scrutiny of environmental and sustainability practices are driving recall risk
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Analysis
Insurers’ sustainability focus a “clarion call”, says BlackRock
95% of insurers equate climate risk with investment risk and are prioritising sustainable investment