All insurance articles – Page 27
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AnalysisHigh Court rules in favour of FCA in BI test case
However, participating insurers will not be liable for all claims and individual policies will need to be reviewed carefully alongside the published judgement
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AnalysisAirmic welcomes BI test case ruling
Ruling is to the benefit of businesses, risk professionals and insurance buyers, states UK risk management association
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OpinionAMRAE: Putting captives on the table
A pandemic-only risk facility doesn’t prepare for the crisis that’s coming, explains AMRAE’s Oliver Wild
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AnalysisStrategicRISK Australia: 2020 edition
It is time to show that risk managers are essential partners and business enablers within our organisations as we navigate these challenging times
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AnalysisEurozone to benefit from reshoring - sigma
Global supply chains are undergoing fundamental and accelerated restructuring, with re-shoring a growing trend in Europe
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AnalysisMahnke “cautiously optimistic” over pandemic risk solution
GVNW president Alexander Mahnke warned of futher economic challenges to come at the association’s virtual symposium
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Analysis2020 insolvencies jump amid COVID-led recession
Global corporate insolvencies are forecast to increase by 26% in 2020, led by Portugal, the Netherlands, Spain and UK in Europe
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AnalysisLloyd’s targeted by climate campaigners
Protests outside the Lloyd’s market reflect growing pressure on the insurance industry to take action on heavy polluters
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AnalysisHurricane Laura claims up to $8 billion
Cat modelling firms peg insurance losses from the Category 4 storm at between $4 billion and $8.7 billion
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AnalysisHurricane Laura makes Louisiana landfall
Laura made landfall as a category 4 hurricane with wind speeds of up to 150mph and an “unsurvivable” storm surge
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AnalysisGlobal insurance protection gap reaches $1.24 trillion
The COVID-19 pandemic is expected to reduce global macroeconomic resilience by about 20% in 2020 - Swiss Re Institute
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AnalysisThe Herculean task of rebuilding Beirut
Lessons learned in the aftermath of the Tianjin port explosion in 2015 will be particularly significant in Beirut, says Crawford’s Benedict Burke
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AnalysisLong-term governance failures caused Beirut blast
Governmental shortcomings were to blame for the explosion in Lebanon, according to risk experts, who say lessons can be learned from the incident
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AnalysisCommercial insurance pricing up 19% in Q2
The increase is the largest since the index was launched in 2012 and reflects increased loss experience
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AnalysisBeirut port disaster loss to impact global insurers
Observers are drawing comparisons with the 2015 explosion in the Chinese port of Tianjin, which highlighted accumulation exposures in ports - AM Best
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AnalysisHard market to prompt captive growth
Firming commercial insurance prices and impacts from COVID-19 could present opportunities for the captive insurance segment - AM Best
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AnalysisFlood damage erodes companies’ long-term value
Stock price of damaged firms drops 5% in the year following major floods as investor confidence declines - research
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AnalysisFERMA welcomes EIOPA pandemic resilience paper
EIOPA paper proposes options for public-private partnerships to be explored at national and European level
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AnalysisNat cats cost global economy $75 billion in 1H 2020
Insurers paid out $30+ billion due to natural catastrophes in the first six months of the year
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AnalysisCOVID-19: Construction insurance rates harden
In Europe, rate increases from previous months have been aggravated due to the consequences of COVID-19
