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Why net zero progress is stalling – and what risk leaders must do next
Many organisations are struggling to turn climate ambition into meaningful action. This exclusive video explores what is really holding businesses back - and what risk leaders can do to regain momentum.
Retaining versus transferring risk: Data focused captives can be complementary buffer to plug emerging risk coverage gaps
Risk experts predict that captives will continue to grow in popularity as a tool to make hard to write risks ‘palatable’ for the insurance market – particularly during hard market cycles
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Captives move into the mainstream as firms seek to close the insurability gap
Captives are becoming a more strategic tool for risk managers as gaps in traditional insurance cover widen and businesses look for new ways to finance emerging risks.
AIRMIC Forum: Captives move beyond capacity to become the engines of risk insight
Captives are no longer just filling gaps left by the traditional market. At Airmic’s Captives Forum in London, speakers argued they are becoming strategic tools for understanding emerging risks, generating usable data and shaping the next wave of insurance solutions.
How parametric insurance is building resilience from Mexico to Malawi
This alternative insurance is a vital tool for risk managers worldwide needing fast liquidity and more certainty in the face of climate volatility. A report from Generali, in partnership with the UNDP’s Insurance and Risk Finance Facility, shows how governments, businesses and critical services are building resilience in these high-risk ...
Risk-!n case study: Inside Sonepar’s mutual model for cyber resilience
As cyber threats escalate and insurance markets tighten, a group of major corporates—including Sonepar—are using a mutual captive model to share risk, intelligence and resilience strategies.
Case study: how packing provider DS Smith is tackling cyber risk head on
Packaging provider DS Smith recognises that cyber is a dynamic risk that demands ongoing evaluation – and traditional insurance modelling wasn’t delivering the goods. A new partnership offers innovative, proactive solutions that mean the difference between merely transferring risk and actually preventing loss. Sara Benwell reports.
The uninsurables: how climate change is redrawing the global insurance map
Intense climate volatility combined with risk-based pricing is pushing traditional insurers to retreat from entire regions across the globe. With no safety net, businesses and communities are left to confront the rising cost – and painful consequences – of uninsurable risk.
The networker: Olga Collins on why good brokers are an extension of corporate risk management
Worldwide Broker Network chief executive discusses the changing role of brokers and the importance of active risk management – and emphasises the vital need for advisory led relationships
UK local authorities are rethinking their insurance approach - but risks abound
Local authorities are reassessing their risks, however, an increased focus on self-insurance creates new exposures to manage, says Gordon Winstanley, public sector lead at McLarens
SR:500 survey results: Risk managers push for earlier influence as threats accelerate
The SR:500 Emerging Risks survey reveals a landscape dominated by accelerating and interconnected threats. Against this backdrop, risk management must be embedded earlier in decision making to strengthen resilience.
Inside the hidden vulnerabilities weakening global data centre resilience
Data centres are at the heart of the digital economy, but rapid growth, energy constraints and evolving risks are testing their resilience. At an SR:500 event in partnership with FM, experts discussed the challenges facing the sector and how risk managers are responding.
Why net zero progress is stalling – and what risk leaders must do next
Many organisations are struggling to turn climate ambition into meaningful action. This exclusive video explores what is really holding businesses back - and what risk leaders can do to regain momentum.
Building a forever business: BHSI’s European growth strategies
Since 2016, Berkshire Hathaway Specialty Insurance (BHSI) has taken a measured, disciplined approach to building its presence and product lines across Europe. Alessandro Cerase, Head of Europe at BHSI, shares the company’s latest advances and future plans in the region.
Video: Strengthening GRC Under Evolving Regulatory Expectations
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Why risk managers are turning to parametrics to solve operational challenges
As nat cats grow more severe, insurance gaps are widening - but parametric solutions might hold the key to resilience, says Dianna Nelson, a senior structurer at Swiss Re Corporate Solutions
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