As regulation, climate risk and captive demand reshape multinational insurance, HDI Global’s Phil McDowell explains why businesses need more than a patchwork of local policies – they need the consistency, control and reach that a truly global programme delivers.
First-half catastrophe losses remained manageable for insurers, but regional extremes, earthquakes, heat and shifting weather patterns show why organisations should use improving market conditions to address gaps in their resilience.

First-half catastrophe losses remained manageable for insurers, but regional extremes, earthquakes, heat and shifting weather patterns show why organisations should use improving market conditions to address gaps in their resilience.
The June 24 earthquake sequence was the strongest to affect Venezuela since 1900, according to Verisk, striking 100 miles west of Caracas
A Ukrainian war risk loss event database is in its testing phase, Guy Carpenter’s European CEO Julian Enoizi revealed to sister publication Global Reinsurance, while efforts to create a war risk pool are ongoing
Following the conclusion of the two-year Medellín Tripartite Project in Colombia, the risk industry team involved reflects on the project’s outcome, the challenges they overcame, and how the knowledge they gained on the way can help future resilience programmes
Two internationally well-known captive experts talk about setting up a new captive, and how the landscape is evolving for risk managers.
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.
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.
The executive and professional lines market is offering its most favourable pricing in years – but beneath these softening conditions, global tension, rising insolvencies and digital enforcement are ever-harder to navigate. Smart buyers will use the moment to secure better cover with partners built to last, writes BHSI’s Scotland Walsh-Riddle.
As regulation, climate risk and captive demand reshape multinational insurance, HDI Global’s Phil McDowell explains why businesses need more than a patchwork of local policies – they need the consistency, control and reach that a truly global programme delivers.
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