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Expert ViewsTaken by storm - how medium-sized enterprises can use parametrics to tackle nat cat risks
Medium-sized enterprises (MSEs) play a vital role in our economy. However, these companies face unique challenges when it comes to risk management, particularly in dealing with natural catastrophes such as storms, flooding, or earthquakes.
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AnalysisCan insurtechs help risk managers tackle tricky and underinsured risks?
Two industry experts give their views on whether the insurtech sector can help solve the problem of underinsurance.
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AnalysisGerman insurance managers welcome Extremus extension
The German terrorism risk backstop has been given state backing for a further two years
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AnalysisLegal claims against insurers surge by nearly 280%
Corporations are now more than three times as likely to have to sue insurers to get their claims paid, finds Mactavish
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AnalysisInflationary pressures are driving underinsurance - survey
Over half of brokers are seeing policies altered as a response to rising energy costs, finds RSA research
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AnalysisD&O facing crunch renewal as capacity slowly comes back in
There has been a correction in the D&O market post-pandemic, but this has not been seen across the board, says senior underwriter
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AnalysisBeazley launches D&O solution for crypto companies
Crypto firms face a myriad of risks from extreme volatility to a lack of regulation
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AnalysisEarth observation data: A new frontier
The application, accuracy and quantity of satellite data continues to explode with opportunities for risk transfer and mitigation
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Analysis‘Only a matter of time’ until parametrics become the norm
Why cover for IT downtime will be ‘the next stage of growth in parametric insurance’
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AnalysisBeazley launches Lloyd’s first ESG syndicate
Syndicate 4321 will support those businesses that invest in ESG by offering additional capacity on a multi-line basis
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AnalysisCapacity and cost an issue amid COVID-19 – IUA
Despite this, the IUA’s chairman says capital coming into the commercial insurance market is a ‘healthy sign’
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AnalysisClimate crisis to fuel rapid insurance growth - sigma
Climate-related risks are expected to result in a 22% increase in global property premiums, or up to $183 billion, over the next 20 years
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AnalysisInsurer M&A dips in 1H 2021 - Clyde & Co
UK leads consolidation activity in Europe and is second most active worldwide behind the US, ahead of Spain and Germany
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AnalysisInsurers lack ‘meaningful change’ around D&I
The Dive In 2021 festival will reveal a ‘big pool of talent that people don’t realise they are not tapping’, explains sister title Insurance Times
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AnalysisUK government launches event cancellation scheme
Several syndicates in the Lloyd’s market, including Arch, Beazley, Dale Underwriting, Hiscox and Munich Re, are supporting the initiative
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AnalysisAborted Aon WTW deal a “victory for competition”
Insurance buyers stand to benefit from greater choice as regulators lose appetite for monopolistic tie-ups - Brokerslink
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AnalysisAon and WTW call off mega merger
Brokers terminate merger agreement following “an impasse” with the US Department of Justice
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AnalysisEuropean floods hit over 70,000 properties
Total insured losses could reach €5 billion as Airmic CEO Graham says even climate scientists “were shocked”
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AnalysisPool Re forms advisory group for systemic risks
12 members have joined the group, planning to act to protect the UK economy as ‘when the next risk comes, we must be ready for it’
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AnalysisIs the ‘harsh market’ starting to ease?
At mid-year, pricing for most classes of business was back to technical levels - but cyber remains an outlier
