Analysis & Opinion
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May 24, 2022
Ten reasons why you need a global insurance programme
It may feel as though globalisation is currently under attack, as wars, sanctions and pandemics threaten global business, nationalism appears…
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April 12, 2022
Increasing climate litigation to focus attention on ESG
Climate change litigation is not new but cases are growing and the range of companies at risk has expanded considerably…
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April 4, 2022
A high point for risk management?
As the world seems to lurch from one crisis to another, risks to businesses multiply and expand, and the insurance…
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March 16, 2022
Ten reasons why insurance is still relevant
A recent McKinsey report questioned the relevance of the insurance industry in the future, and said it was time for…
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March 4, 2022
Filling the gaps – the rise of parametric solutions for corporates
There is a growing interest in parametric solutions from corporates in recent times, driven by the challenging conditions in the…
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February 14, 2022
Ten positives about the hard market for risk/insurance managers
A hard market is never good news for risk and insurance managers. And especially when it comes after an economic…
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February 7, 2022
Just where are we on contract certainty and clarity?
For a good few years now (and perhaps it has always been the case), risk managers and insurance buyers have…
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January 28, 2022
New data emerges for construction risk insurance
Keeping the conversation open between insureds, brokers and insurers is crucial but so is giving risk managers transparency about the…
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January 26, 2022
M&As in the insurance sector – are the big deals over?
The recent announcement that Willis Towers Watson has rebranded as WTW highlighted the scale of mergers and acquisitions (M&As) in…
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December 23, 2021
Challenging renewals for construction amid capacity tightening
The pace of hardening in the construction insurance market has lost some of its steam in 2021, but buyers should…
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December 21, 2021
Season’s greetings: predictions and new year’s resolutions
Times are gloomy but it is important to remember what the festive season is all about. Renewals. Only joking, obviously…
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December 17, 2021
What’s behind the upcoming reinsurance renewals? The reinsurer’s view
Simon Welton, market head, P&C UK and Ireland at Swiss Re UK, gives his view on how the European reinsurance…
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December 17, 2021
What’s behind the upcoming reinsurance renewals? The reinsurance broker’s view
Mike Van Slooten, head of business intelligence at Aon Reinsurance Solutions, tells GRM’s Garry Booth what forces are at work…
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December 16, 2021
Bright future for captives, says Tennessee’s newly appointed captive director
Since Tennessee began modernising its captive insurance law ten years ago, the domicile has seen steady growth, rising to ninth…
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December 13, 2021
Renewal outlook and more: latest issue of Global Risk Manager Journal published
What does 2022 hold in store for the multinational insurance buyer? Renewals are set to be challenging once again but…
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December 1, 2021
Rate increases moderating but are there tough renewals ahead?
The countdown has started and we are rapidly coming to that crucial time of year – we’re not talking the…
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November 26, 2021
Crypto FOMO – is it catching?
“Bitcoin plunge reveals possible vulnerabilities in crazy imaginary internet money” reads a recent headline in the satirical magazine The Onion.…
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November 24, 2021
A world of trouble for political violence insurers
The political violence insurance market, which covers businesses against damage caused by strikes, riots and civil commotion, is bracing itself…
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November 22, 2021
Side-A D&O cover remains grey area for captives despite growing interest
There is growing interest among corporates to put D&O cover in their captive as the hard market bites, as well…
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November 15, 2021
Satellite insurance sees rates soar as losses grow
A string of losses that ended a long run of profitability for space market insurers has sent rates skyward. A…