Analysis & Opinion
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Protection and unity key as FM continues German and global growth
As the German risk and insurance management community gathers for the annual GVNW Symposium, Adrian Ladbury talked to Nigel Todd,…
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Insurance market must rise to challenge of green transition
Adrian Ladbury interviews Udo Kappes, head of insurance at RWE, and finds that, along with many other German and European…
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Extreme weather shocks disrupting supply chains – here’s what risk managers can do
Ahead of the annual GVNW Symposium, BELFOR’s Martin Schachtschneider outlines what the climate crisis means on the damage restoration frontline,…
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How to leverage digitalisation and ART
Swiss Re Corporate Solutions’ head of DACH, Michael Rüsch, tells Commercial Risk how the insurer helps German corporates beyond simply…
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IASB meets in China to discuss climate reporting
The Emerging Economies Group of the International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) board will meet in Taiyuan, China, on 28-29 May,…
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‘Pressure rising’ on developing Asian aging risk: ADB
Developing Asia Pacific is unprepared to secure the well-being of its rapidly aging population as the growing share of older…
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Global reinsurers focus on Chinese and wider Asian growth
The world’s leading reinsurers have all recently publicly revealed healthy annual and first-quarter results and made commitments to push for…
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Cyber espionage is key threat to APAC
Latest data gathered by US-based telecommunications firm Verizon Business on the Asia-Pacific regional economy has found that 25% of cyberattacks…
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Singapore Parliament agrees to upgrade Cyber Security Agency’s powers
A bill that seriously upgrades and extends the powers of the Cyber Security Agency (CSA) of Singapore and introduces new…
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Asian investors urge action on nature-related risk
Asia Pacific’s (APAC) economies are particularly vulnerable to nature-related risks, including biodiversity loss, pollution and fresh water availability, according to…
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Asian risk managers must turn focus to due diligence
Asian risk and insurance managers will increasingly find themselves subject to similar corporate sustainability reporting and due diligence standards as…
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IMF happy that Asia-Pacific risks are ‘broadly balanced’
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has said that the economic and financial risks faced by the Asia-Pacific region are “broadly…
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Hong Kong crackdown ‘clouds’ business environment: Credendo
Credit ratings agency Credendo has said that tougher security rules in Hong Kong after an update to Article 23 of…
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Action needed to bridge $800bn Asian climate finance gap
Asian governments, regulators and businesses need to sustain collective commitment and action, strengthen climate disclosures and support the de-risking and…
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Tale of two markets in US construction sector
The US construction insurance market is a tale of two markets. Those areas with higher exposures are seeing capacity reductions…
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First half results show profit growth for insurers and brokers
So what have we learned from the first half-year results of insurers and brokers? It seems that despite a challenging…
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AMRAE board member calls for coordinated risk management and internal audit approach to ESG
The risk management and internal audit functions need to take a coordinated, or even integrated, approach to sustainability issues, according…
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Climate change tipping point looms, warns Munich Re
Munich Re’s latest analysis of total economic global natural catastrophe losses in 2022 shows a reduction compared with previous years. But the…
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AMRAE members expect fair treatment from insurers in 2023
Adrian Ladbury interviewed Alain Ronot, treasurer and member of AMRAE’s executive committee, ahead of the 2023 Rencontres in Deauville. Adrian…
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How can insureds keep track of inflation?
The rise in inflation creates a greater risk of underinsurance, says Nuno Rodrigues, director of property and engineering at MDS,…