Analysis & Opinion
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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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…
