Analysis & Opinion
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Challenging economic times represent opportunity for Europe’s risk managers
The European risk and insurance management community will gather in Berlin for the Ferma Forum in November, as forecasts of…
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Typhoon Hagibis – alert on potential issues
Typhoon Hagibis made landfall in eastern Honshu, Japan on 12 October, bringing heavy rainfall, flooding and mudslides in rural areas.…
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Talk, talk, talk
Communication is vital for the relationship between insured and insurer to remain sustainable, suggests Sharon van Herel, Netherlands country manager…
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New frontiers present new risks
China's Belt and Road (B&R) initiative is inspiring a new philosophy surrounding multinational people risks, explains Jon Gregory.
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Risk managers taking on new skills to deliver multidisciplinary role
Italians taking part in our Risk Frontiers Europe survey strongly believe they should maintain control of buying insurance for their…
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Sustainability and resilience rise to prominence in Italy
As a country that suffers drought, flood and earthquake, Italians are well used to the challenges posed by natural catastrophes.…
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Smaller firms more likely to be impacted by insurer mergers, say risk managers
Small and medium-sized (SME) companies are most likely to be impacted by the recent swathe of mergers and acquisitions among…
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A whole new way of learning
The insurance industry is undergoing a fundamental transformation and there is a big focus on technology and how to address…
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The role of captives in managing cyber risk
The threat of a cyberattack ranks at or near the top of most risk managers’ lists of concerns. Managing and…
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Time for a pick-me-up
The past few months have brought a sort of weariness. People across the world are reporting feeling overworked and stressed,…
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IPT considerations for the corporate policyholder
For a global corporation, Insurance Premium Tax (IPT) compliance is the responsibility of the insurer, possibly broker or even the…
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Scenario planning for climate risks
People are becoming more aware of the increasing frequency and intensity of climate events, and corporations are slowly responding to…
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Get ready for a bloody renewal…
Recent half-year results published by leading international insurers and brokers all point to a hardening commercial insurance market that appears…
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Claims, global programmes and hard market top agenda as San Millán returns as Igrea president
When Daniel San Millán took over as president of Spanish risk management association Igrea for a second time in May,…
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Cyber risk management improving in Europe
CRE spoke to James Tuplin, head of international cyber at AXA XL, about some of the trends in cyber risk…
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Pace of change causing risk management problems
The pace of change is hampering risk managers’ ability to identify, manage and mitigate their organisations’ risks, according to Francesco…
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Artificial intelligence offers big improvement in supply chain risk management
Earlier this year, Zurich Insurance announced that it had entered a strategic agreement with riskmethods GmbH, a Munich-based company that…
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Business interruption creating new challenges
The cost of replacing physical assets is being dwarfed by subsequent business interruption costs, as Florence Louppe from Risk Frontiers…
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Could the US opioid epidemic be contagious?
The US is in the middle of an opioid epidemic, causing an estimated $504bn of economic damage and resulting in…
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Lloyd’s in strong position to continue German growth despite Brexit: Blumenthal
Lloyd’s refuses to shift into defensive mode in Germany and the rest of Europe as a result of uncertainty surrounding…