Analysis & Opinion
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GDPR: Documenting your compliance
Accountability and good governance are central to effective and compliant data processing. With the introduction of the EU’s General Data…
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Captives in global programmes
In today’s global marketplace where companies are operating from Azerbaijan to Zambia, having a centralised way to keep a handle…
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When people are in the firing line
Jonathan Gregory, global head of kidnap and ransom at AIG, explains why a changing terrorism threat landscape requires businesses to…
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Advertorial: What’s a steering wheel?
In the past few months: a self-driving pod developed by Oxbotica made its debut in Milton Keynes, England; a self-driving…
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A spotlight on global solutions for employee benefits
More and more large multinationals are realising that there is a significant opportunity to optimise their global employee benefits arrangements…
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A legal guide to cyber BI cover in Asia
Business interruption (BI) insurance, in the traditional context of commercial property insurance, is well established. While in Asia BI wordings…
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Broker remuneration: Let’s sort it out this time!
The thorny topic of broker remuneration raised its ugly head again last month and we have to say this has…
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Cyber preparedness and response
Cyber is a word you no doubt read every day, such is the concern around the ever-growing and evolving problem…
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United Airlines reels from reputation hit
If the future of United Airlines’ chief executive, Oscar Munoz, is not yet decided, his company’s name seems destined to…
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Data breaches and cyber attacks: How ready is your organisation?
Data security and cyber breaches are becoming an almost daily occurrence, as is widely reflected in increased publicity and media…
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Sucker punch: political bungling sets South Africa on the recession path…
In December 2015, South Africa made international headlines after going through three finance ministers in just four days. Nhanhla Nene…
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Managing complex casualty risks through global programmes
The US is the biggest economy in the world, so it is natural that companies want to continue to expand…
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Malabu oil scandal: multinationals navigate minefields in Africa
For multinationals doing business in developing countries, especially those with a well-known history of corruption, it is like walking through…
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Environmental impairment liability comes of age
As environmental impairment liability (EIL) claims frequency and severity trends upwards, Peter Jarvis, head of environmental product, Europe, at AIG,…
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The launch of the Risk Frontiers Asia 2017 survey
In 2016 we launched the inaugural Risk Frontiers Asia Survey. During the course of the year we interviewed more than…
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Corporate whistleblowers call for protection and compensation
Protection for corporate whistleblowers is on the increase. For example, China and India have recently followed the US lead in…
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Europe’s new regime on insurance distribution: Germany adopts controversial approach to implementation
Directive (EU) 2016/97 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 20 January 2016 on insurance distribution (recast) (IDD)…
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Captive health checks for captive owners
Making the most effective use of the captive retention to optimise risk financing costs is certainly a high risk management…
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Trust – so hard to win but so easy to lose
We all know how hard to can be to put our complete trust in someone or something, yet trust goes…
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Cyber risks and the supply chain
Supply chain risk is a growing problem for companies, but one area that can sometimes be overlooked is the issue…