AXA XL
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Setting the standards
Transparency is a major issue – and a significant challenge – for clients in terms of their global programmes, a…
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Digital keys to success
Global programmes by their nature can often be complex, and digitalisation can most certainly help to streamline effort, but are…
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Space: the final frontier? How risk management and data can enable innovation
Satellite launches into low Earth orbit are, to excuse the pun, rocketing. A dramatic reduction in the costs associated with…
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Global insurance programmes: providing added value in the Covid-19 era
Global insurance programmes offer significant benefits, from protecting employees to helping companies to sustain and further develop their businesses. Shiwei…
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Let’s talk – environmental risks for the food, beverage and agriculture sector
In the food, beverage and agriculture sector, there are some obvious risks, such as spillages of sewage or slurry. But…
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In with the new: how companies are using captives to expand their risk management strategies
It used to be that captives were considered a risk financing solution used mostly by larger companies whose unique risks…
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New general counsel for AXA XL
AXA XL has appointed Pamela Rosado as general counsel, with effect from 8 February 2021. She will report to Scott…
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Regulatory harmonisation: The benefits for international insurance programmes in the CIMA zone
Sub-Saharan Africa has the youngest population in the world. Its economy is diverse and before the impact of the Covid-19…
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Captives: embracing the new
Captive insurance has often shown its worth during challenging times. Against the backdrop of hardening rates and tightening terms and…
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Driving down risks: how international insurance programmes can be used in the management of commercial fleets
For many companies across the world, commercial motor fleets are an important part of how their business operates. Simon Kay,…
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Alternative solutions for captives in a changing marketplace
The impact of a changing insurance market, exacerbated by the global Covid-19 pandemic, means that insurance and reinsurance buyers are…
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AXA XL appoints CEO for UK and Lloyd’s market
Sean McGovern has been appointed as CEO, UK and Lloyd’s market, at AXA XL. The insurer said he had been…
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Using captives in multinational employee benefits programmes
Employee benefits are an important part of any global corporation’s risk and insurance spend. While many benefits are localised in…
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From one thing to another: some risk and safety implications when repurposing operations to support Covid-19 relief
As Covid-19 continues to impact all of us around the world, many companies are mobilising to respond to the sudden,…
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Cybersecurity in the time of coronavirus
Businesses globally are implementing business models involving far more remote workers than ever anticipated. IT and management teams are working…
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Making claims globally consistent and locally responsive
The promise to pay claims is what risk managers are buying when they take out an insurance policy. Massimiliano Malinverno,…
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Making the index link: how parametric solutions can help captives manage natural catastrophes risk
It is said that three in every four (or as many as 80% of) corporate insurance buyers have some form…
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Big in Japan: what insurance buyers need to know
The eyes of the world have been on Japan lately, with the Rugby World Cup taking place in the country…
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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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Capturing the abstract: How captives can be used to manage intangible risks
The most valuable assets a company owns often are no longer physical. Indeed, several studies indicate that the intangible assets…