GRM News & Analysis
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March 18, 2024
Corporates gaining confidence in parametric solutions
Martin Hotz, head of parametrics natcat at Swiss Re Corporate Solutions, talked to Global Risk Manager about the growing interest…
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March 13, 2024
Multinationals face macroeconomic and geopolitical uncertainty in huge election year
Macroeconomic competition and geopolitical insecurity are fuelling long-term uncertainty for multinationals as they face up to “biggest election year in…
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March 13, 2024
Risk managers urged to increase oversight of cyber supply chain risk
Managing vendors and third-party contractors is a critical part of data security and regulatory compliance, experts say. Data owners must…
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March 12, 2024
Mounting interest in casualty captives as market toughens
Multinationals are increasingly looking to put casualty exposures within captives, particular for areas where the insurance market is proving difficult,…
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March 5, 2024
Latin America and Asia see big growth in ‘true risk managers’ as insurance becomes business enabler
Risk and insurance managers in key growth markets Latin America and Asia are becoming more sophisticated as their businesses expand…
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March 1, 2024
Call for tailored approach to health and wellness benefits
Multinationals can better address employee health concerns if they fully understand and consider the needs of all of their employees,…
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February 28, 2024
Global insolvencies set to peak this year before levelling off, says Allianz
Global insolvencies continued to rebound last year and are now above pre-pandemic levels in most advanced economies, finds Allianz Trade,…
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February 26, 2024
US casualty insurance costs rising for multinationals
Multinational companies with US casualty exposures face higher insurance costs, as insurers and reinsurers react to persistently high loss ratios…
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February 22, 2024
Verisk Maplecroft highlights increasingly interconnected ecosystem of risk
The global risk landscape in 2024 “will remain locked in a process of sweeping realignment that is amplifying a complex…
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February 7, 2024
Airline insurance market could harden in 2024, warns WTW
The airline insurance market renewal at the end of 2023 was relatively benign, says WTW, but rising claims, reinsurance, retrocession…
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February 7, 2024
London market may be moving into softer territory, says Miller
As capacity chases income, the London market may be at the top of the “slippery slope into softer market territory”,…
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February 7, 2024
Fourth quarter 2023 rates rose in US but flat in Asia, says Marsh
Insurance rates in the fourth quarter of 2023 in the US increased by 3%, while rates in Asia were flat,…
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February 6, 2024
Energy casualty market to stabilise in 2024
The energy casualty market is expected to stabilise in 2024, with the rating environment plateauing and capacity remaining intact, according…
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February 1, 2024
$100bn insured losses now the norm as secondary perils grow
Last year saw a global insured loss exceeding $100bn, the fourth consecutive year of such losses, and a total economic…
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January 31, 2024
Rebound in M&A activity expected in 2024
The early signs for a rebound in global M&A activity in 2024 are promising and demand for representations & warranties…
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January 31, 2024
Property owners turning to captives despite market slowdown
Despite a slowdown in the pace of property insurance rate increases, buyers continue to use captives to finance their property…
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January 30, 2024
Swiss Re to accelerate growth of international programme business in 2024
Swiss Re Corporate Solutions, the direct commercial unit of reinsurer Swiss Re, expects further growth in its international programme business…
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January 25, 2024
US real estate insurance market stabilising, says Lockton
The last two years have seen some of the most difficult US real estate insurance renewals in a generation. But…
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January 23, 2024
Risk prioritisation key to avoiding overload amid ‘intense volatility’, says Signorelli
Zurich Commercial Insurance CEO Sierra Signorelli has told Commercial Risk that the next decade is set to be characterised by…
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January 22, 2024
ESG issues to the fore in DAC Beachcroft’s risk predictions
ESG issues remain a dominant focus of this year’s insurance risk predictions from DAC Beachcroft (DACB), covering extreme weather-related casualty…