Commercial Risk launches Global Risk Manager

Despite the rise of nationalism, trade wars and attacks on globalisation, the world is still getting smaller. Global news is available anywhere in the world. Global brands dominate. And the world is now highly interlinked. And multinational companies are no longer just huge corporations. It is not unusual for a small company to have customers, suppliers, offices or operations in different territories. Insurance has become a global product, and the growing adoption of multinational insurance programmes to manage the global insurance needs of companies is testament to the global nature of the sector. There is also a growing demand for specialist products, those that sit outside the standard property/casualty range. These specialty products are designed to tackle a range of risks, from the unusual to the difficult, and the emerging to the esoteric. They are provided by a diverse group of companies, from the largest global insurers to small managing general agents and others with delegated authority such as Lloyd’s coverholders. Huge market This means there is a huge market out there for risk and insurance managers to explore and exploit. From D&O to cyber, and NDBI to environmental covers. Parametric covers, captives, excess covers and surplus lines – there are more options than ever before. Global Risk Manager (GRM) aims to the be the premier source of information and knowledge on the specialty markets and the world of global programmes. GRM recognises the value of expert opinion, commentary and analysis, and unbiased reporting, which is why we only produce articles and editorial written by experienced journalists talking to the market. Risk and insurance managers require independent information and analysis of the global insurance markets, with expert opinion and comment from seasoned observers. GRM is the ultimate digital publication for the 21st century – it comprises a dedicated website, with news stories and analysis updated daily, together with breaking news. It includes a weekly newsletter combining the latest news with in-depth analytical pieces and opinion. On top of that, GRM has a quarterly journal, packed with features, in-depth interviews, opinion pieces and commentary. The website will also feature video interviews and podcasts, while GRM will also bring you conferences and seminars on crucial insurance topics for risk managers. The GRM team GRM has assembled a team of expert journalists, many of whom have been writing on this particular subject for decades. The GRM team is led by Tony Dowding, an insurance journalist with more than 30 years’ experience in the sector. It includes industry veteran Garry Booth, perhaps the most experienced re/insurance journalist in the world. Mark Geoghegan, the Voice of Insurance, provides his top-level interviews for GRM and his own strong opinion pieces on the market. Simon Challis, another veteran of the market and former Reuters insurance correspondent, adds his expertise to GRM’s reporting. GRM also has two stalwarts of the risk and insurance sector, well known to risk managers for their coverage in GRM’s longstanding sister publication Commercial Risk Europe: Ben Norris, managing editor, Commercial Risk; and Rodrigo Amaral, freelance journalist, based in Madrid. And finally, Adrian Ladbury, head of content at Commercial Risk, one of the best-known and most visible risk management journalists in Europe. And we are still adding to the team, always looking to improve the coverage we provide from around the globe. GRM’s coverage So, what can risk and insurance managers expect from GRM? The first journal publication gives a taste of the coverage that can be expected – ‘The D&O headache for multinationals’, ‘Cyber – a class in constant evolution’, and ‘Pandemic – an NDBI risk too far’. The 76pp journal will have a regional focus on Europe this issue and examines areas such as the rise of the Madrid market, dealing with the Brexit afterburn, and whether US-style class-action litigation is coming to Europe. It includes high-profile interviews with the president and chief executive officer of Berkshire Hathaway Specialty Insurance, the CUO of Tokio Marine Kiln, and the head of the Managing General Agents' Association. It examines the current state of the global programme market, against a backdrop of pandemic, nationalism and rising protectionism, trade wars and political instability and violence. We also focus on the captive market, assessing whether the sector is seeing a new dawn, what the Solvency II review means for captives, and expansion into the middle market. Finally, our launch issue includes a roundtable of leading global insurers discussing the hard market, global programmes and the growing use of captives. GRM aims to stimulate debate, questions and answers, new perspectives, opinions and thought leadership, to help its readers in their role, whether that be risk or insurance manager, insurance buyer, captive owner or manager, broker, insurer, service provider or industry observer.