Insurance Analysis & Opinion
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The need for insight & intelligence on sustainability risks
ESG and sustainability considerations are becoming increasingly important for corporates, covering everything from greenhouse gas emissions, greenwashing, impact on biodiversity,…
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Aviation market calm but tougher conditions expected in 2024
Aviation insurance rates are currently stable thanks to healthy market capacity but there is mounting pressure, and equilibrium this year…
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Cautious optimism for North American insurance buyers, says WTW
There are signs of cautious optimism in the North American insurance market and while the economic outlook for 2023 remains…
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Q1 commercial insurance price increases in the Americas dominated by property
Commercial insurance pricing in the Americas increased again in the first quarter of 2023, according to the Marsh Global Insurance Market…
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European firms must prepare for 27 versions of Green Claims Directive
London-based international law firm Simmons & Simmons has warned Europe’s risk and compliance managers not to assume that the coming…
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Building safety – further details published of the Responsible Actors Scheme and prohibitions
The UK’s Department for Levelling Up, Housing & Communities (the DLUHC) has now published further details of the Responsible Actors…
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Negotiating a tough market needs skill, partnership and commitment: Malan
François Malan, chief risk and compliance officer at Eiffage, sees three core reasons for the continuing tough primary corporate insurance…
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Risk Manager Profile: François Malan – A man for all seasons
François Malan, chief risk and compliance officer at Eiffage and Private Sector Risk Manager of the Year for 2020 in the European Risk…
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Kidnap and ransom risk on the rise
It may have been perceived that the risk of kidnapping fell as a result of the pandemic, lockdowns and the…
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Commercial P&C carriers must expand relevance, says McKinsey
Commercial P&C insurers are at an inflection point as they face a continuing cycle of economic uncertainties, according to a…
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Reinsurance renewals bring little comfort to insurance buyers
As the dust settles on the latest reinsurance renewal season, what does it all mean for multinationals and risk managers?…
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Mexico: hard market, inflation and growing global programmes
The Mexican insurance market is, like many other markets globally, facing a number of challenges, not least the difficult economic…
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Climate change tipping point looms, warns Munich Re
Munich Re’s latest analysis of total economic global natural catastrophe losses in 2022 shows a reduction compared with previous years. But the…
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AMRAE members expect fair treatment from insurers in 2023
Adrian Ladbury interviewed Alain Ronot, treasurer and member of AMRAE’s executive committee, ahead of the 2023 Rencontres in Deauville. Adrian…
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BHSI France shifting to lead position as market continues transformation
As AMRAE members gather for their annual Rencontres in Deauville, Commercial Risk’s Adrian Ladbury discussed how BHSI will make further…
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Revisit valuations and policy limits as inflation rises, says WTW
WTW has urged risk managers to revisit valuations and policy limits in order to mitigate against inflationary effects and ensure…
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Renewable energy insurance market to see price increases in 2023, says WTW
The insurance market for renewable energy in 2023 is likely to see single-digit increases in overall premium, driven by a…
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Reinsurance renewal signals new reality for buyers, says Aon
The January 2023 renewal was the most challenging in a generation, as the reinsurance market underwent a fundamental shift in…
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Time to get back on the front foot
This has been quite a year for the European and global risk and insurance management community, and I am sure…
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US P&C market more competitive than in recent years, says Lockton
Conditions across many major lines in the US, including D&O liability, cyber and umbrella/excess liability are better for buyers and…