Risk Management Analysis & Opinion
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Flying into the future: Australian Senate Inquiry into drones
The long-awaited Australian Senate Inquiry report into the current and future regulatory framework for remotely piloted aircraft (drones) in Australia…
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Relentless extension of risk frontiers continues as 2019 beckons
This year’s European Risk Frontiers Survey, sponsored again by HDI Global, is published with this issue of Commercial Risk Europe…
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Risk managers taking centre stage with employee benefits
The world of employee benefits is becoming both increasingly important and complex in the global economy, and risk managers find…
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Corporates face wider risks as court rules on Christmas party assault
The concept of vicarious liability continues to expand, with implications for corporates and risk managers. A recent UK Court of…
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Climate risk disclosure – a globally coordinated approach by regulators?
With the world’s leading climate change scientists warning that the world has only 12 years to limit a climate change…
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Data breach: the requirement of damage and suitability of representative actions
After a number of very high-profile data breaches, including at British Airways and Facebook, there has been a great deal…
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Emerging risks: does electromagnetic hypersensitivity present a current or future claims risk?
As technology has increased, there has been an inevitable proliferation in the number of electromagnetic and radiofrequency field sources that…
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Construction market growth solid but risks rapidly evolving
The massive european and global construction market continues to grow and offer corporates and their insurers a rich vein of…
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Glyphosate: Science on trial
The world’s most popular weed killer, Glyphosate, is being placed under the microscope by scientists, regulators and plaintiff lawyers. Despite…
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European heat and drought to cost agriculture sector billions, says Munich Re
The heatwaves, droughts and forest fires currently affecting swathes of Europe will cost the agriculture sector billions of dollars with…
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The future of the construction industry is not only about economics, infrastructure, regions and development; it is about people!
The fast-paced construction industry is invariably linked to demographics, housing, transportation and energy – a link even stronger in developing…
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Russian cyber threats on energy, marine and aviation sectors
On 15 March 2018, the US Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) released a…
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How far do EC collective redress plans go?
In its New Deal for Consumers package announced last month, the EC put forward plans to introduce pan-European Union collective…
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The JCPOA: The new US position is now clear…sort of
As noted in our previous article on 4 May, US President Donald Trump threatened last January to withdraw from the…
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The insurer’s perspective
HDI Global is once again sponsor of our annual European Risk Frontiers survey of Europe’s leading risk managers. Alongside each…
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Supply chain: a critical risk undergoing rapid evolution
Kenneth Travers, technical hazards team and global business impact specialist at AIG, took part in the panel discussion on risk…
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Iran sanctions: it’s still uncertain what will happen, but here’s what could happen
On 12 January this year, US President Trump announced his intention to not renew US sanctions waivers that underpin US…
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Managing the risks associated with workplace sexual harassment and misconduct around the world
Sexual abuse, harassment and misconduct continue to place higher up the political and social agenda globally, following a raft of…
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European Risk Frontiers survey already throwing up surprising results
Our annual european risk Frontiers survey of Europe’s leading risk managers, sponsored again by HDI Global, is this year being…
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Emerging risk landscape hots up as law firms seek opportunities
Litigation funders are travelling the world looking for fertile ground to bring claims and finding success in an increasing number…