Emerging Risks
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Lloyd’s warns of huge cost of next pandemic
Lloyd’s has published its latest systemic risk scenario, which finds the global economy could be exposed to potential losses of…
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Most European coastal waters and rivers breach PFAS thresholds
Most of Europe’s rivers and coastal waters, as well as a large volume of lakes, are polluted with at least…
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AI requires human touch to fulfil risk management promise
AI offers huge opportunity for risk management but is just another tool with limitations, so risk professional must question its…
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ART can help blend risk transfer solutions as insurers stick to silos
The insurance industry must start thinking about risks more holistically and back alterative risk transfer (ART) solutions that can help…
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Captives no magic wand for French risk managers
French companies considering setting up captives as an alternative for risks in which insurers have shown little, if any, appetite,…
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Four in five business leaders not confident in ability to manage emerging risk
Only 20% of key business decision makers and their teams think their organisation will be able to respond adequately to…
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Law firm lays ground for UK’s first PFAS legal claim
A UK law firm has confirmed that it is considering bringing the first PFAS-related legal claim in the country. Leigh…
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Europe’s insurers will move to clarify cover for AI risks
Insurance is widely thought to provide ‘silent’ cover for losses related to artificial intelligence at present, but insurers will most…
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Solutions to emerging risks must be sustainable, says AXA XL’s Veyry
Today’s changing risk landscape presents insurers with growth opportunities, but solutions for emerging risks will need to be sustainable, according…
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Risk Frontiers Benelux 2025
AI and its impact on the risk and insurance community has become a hot topic in recent times and will…
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Verisk models PFAS liability losses at €10bn-€24bn in Germany, France and Belgium
PFAS environmental-related liability losses across Germany, France and Belgium could total between €10bn and €24bn, according to a joint report…
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Allianz Commercial says insurers can do better job on emerging risks
The insurance industry can do a much better job to help companies deal with the evolving risk landscape, a leading…
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Buyer concern mounts over uninsurable risk as cover recedes
There is growing concern among insurance buyers that risks will become uninsurable as they report deterioration in cover for many…
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Insurers must innovate or see business shrink in softening market
A leading broker has urged insurers to refocus on innovation and better solutions as the market begins to soften, or…
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Asian construction firms need more risk leaders to tackle emerging threats
Asian risk managers need to “reposition” themselves as risk leaders to help organisations manage the mounting number of emerging risks,…
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Spanish risk managers urge caution over AI
After the hype over the past couple of years, Spanish companies are now assessing the real opportunities created by new…
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AXA’s de Courtois urges industry to take more insurance risks
Insurers must take more risks and look to the future to better forecast emerging risk exposures, a top European insurer…
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Risk managers concerned about global conflict in AI standards
The majority of UK risk managers are concerned about a lack of alignment and consistency in the international rules around…
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GVNW condemns blanket PFAS exclusions
German risk and insurance management association GVNW has come out strongly against new blanket insurance exclusions for PFAS, also known…
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Zurich urges companies to open up on energy transition risks
Stronger collaboration with clients is the only real way to overcome a lack of data on emerging risks created by…