Emerging Risks
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TMK to give its customers carbon risk rating
Tokio Marine Kiln has partnered with CarbonChain, an insurtech that provides carbon risk ratings on insured companies that help to…
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AXA invests €1.5bn and excludes cover to protect UNESCO biodiversity reserves
AXA will invest €1.5bn to support sustainable forest management and back reforestation projects to preserve biodiversity, while also strengthening its…
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Intellectual property (IP) is the oil of the 21st century
That was the view of Mark Getty, grandson of the American oil magnate, J. Paul Getty, a few decades ago…
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Insuring electric vehicles
What is behind the surge in electric vehicle (EV) production? Thomas Egli: Ultimately, it comes down to climate change and the…
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Insurance industry sustainability taskforce to launch new products
The industry’s new Insurance Task Force (ITF), set up in June as part of the Prince of Wales’ Sustainable Markets…
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Members told to prepare for ‘disorderly shakeout’
Airmic CEO Julia Graham summed up how many of us are surely feeling as the world tentatively attempts to return…
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Human rights features added to GRI reporting standards plus first sector standard for oil and gas
Risk standard-setter GRI has rolled out revised and strengthened reporting standards used by more than 10,000 companies, which it said…
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Praedicat launches emerging liability risk score tool to help companies secure cover
Risk analytics firm Praedicat has launched a new machine learning and AI-driven tool that assigns companies an emerging liability risk…
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Structured insurance and ART provide answers to market complexity: Anra
Risk managers should consider using structured insurance and alternative risk transfer (ART) in order to address current market complexities, according…
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Generali ready to support corporates through recovery phase
Generali Global Business Lines is composed of two units: Generali Global Corporate & Commercial (GC&C) and Generali Employee Benefits (GEB),…
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GVNW members told now or never on climate change
Professor Dr Hans-Joachim Schellnhuber, director emeritus of the Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research (PIK), painted a sobering picture of…
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German Chamber of Commerce joins call for risk-based approach to flood risk
The German Chamber of Industry and Commerce (DIHK) has called on regional and national authorities to show flexibility and agility…
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Networking in a hybrid world: how insurance is securing the future of events
The Covid pandemic has wrought havoc on the events industry during the past 18 months. According to UFI, the global…
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Reinsurance renewals to focus on nat cat and systemic risks, says Aon
Upcoming reinsurance renewal discussions are set to focus on natural catastrophes and systemic risks, according to Aon. At a pre-renewal…
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HDI Global partners with autonomous vehicle firm for on-road shuttle tests
HDI Global has partnered with autonomous vehicle firm AutoGuardian in its first venture into autonomous technology. The deal will see…
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Cybersecurity initiative looks to promote cyber resilience among Italy’s SMEs
A series of initiatives designed to boost cybersecurity awareness among Italy’s small and medium-sized businesses (SMEs) has revealed a high…
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German insurers call for action as flood damage forecast reaches €7bn
The German Insurance Association (GDV) has again increased its estimate of the insured cost of the catastrophic damage caused by…
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Pandemic raises third-party risks for global firms, finds Refinitiv survey
Global companies have taken compliance shortcuts as they bow under the weight of pressures from Covid-19, found a new survey…
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Climate change behind scale of German floods, finds WWA research
Climate change triggered the summer floods in Germany and other parts of Europe, according to researchers World Weather Attribution (WWA).…
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Survey examines effect of pandemic on commercial lines and the adoption of new tech
Research published by the Italian Insurtech Association (IIA) on the impact of Covid-19 has found that the adoption of digital…