Emerging Risks
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Alternative capital continues to rise but must align with new risks for future growth
Alternative capital continues to flow into the reinsurance market, but without innovation it will be hard to deploy, according to…
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Ironshore Singapore offers legal expenses cover for local corporates
The Singapore branch of Australian-based insurer Ironshore has introduced a new specialty, professional lines product offering after-the-event legal expenses to…
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Cat bonds issuance reaches record levels in Q2
The rise of insurance-linked securities continues to reach new levels after the issuance of catastrophe bonds exceeded previous records in…
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Singapore regulator calls for more use of parametric insurance
The managing director of Singapore’s financial regulator has called for greater use of parametric and index-based insurance to close the…
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African agriculture must become a business
Agriculture needs to become a business, not a way of life, if Africa is to reap the potential from the…
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Insurtech funding rises by 248% in Q2
Investment in insurtech rose to almost $1bn in the second quarter of 2017, an increase of 248% on the previous…
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Africa could lead way in insurance transformation
Africa is digital in nature and stands to leapfrog more mature markets in terms of transformation, Oliver Bäte, CEO of…
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Lights go on in Burundi thanks to solar project
A new project has just delivered street lighting to downtown Bujumbura, extending commercial hours and personal safety. The switch-on is…
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Technology risks require deeper partnership
Insurance solutions for emerging technologies will require closer partnerships between those in the risk transfer chain, as well as more…
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Cunningham Lindsey adds renewable wind energy team in Netherlands
Loss adjusting firm Cunningham Lindsey has established a new team of renewable wind energy experts in the Netherlands, in response…
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PRA warns insurers about cyber risk management drill
Insurers have been urged to keep closer tabs on their cyber risk accumulation by the UK insurance supervisor. The Prudential…
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South Africa prime for renewable energy investment conditions
South Africa has been ranked tenth among G20 countries for renewable energy investment opportunities. According to the Allianz Climate and…
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Specialist cyber insurer opens in Singapore
A new insurer has launched in Singapore, hoping to capitalise on the growing insurtech market in the country. Delta Insurance…
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Insurers urged to act to improve access to cover
Microinsurance experts have called on the wider insurance sector to act on widening access to insurance worldwide. A group of…
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Africans have been urged to work together to reduce health risks
Stakeholders across Africa have been urged to work together to improve health coverage across the continent. The call came at…
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Bond launched as pandemic solution
The World Bank, through the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (IBRD) is launching bonds that ultimately will help finance…
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Supply chain issues high on agenda of Chinese risk managers: Parima conference
Risk managers in China have become increasingly aware of the growing risks in their supply chains, thanks to a number…
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Virgin Media warns customers over router hacking risk
Cable broadband provider Virgin Media has told 800,000 of its customers in the UK to change their passwords to protect…
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Marsh president: ‘Age of the Client’ or ‘Age of Risk or Disruption’?
The current environment is the ‘Age of the Client’ according to the president of Marsh, John Doyle. Speaking at the…
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Advertorial: Will you be giving your kids cryptocurrencies for pocket money?
First introduced in 2009, bitcoin has had a turbulent history that shows little sign of settling down. In spite of…