Emerging Risks
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Rail and roads: Growth amid challenges
The infrastructure landscape across west Africa could be about to change dramatically if several major projects are brought to fruition.…
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Public education campaign to grow insurance numbers
Borrowing from neighbouring Kenya, Uganda’s insurance industry has rolled out public education to trigger growth in the number of insured…
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Customer-centricity key to success for developing insurance industry
For a service-oriented industry, insurance customers can feel that they are far too low on the list of considerations. Delegates…
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Modern slavery index reveals depth of supply chain risk
Modern slavery is "rife" in 58% of 198 countries studied for a new global ranking by Verisk Maplecroft with China…
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Insurers look to the future
The global insurance industry convened in Singapore for the annual IIS congress. Nicholas Pratt was there.
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New opportunities for growth across Africa as the latest specialty venture gets underway
Commercial Risk Africa caught up with Chaucer CEO, Johan Slabbert, to get further details on his firm’s new tie-up with…
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Microinsurance figures across Africa surge
More than 61 million people in Africa are now covered by a microinsurance policy – a 63% increase in premium…
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London plans foreign aid cat bond
London's insurance market plans a new type of catastrophe bond to help close the gap in uninsured disaster losses and…
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Risk managers rail against insurers
A panel of risk managers has spoken out about the lack of understanding and organisation among insurer counterparts during a…
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Swiss Re calls for industry focus on future risks
A new report from Swiss Re on emerging risks has called for more collaboration between insurers and their corporate buyers.…
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Risk managers and insurers need more sophisticated approach as focus turns to intangible risks
Business leaders in the Asia-Pacific region need to adopt a more sophisticated approach to insurance management, starting with more effective…
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Keeping up with Drones
As drone technology improves at breakneck speed, so do the potential commercial use cases for so-called unmanned aerial vehicles. Can…
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Corporate ART may be about to come of age
Risk managers the world over are in search of risk transfer and financing solutions to their increasingly global, complex and…
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Intangible risks fly up Asia Pacific risk agenda finds AGCS survey
Business interruption (BI), including supply chain disruption, remains the top worry for Asian risk managers according to Allianz Global Corporate…
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Upfront work needed to arrest rising claims disputes says Richard Ward
There is an increased tendency for corporate insurance claims to be challenged with most disputes arising from a lack of…
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Technology risk tops ACE Barometer as risk managers call for better transfer solutions
Technology, supply chain and regulatory risks are the top three concerns of executives responsible for risk management in Europe, the…
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AM Best raises aggregation concerns as insurers fight for emerging risk
Credit rating agency AM Best believes that high competition in traditional lines is forcing London market insurers to look for…
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Sustainable innovation and pricing needed for comm-tech firms
The big challenges facing risk professionals in the communications, technology and media (CTM) sector came under the microscope this week…
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Insurers facilitating drone use despite uncertain regulatory landscape
The insurance industry is willing and able to underwrite the risk of drones to facilitate the fledgling technology's benefits despite…
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Swiss Re report ranks emerging risks facing the risk and transfer community
A new report by Swiss Re rates de-globalisation, large nat cats, the 'great monetary experiment' and the 'Internet of Things'…