Emerging Risks
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Executives at risk from new liability scenarios and anti-corporate litigation culture
New risks such as cyber incidents or data privacy, rising regulatory and shareholder activism, and the influence of third-party litigation…
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Insurers and risk management key in developing resilient communities
We face a new reality: disasters and shocks are occurring more frequently and chronic stresses are lasting longer. The most…
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One vision – AXA’s Asia strategy
Nicholas Pratt talks to AXA Corporate Solutions’ Etienne Champion about the insurer’s One AXA Asia initiative and its plans for…
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InsurTech bandwagon comes to Singapore
September saw the first InsurTech conference in Asia and the largest gathering to date of insurers and startups. Nicholas Pratt…
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Asian risk and insurance market embraces the blockchain
As more insurers announce new blockchain-based projects on an almost weekly basis, Adrian Ladbury asks whether this new technology could…
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News in brief
Mobiles driving change, Mauritius in London promotion, Microinsurance challenges, Solution expansion and New face at Chubb.
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$5bn for emerging markets infrastructure investments
International Finance Corporation (IFC), a member of the World Bank, has launched a programme to raise $5bn from global institutional…
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Infrastructure holds key to EAC oil production
Steve Mbogo looks at the oil and gas picture across east Africa.
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Technology making the difference
Many African reinsurers see technology as the way to open up previously untapped insurance markets across Africa.
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Protection gap movement to launch in Kenya
In many emerging markets insurance can play a vital role in supporting a fledging economy but, even in 2016, many…
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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.…
