Supply chain underinsurance: the example of the Bab-el-Mandab straitTMK’s Hugh Selka discusses the importance of trade disruption insurance in the wake of supply chain difficulties in the Bab-el-Mandab strait due to action by Houthi militants.
Are we ready for the next major volcanic eruption?Gordon Woo from Moody’s RMS and WTW’s James Dalziel consider the unique challenge posed by the unpredictability of volcanic risks, and consider whether insurers should turn to downward counterfactual analysis, learning from near-misses to prevent future catastrophic events.
Navigating the changing landscape of PFAS regulationsMarsh McLennan Agency’s Lydia Zaharia, Drew Flynn and Susanne Deegan discuss the impact on businesses of regulatory changes regarding PFAS, and offer a framework to minimise risk for affected firms.
UK D&O: can stability continue in an unpredictable market?Charles Boorman and Craig Watson, CEO and underwriter respectively of London and regional UK financial lines MGA Kayzen Specialty, discuss the challenges and opportunities on the horizon for the UK D&O insurance market.
Wind service contracts are changing: implications for insurers and insuredsPeter Fitzsimmons, head of onshore renewables for Axis’ global energy resilience team, tells The Insurer collaboration is crucial as the wind industry grows.
How AI is changing the cybersecurity landscapePeter Hedberg, vice president of cyber underwriting at Corvus Insurance, outlines the challenges and opportunities of AI and the steep learning curve facing cyber underwriters.
How to navigate the data revolution in underwritingInsurity’s Adam Harrison on how to harness data to inform the underwriting process.
Asset management: a new frontier in underwriting RoE?With risk-free rates at decade-long highs, investment contribution is now a critical component of return on equity, according to ICMR’s Markus Gesmann and Quentin Moore.
Embracing the energy transition: navigating the barriers to a more sustainable futureElliot Minton, underwriting manager at Liberty Specialty Markets, underlines the barriers and opportunities in insuring the low-carbon transition.
The data arms race: insurtech trends in 2024Piotr Piękoś, head of Future Processing’s insurance practice, outlines his predictions for the most significant data trends in the insurance sector going into 2024.
Why the 2023 hurricane season gives insurers a worrying glimpse into the futureOn the official end of the 2023 Atlantic hurricane season, MS Amlin’s head of risk analytics Dr Jessica Turner takes a deep dive into the battle between two competing forces – El Niño, which works to suppress hurricanes, and warmer seas that help fuel them…
Fine art in the metaverse: unlocking opportunities and managing risksLiberty Specialty Markets’ Larissa Lampert shines a spotlight on the opportunities and risks facing the fine art insurance market in an increasingly virtual world…
Discipline, dialogue, and learning from the cyber market’s historyMike Karbassi, CUO of Corvus Underwriting, warns that cyber insurance is in the grip of optimism bias, with the sector at risk of forgetting the lessons learned during the hard market as it pursues short-term premium gain.
The blind spots in climate-adjusted catastrophe modellingWhen adjusting insurance catastrophe models for current and future climates, it is important to consider whether there could be unquantified risks lurking in the tail, argues Cameron Rye, head of modelling research and innovation at WTW Research Network.
Insuring the journey to net zeroOfir Eyal, partner and director at Marakon, outlines how the insurance sector can harness its unique capabilities to facilitate the low-carbon transition across the real economy.
Heat rises on strategic climate change litigationDAC Beachcroft’s Sarah Crowther discusses the implications of strategic climate change litigation for insurers.
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Volatility in the cyber market: Navigating a shifting landscapeJelmer Andela, head of cyber underwriting at Liberty Specialty Markets, delves into the volatility of the cyber insurance market and outlines what clients and insurance managers should expect as they navigate this ever-changing terrain.
Climate change – Evolving risk and regulationGuy Carpenter’s Kieran Bhatia, Sam Phibbs and Katy Reyner on the need to navigate the changing regulatory landscape related to climate change.
US reinsurance: the regional viewPatrick Abbe, regional and mutual strategic growth leader, Reinsurance Solutions at Aon, reflects on a challenging, yet interesting, year for US regional insurers.